Civil War & Sectionalism STAAR Questions

Why did the economies of western territories develop so differently from the economies of the Northeast and South

• Western territories had limited land and large immigrants populations

• Western territories had natural harbors and many navigable rivers

• Western territories had rocky soil and a large supply off slave labor

• Western territories had inexpensive land and abundant recourses

Based on the excerpt, which group wrote the Lecompton Constitution?

• Opponents of westward expansion

• Supporters of abolitionism

• Anti-slavery northerners

• Pro-Slavery Southerners

Which region primary economic activity in 1861 was the cultivation of cotton?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How did the plantation system influence the economic development of the United States

• It prevented the development of industry in the northeast

• It turned the south into a major producer of the cotton used in Northern mills

• It restricted agricultural expansion in the western territories

• It increased federal dependency on tariffs for revenue

These data could be used to support which conclusion?

• Gulf Coast states had to rely on steamboats to transport goods.

• States in the lower south had more land devoted to plantation

• Border states had to import need raw materials

• States in the upper South were heavily industrialization

What was one result of the law described above?

• Northerners who believed the law was unfair began to support the abolitionist movement

• Religious groups left the abolitionist movement to avoid political controversy

• Southerners used the law to challenge to constitutionality of abolisonist goals

• Abolitionist societies to focus their efforts on promoting woman suffrage

How did the loss of its control of the Mississippi River contribute to the defect of the Confederacy

• The river had provided direct access to the Union's base of military operations

• Losing control of the river removed the physical barrier between slaves and free states

• The river had provided the Confederacy with power of factories and mills

• Losing control pf the rover divided the Confederacy in two and cut off its supplies

What was an advantage the Confederacy had over the Union?

• Military leadership
• Stronger economy
• Larger population
• Superior technology

Which economy and contributing factor helped the West Region?

• Large farms/Slaves used for labor.
• Cottage Industry/Mild weather that attracted immigrants.
• Mining/Metal Ores and Minerals
• Ranching/Railroads to transport cattle to market.

Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.

• Fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas.
• Kansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty in 1856.
• Nebraskan settlers who supported abolition moved to Kansas.
• The boundary establish by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south.