9.3 TEKS Check- Sectionalism

Which issue do the events in this headline have in common?

• Expansion of slavery

• States' rights

• Taxation without representation

• Popular sovereignty

Which constitutional issue contributed to sectional conflict before the Civil War?

• Disagreement over the boundaries of the Oregon Territory

• Growing support for limiting female suffrage and immigration

• The limits on free speech and press included in the Alien and Sedition Acts

• Debate over the expansion of slavery into the West

Which consittutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?

• The right of citizens to choose representatives

• The power of states to organize militias

• The unalienable rights of citizens

• The legal ability of states to secede

What was the fundamental question addressed in each of these congressional acts?

• Should the U.S. expand westward?

• Should states be allowed to nullify federal laws?

• Should slave labor be allowed in new states

• Should states be able to secede from the Union?

Which statement describes the roles of George McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War?

• They were Confederate Generals who captured Fort Sumter

• They were Union generals who commanded the army of the Potomac

• They were Confederate generals who surrendered at the Battle of Vicksburg

• They were Union generals who committed war crimes at the Battle of Gettysburg

This painting shows the Bombardment of Fort Sumter. How was the event depicted in this image significant to the Civil War?

• The Confederate defense of the besieged fort lengthened the war.

• The Union victory divided the Confederacy along the Mississippi River

• The invasion of the Confederate Capital resulted in the surrender of the Confederacy.

• The Confederate attack upon the Union fort initiated the war.

Which human geographic factor helped the Union win the Civil War?

• A network of railroads in the North allowed Union soldiers to be moved quickly over long distances.

• The Oregon Trail allowed Union military supplies to be moved quickly to the West.

• Northern farms started producing cotton used to make Union military uniforms.

• Canals in the Midwest allowed food for Union soldiers to be moved quickly to the frontlines.

One advantage the Confederacy had over the Union during the Civil War was that Confederate forces had-

• numerous factories for producing weapons

• a larger number of military troops in reserve

• an extensive railroad system for moving troops and supplies

• knowledge of the terrain where most battles were fought

Which of the following had the greatest impact on the outcome of the Civil War?

• Economic differences between the Union and the Confederacy

• The amount of military training given to Union forces and Confederacy forces

• Religious differences between the Union and the Confederacy

• The alignment of foreign allies with the Union or the Confederacy