Expansion, Nationalism, and Sectionalism Review Q. 30-35

According to the author, which of these was the most direct result of the Dred Scott decision? 

• The Civil War between the Union and the Confederacy 

• Abraham Lincoln’s election to the Presidency in 1860 

• The Supreme Court overturning the Dred Scott decision 

• The Abolition movement was sparked in the Southern states

According to the author, the Dred Scott decision was a turning point  in American politics because 

• The decision further divided the North and the South in the debate over slavery

• The decision forced the North and the South to compromise on slavery 

• The decision changed the Republican party’s stance on slavery  

• The decision encouraged Americans to vote against Lincoln in the election of 1860 

Which evidence best supports the claims made by this excerpted resolution? 

•  Mexican military forces attacked U.S. army troops on the northern bank of the Rio Grande river.

• American settlers of Texas who grew cotton with enslaved labor hoped to join the union as a slave state.  

• The U.S. Congress authorized use of force against Mexico in response to a request by President Polk.

• Most Americans were in favor of proceeding with the annexation of Texas

This excerpted resolution opposing the Mexican American War reflects which debate raging at that time? 

• The debate over whether or not slavery should be allowed to expand into American territories, challenging the balance of free and slave states

• The debate over the idea of a bicameral legislature in the legislative branch of the federal government 

• The debate over whether or not popular sovereignty should be used as a tool to decide if a state would allow the enslavement of  African Americans

• The debate over whether or not the United States should proceed with the annexation of Texas

Which generalization is supported by the information in the chart? 

• The South exported more manufactured goods than the North 

• The North would have more difficulty supplying an army than the South 

• The North had greater economic strength than the South 

• The South would be better able to transport an army than the North

A historian would find this document most useful for

• Attempting to prove that the South had an economic advantage over the North at the start of the Civil War

• Studying the economic and social differences between the North and South at the start of the Civil War

• Investigating the outcomes and impact of the American Civil War on both the North and the South

• Predicting whether the North or the South would lose the first battle of the Civil War