Causes of the Civil War

Loyalty to one's part of the country (such as the north or the south) based on the different characteristics is known as:

• Imperialism

• Democracy

• Nationalism

• Sectionalism

There were many examples of sectionalism during the 19th century. Sort which characteristics apply to the northern states and the southern states.

Groups:

(a) Northern States

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(b) Southern States

• Slavery played a major role

• Republican Party was most popular

• Manfuacturing-based economy

• Farming-based economy

• Slavery was banned

• Democratic Party was most popular

Match the following territorial compromises with their description.

• Compromise of 1850

• Missouri becomes a slave state; Maine becomes a free state; no slavery allowed north of Missouri's southern border

• Missouri Compromise

• California admitted as a free state; Utah and New Mexico Territories allowed to use popular sovereignty

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Kansas and Nebraska Territories allowed to use popular sovereignty

During the 19th century, several new states and territories used popular sovereignty in regards to slavery. This means:

• They banned slavery there entirely

• They let the people of the state/territory vote to decide whether or not to have slavery

• Slavery was decided based on where the state/territory was located

• Slaves could purchase their freedom

In Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), the Supreme Court decided all of the following EXCEPT:

• Dred Scott owed his owner money after the case

• Going to a free state did not make Dred Scott free

• African Americans are not considered citizens

• The Missouri Compromise line is unconstitutional

Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States in ​ (a)   . Lincoln was a member of the ​ (b)   . When Lincoln was first elected, his position on slavery was to ​ (c)   .

• 1860
• Republican Party
• only stop its spread into new places
• 1858
• Democratic Party
• ban it nationwide

When Lincoln was elected president, every state that he won was located in the ​ (a)   . Lincoln did not win any states in the ​ (b)   .

• north
• south

Several states in the south believed in the idea that individual states should be able to make decisions for themselves without the federal government telling them what to do, such as with slavery. This is known as:

• States' rights
• Federal rights
• Centralized power
• National sovereignty

As a result of the election of Lincoln, 11 southern states _____________ from the United States and formed the Confederacy.

• joined

• merged
• seceded
• ratified

The ​ (a)   refers to states in north that remained part of the United States during the Civil War. The ​ (b)   refers to states in the south that seceded from the United States.

• Union
• Confederacy
• Colonies
• Territories