CCD Quiz Civil War

In history, what was sectionalism?

• A form of government where power is divided between a central authority and individual states
• The belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group
• The act of withdrawing from a political union
• Loyalty or support for one's own region or section of the country, often at the expense of national unity

In history, what does Abolitionism mean?

• The movement to end slavery, advocating for its immediate abolition, and equal right for all people regardless of race

• Abolitionism means the movement to promote slavery.
• Abolitionism means the movement to expand slavery.
• Abolitionism means the movement to regulate slavery.

In history, what does secession mean?

• Secession means joining a larger political entity to form a new independent state or country.
• Secession means remaining neutral in conflicts between political entities.
• Secession means establishing a monarchy within a political entity.
• The act of formally withdrawing from a membership in a federation or alliance, often referring to states leaving the Union prior to the Civil war

In history, what does Annex mean?

• To unite or merge with something
• Adding territory to a country. Such an addition is called annexation

• To decrease in size or quantity
• To divide or separate something

In history, what does Westward Expansion mean

• The movement of settlers and immigrants from the East of the United States to the west, it was driven by Manifest Destiny

• Establishment of new colonies in Europe
• Movement of settlers northward across the continent
• Expansion of trade routes to the East