Sectionalism

Which of the following was a characteristic of the North during the period of sectionalism in the US?

• A) Plantations

• B) Enslaved labor

• C) Factories

• D) None of the above.

The South was known for its _______ during the period of sectionalism in the US.

• Large Cities

• Factories

• Enslaved labor

• Northern factories

What was the main concern when Missouri requested admission as a slave state?

• It would upset the balance of free and slave states

• It would lead to war

• It would increase taxes

• It would decrease population.

Fill in the blank: As part of the Missouri Compromise, Missouri entered as a ______ state.

• free

• slave

• neutral

• independent

What was one of the outcomes of the Compromise of 1850?

• California became a slave state

• California became a free state

• Texas received $20 million

• The Fugitive Slave Law was abolished.

What did southern states believe they had the right to do?

• Nullify federal laws

• Create new states

• Abolish slavery

• Increase taxes

Southern states believed they could ______.

• Join the Union

• Secede

• Increase tariffs

• Abolish federal laws

What did Congress allow the people in Kansas and Nebraska territories to do?

• Vote on the issue of slavery

• Establish new states

• Abolish slavery

• Form a new government

The Kansas-Nebraska Act violated the ________ Compromise.

• Missouri

• Kansas

• Nebraska

• Illinois

What was the period of violence in Kansas known as?

• The Kansas Conflict

• Bleeding Kansas

• The Kansas War

• Kansas Uprising