Sectionalism

Match the following Compromise to it's effect

• Balance of Free and Slave States

• 3/5ths Compromise

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Compromise of 1850

• Political influence in the South

• Missouri Compromise of 1820

What is the effect of the Compromise of 1850?

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Slaves worked in gold mines

• Escaped slaves can vote

• Balance of free and slave states

What is the effect of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Slaves worked in gold mines

• Escaped slaves can vote

• Balance of free and slave states

What was one effect of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

• Republican Party lost influence in legislature

• Missouri Compromise was deemed unconstitutional

• Tensions between North and South increased

• Immigrants were forced to relocate South

Which two (2) Compromises answered the question: Should slave labor be alllowed in new states?

• The Great Compromise

• The Missouri Compromise of 1820

• The 3/5ths Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

What was one effect of the Fugitive Slave Act?

• Senate ended Black Codes in the South

• Federal government allowed slavery in the North

• Abolitionist movement gained momentum in the North

• Abolitionist moved to the Southern region

Arrange the events in chronological order.

• Missouri Compromise of 1820

• Compromise of 1850

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Northern Support of Abolitionist Movement

Why were the slave population higher in the South?

• Relied on Steamboats to transport goods

• Land devoted to plantations

• Need to import raw materials

• Land was heavily industrialized

Sectionalism, States' Rights, and slavery all led to the ​ (a)  

• Civil war.
• Manifest Destiny.
• American Revolution.
• Popular Sovereignty.

What was a major result of the Missouri Compromise?

• Increased number of immigrants in the North

• Allowed more political influence in the South

• Expanded railroad construction in the South

• Temporarily relieved sectional tensions