Sectionalism & Underground Railroad TEST

Sectionalism can best be defined as …

• a. The way American geography was divided up by "sections" in the 19th century, including specific areas such the Oregon, New Mexico, and Wyoming Territories.
• b. The act of placing the interests of your region ahead of the needs of the nation as a whole.
• c. The official government term for the reservation system.
• d. The division of the US government into 3 separate branches.

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

• a. A constant influx of new settlers.
• b. Mining as an important economic activity.
• c. Connected to the East by both rail and telegraph.
• d. All of the above statements are true.

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

• a. An extensive railroad network connecting the rural areas to major cities like Atlanta.
• b. An economy based heavily on the unpaid labor of enslaved peoples.
• c. Sparsely populated territories with very few women.
• d. Many large cities with diverse populations.

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

• a. Big cities with large immigrant populations.
• b. An economy based solely on small farming.
• c. Strong trade ties with Latin America, especially the Portuguese colony of Brazil.
• d. A government-controlled economy with little freedom for people.

The main goal of the Missouri Compromise was to-

• a. establish the North as "The Union."
• b. form an official agreement on which new states entering the Union would be free states and which would be slave states.
• c. Create the borders of the new state of Missouri, which had been engaged in a territorial dispute with Arkansas.
• d. end the practice of slavery in America for good.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?

• a. California entered the Union as a free state.
• b. Texas joined the Union as a free state.
• c. The slave trade was banned in Washington, D.C.
• d. A stronger Fugitive Slave Act.

John Brown led a raid on the federal armory at Harper's Ferry because he … -

• a. Planned to steal weapons to arm plantation owners against a slave rebellion.
• b. Planned to steal weapons to arm slaves against plantation owners.
• c. Was a passionate Anti-Federalist and planned to attack Washington, D.C.
• d. 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? -

• a. They are both remembered for taking drastic anti-slavery actions.
• b. Both were escaped slaves from Virginia who reached freedom in Boston via the Underground Railroad.
• c. They were both students of Frederick Douglass.
• d. None of the above.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Harriet Tubman?

• a. She was nicknamed "Moses" for leading her people to out of slavery.
• b. She helped over 300 Black people gain their freedom via the Underground Railroad.
• c. She helped John Brown in the planning of his raid on Harper's Ferry.
• d. All of the above statements are true.

True/False: The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 - supported the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

• True

• False