Antebellum

Define: states' rights

• States' rights are the privileges of foreign nations in the U.S.
• States' rights are the powers granted exclusively to the federal government.
• States' rights are the powers and rights reserved for U.S. states under the Constitution.
• States' rights refer to the rights of individual citizens.

Which of the following would most likely define the word 'sectionalism'?

• Advocacy for a single-party political system.
• Loyalty to a specific region, or section, over the whole country.

• Preference for international relations over local issues.
• Support for national unity over regional interests.

The Latin word 'ante' means before. The Latin word 'bellum' means war. What does the word 'antebellum' most likely mean?

• Before the war
• In the middle of the war
• During the war
• After the war

Which of the following would most likely sum up the South?

• Plantation economy and slavery.
• Agricultural diversity and small farms.
• Industrial economy and free labor.
• Urban development and immigration.

Which of the following best describes the North?

• Rural and agrarian with a stagnant economy supporting slavery.
• Primarily focused on agriculture with little industrial development.
• A region dominated by slave labor and plantation economy.
• Industrialized and urbanized with a growing economy opposed to slavery.

Which of the following are characteristics of the North?

• Rocky soil

• Forests

• Big cities with many factories and mills

• Flat lands with excellent soil

Which of the following are characteristics of the South?

• Large plantations growing cash crops

• Fewer cities

• Flat lands with excellent soil

• Large numbers of factories and textile mills