Unit 2 Pre Civil War

Which of the following is true of Manifest Destiny in the 1800s?

• It was based on the pervasive belief in white supremacy and European-American cultural superiority

• Native Americans were perceived as inferior and the westward movement of Americans into traditionally indigenous lands was considered an absolute right of white people

• Many of the first westward settlers were missionaries seeking to Christianize indigenous groups.

• All of the above statements are true of Manifest Destiny.

The Missouri Compromise was necessary because

• Maine wanted to be admitted into the Union as a slave state, but the other New England States were free states

• The balance of power between the North and the South was threatened in the Senate

• Missouri followed Kansas and South Carolina in the nullification process.

• The elections of 1824 and 1828 were deemed “unfair” and the new compromise made electoral votes more equitable.

An important result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was that it - ?

• Contributed to Bleeding Kansas.

• Allowed popular sovereignty in Kansas

• Stoked national tensions over slavery

• All of the above statements are TRUE

Sectionalism can best be defined as … ?

• The way American geography was divided up by “sections” in the 19^th century, including specific areas such the Oregon, New Mexico, and Wyoming Territories

• The act of placing the interests of your region ahead of the needs of the nation as a whole

• The official government term for the reservation system

• The division of the US government into 3 separate branches

Which of the following was a key characteristic of the West in the 19^th century

• A constant influx of new settlers

• Mining as an important economic activity

• Connected to the East by both rail and telegraph

• All of the above statements are true

Which of the following was a characteristic of the South in the 19^th century?

• An extensive railroad network connecting the rural areas to major cities like Atlanta

• An economy heavily based on the unpaid labor of enslaved peoples

• Sparsely populated territories with very few women

• Many large cities with diverse populations

Which of the following was a characteristic of the North in the 19^th century

• Big cities with large immigrant populations

• An economy based solely on small farming

• Strong trade ties with Latin America, especially the Portuguese colony of Brazil

• A government-controlled economy with little freedom for people

The main goal of the Missouri Compromise was to

• establish the North as “The Union

• form an official agreement on which new states entering the Union would be free states and which would be slave states

• Create the borders of the new state of Missouri, which had been engaged in a territorial dispute with Arkansas

• End the practice of slavery in America for good

John Brown led a raid on the federal armory at Harper’s Ferry because he

• Planned to steal weapons to arm plantation owners against a slave rebellion

• Planned to steal weapons to arm slaves against plantation owners

• Was a passionate Anti-Federalist and planned to attack Washington, D.C.

• Was the leader of the military arm of the Democratic-Republican party and planned to attack New York City

What did Nat Turner and John Brown have in common

• They are both remembered for taking drastic anti-racist actions.

• Both were escaped slaves from Virginia who reached freedom in Boston via the Underground Railroad

• They were both students of Frederick Douglass

• None of the above