Sectionalism Quiz

Which region of the U.S. focused on industrialization during the 1800s?

• The North

• The South

• The West

• The East

What was the main economic activity in the South during the 1800s?

• Mining

• Agriculture

• Industrialization

• Fishing

What did the Fugitive Slave Law allow?

• The capture and return of escaped slaves

• The right to vote for all citizens

• The abolition of slavery

• The expansion of industrialization

What was the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• It allowed settlers to vote on whether to allow slavery

• It abolished slavery in all states

• It made California a free state

• It led to the secession of Southern states

What was the Supreme Court's ruling in the case Dred Scott v. Sandford?

• Slaves were property, not citizens, and had no rights

• Slaves were free and had full rights

• Slavery was abolished in all states

• Slaves could vote in elections

What event made the North happy in the Compromise of 1850?

• California joined as a free state

• The Fugitive Slave Law was passed

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act was enacted

• The Dred Scott decision was made

What was the main cause of the Civil War according to the document?

• Industrialization

• Slavery

• Mining

• Agriculture

What did the Southern states form after seceding from the Union?

• The Confederacy

• The Union

• The Republic

• The Alliance

What did Abraham Lincoln state in his first inaugural address?

• The Union was perpetual (forever)

• Slavery should be expanded

• The South should secede

• The North should industrialize

What did many states in the South believe in regarding states' rights?

• States should make laws about tariffs and slavery

• The federal government should control all laws

• States should not have any rights

• States should focus on industrialization