Sectionalism Unit Assessment

Which developed due to the vast differences that had developed between the North and South such as a difference in culture and economy?

• Transcendentalism
• Nationalism
• Sectionalism
• Annexation

The Missouri Compromise:

• Created 2 new slave states
• Brought about the Civil War
• Brought Maine in as a free state and Missouri in as a slave state
• Made Missouri a slave state and Michigan a free state

Where did a group of reformers meet in 1848 to discuss the cause of women’s rights and present the Declaration of Sentiments?

• Albany
• Seneca Falls
• Washington, DC
• New York City

Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by -

• Horace Greeley.
• John Brown.
• Harriet Beecher Stowe.
• Charlotte Forten.

Which words best describe John Brown?

• articulate and compromising
• proslavery and passionate
• antislavery and violent
• self-educated and dry-witted

What was the goal of the Abolitionist movement?

• end slavery
• women gain the right to vote
• push for less alcohol consumption
• availability for public schools in the South

If a new state’s slave status was determined by popular sovereignty; who/what decided if that new state would have slavery or not?

• Whether it is North or South of the Missouri line
• Congress
• Supreme Court
• The people who live in that state.

What was not an impact of the Fugitive Slave Act?

• The North was no longer safe for runaway slaves
• Many in the North refused to follow the new laws
• It was clear slavery was close to ending
• Free African Americans were wrongly forced into slavery

What were women fighting for during the women’s rights movement of this time?

• The right to vote
• Job opportunities
• Availability higher education
• All the above

Prior to the Civil War; tension developed between the North and South primarily due to:

• Economy
• Relationship with Britain
• Taxes/Tariffs
• Slavery