Sectionalism

Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?

• Sectionalism

• Nationalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Secession

Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.

• foreign goods

• slaves

• milk and eggs

• labor

Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?

• The North

• The South

• The West

Economy of the South

• Plantation agriculture, slavery

• Manufacturing and Industry

• Farming and Mining

This region was known for mining, agriculture, and ranching.

• The North

• The South

• The West

Who was elected President in 1860?

• Stephen Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Bell

• John Breckinridge

This law required the return of runaway slaves even in free states and affected free African-Americans as well.

• Runaway and Return Act

• Underground Railroad Act

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Southern Slave Act

This individual sued his slave owner for his freedom but lost his case as was declared a slave for life.

• Frederick Douglass

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Dred Scott

• Hiram Rhodes Revels

"People can now vote on slavery! There has been so much fighting and bloodshed lately!" Which act/event is best described by this statement?

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

• Wilmot Proviso

to cancel or declare void

• ratify

• veto

• nullify

• secede