Sectionalism VOCAB Quiz

What did the Missouri Compromise achieve regarding the balance of power in the Senate?

• It gave more power to the Northern states.

• It maintained the balance of power between the North and South.

• It allowed for the expansion of slavery into the Northern states.

• It made all new states free states.

What was the geographical significance of the 36°30' latitude in the context of the Missouri Compromise?

• It marked the boundary between the United States and Canada.

• It was the latitude where the Louisiana Purchase was divided.

• It represented the line above which slavery was banned in the Louisiana Purchase territory.

• It indicated the southern border of Missouri.

What is the concept of Popular Sovereignty?

• The belief that a state's government should be abolished.

• The belief that political power belongs to the monarch.

• The belief that political power belongs to the people, including decisions about slavery.

• The belief that territories should not be allowed to become states.

What was the Wilmot Proviso?

• A proposal in Congress that allowed slavery in all land acquired from the Mexican-American War, which passed in the Senate

• A proposal in Congress that banned slavery in all land acquired from the Mexican-American War, which did not pass in the Senate

• A law that was passed to establish slavery in new American territories

• A treaty signed after the Mexican-American War to divide land between the USA and Mexico

What does "Sectionalism" refer to?

• The division of land into sections after a war

• The process of dividing a country into autonomous regions

• Loyalty to the interests and needs of one's own region over those of the entire country

• A political strategy to gain more power in Congress

What was the Free-Soil Party opposed to?

• The establishment of new states

• The spread of slavery into the western territories of the U.S.

• The industrialization of the U.S.

• The formation of new political parties

What does the term "Secede" mean?

• To join a country, alliance, or organization

• To remain neutral in political affairs

• To withdraw from or leave a country, alliance, or organization

• To create a new political movement

What did the Compromise of 1850 establish regarding the territories of Utah and New Mexico?

• It allowed them to become free states immediately.

• It established them as slave-holding territories.

• It allowed them to vote on slavery through popular sovereignty.

• It divided them into smaller territories.

What was one of the outcomes of the Compromise of 1850 for Washington DC?

• It became the capital of the United States.

• It established a new government.

• It banned the slave trade.

• It was recognized as a free state.

Who is the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?

• Harriet Tubman

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Frederick Douglass

• Sojourner Truth