24-25 Gr8 Unit 9 CBA

Sectional differences in the United States during the early 1800s were mostly rooted in differences about —

• religion

• economics

• the roles of women

• attitudes about war

Which economic developments contributed to increasing sectionalism in the United States during the early nineteenth century? Select TWO correct answers.

• Protective tariffs promoted American manufacturing in the Northeast.

• Demand for cotton led to the growth of the plantation system in the South.

• Plantations in the South provided raw materials for the industrial Northeast.

• The transcontinental railroad decreased shipping costs between the East and West.

• British blockades made importing manufactured goods difficult for the Atlantic coast.

How did U.S. tariff policies contribute to sectionalism prior to the Civil War?

• By promoting economic unity across all states

• By favoring Northern industrial interests over Southern agricultural ones

• By reducing tensions between the North and South

• By encouraging Southern states to industrialize

Northern states benefited from the tariffs, while Southern states considered them an economic burden. (A) Western states wanted tariffs to pay for improved infrastructure, while Northern states wanted to reduce the national debt. (B) Northern states gained European investment in industry, while Southern plantations had to rely on trade with Latin America. (C) Southern states benefited from tariffs on raw materials, while Northern and Western states disapproved of higher prices for imports. (D)

• Western states wanted tariffs to pay for improved infrastructure, while Northern states wanted to reduce the national debt.

• Northern states gained European investment in industry, while Southern plantations had to rely on trade with Latin America.

• Southern states benefited from tariffs on raw materials, while Northern and Western states disapproved of higher prices for imports.

How did both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 contribute to differences between free and enslaved African Americans?

• The institution of slavery was allowed in some new states while other states allowed freedom for African Americans.

• Both compromises expanded rights for enslaved African Americans, but limited the rights of free African Americans in new free states.

• Free African Americans gained new rights to vote and hold office in new free states while enslaved African Americans lacked any rights.

• Both compromises limited the spread of slavery to east of the Mississippi River, allowing enslaved African Americans who escaped slavery to gain their freedom and political rights in free states.

Which of the following represent similarities among the experiences of enslaved people and free Black people in the 1700s and 1800s? Select TWO answers.

Which event confirmed the fear many Southerners had of a rebellion by enslaved persons?

• Passage of the “gag rule”

• Senator Sumner’s caning

• “Bleeding Kansas” violence

• John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry

Who supported this view?

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

Who supported this view?

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

Who supported this view?

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay