Civil War Key Issues & Important Compromises

The federal government has no authority to tell states how to handle their business.

• Slavery

• States' Right

• Nullification

President Jackson put a tariff on imported goods to help northern industries.

• Slavery

• States' Right

• Nullification

Southern states' agriculture economy relied on this, while northern states relied on factories for their economy.

• Slavery

• States' Right

• Nullification

Which region of the United States is described by the statements below?

• North

• South

• East

• West

During the 1800's, it was cheaper to import goods from:

• Northern States

• Southern States

• Asia

• Europe

True or False:

Many Southern states felt that the national government should have the final authority regarding states decisions.

• True

• False

California joined the Union as a free state and Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act for the slave states during which of the following:

• Georgia Platform

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

Georgia was willing to accept the Compromise of 1850 if the North promised to withhold the Fugitive Slave Act.

• Georgia Platform

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850