Lesson Objective Thirty One

What was one of the biggest issues that caused differing views between the North and South in the United States?

• Taxation

• Slavery

• Immigration

• Education

What was the set of laws aimed at resolving disputes over the extension of slavery into the western territories acquired after the Mexican-American War?

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Emancipation Proclamation

Which act allowed settlers in the Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery, leading to violent clashes?

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Fugitive Slave Act

In which decision did the Supreme Court rule that African Americans were not citizens and could not sue in federal court?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Dred Scott Decision

• Marbury v. Madison

What was a major economic difference between the North and South in the United States during the 1800s?

• The North relied on agriculture, while the South was industrializing.

• The North was industrializing, while the South relied heavily on agriculture.

• Both the North and South were equally industrialized.

• The South had more factories than the North.

What did the North favor to protect their industries, which the South opposed?

• Free trade agreements

• Protective tariffs

• Open immigration policies

• Subsidies for agriculture

How did the South feel due to Northern dominance in banking, transportation, and industry?

• Economically advantaged

• Economically disadvantaged

• Politically empowered

• Socially superior

As tensions over slavery and economic differences grew, what became more divided along sectional lines?

• Educational systems

• Political parties

• Religious institutions

• Military forces

Which political party emerged in the 1850s as an anti-slavery party, drawing support from Northern states?

• Democratic Party

• Whig Party

• Republican Party

• Federalist Party

What did Southern states begin to threaten if their interests were not protected?

• Forming a new political party

• Secession from the Union

• Increasing tariffs

• Expanding slavery to the North