Quiz on United States History

What was one of the main reasons the United States divided along sectional lines?

• Cultural differences

• Regional economic differences

• Language barriers

• Climate variations

What did many Texans support because of states' rights?

• Unionization

• Secession

• Immigration

• Industrialization

What are states' rights?

• Rights held by the federal government

• Rights held by states that limit federal power

• Rights held by international organizations

• Rights held by local governments

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• An act allowing states to form their own governments

• An act allowing territories to decide on slavery

• An act banning slavery in all states

• An act promoting industrial growth

What did the Dred Scott decision declare?

• African Americans were citizens

• Congress could ban slavery

• African Americans were not citizens

• Slavery was abolished

What was the Confederate States of America?

• A union of northern states

• A government formed by seceding states

• A coalition of European countries

• A group of abolitionists

What does "sovereignty" mean?

• Supremacy in power

• Equality in power

• Division of power

• Limitation of power

What did some southerners argue regarding federal laws?

• They should be ignored

• They should be strictly followed

• They should be rewritten

• They should be expanded

What did many southerners fear Abraham Lincoln would support?

• Abolition

• Secession

• Unionism

• Slavery

What did Governor Sam Houston try to delay?

• Efforts to secede

• Abolition of slavery

• Lincoln's election

• Formation of the Confederacy