MS STUDIES AGL

Front

The Devil’s Backbone was another name for the ___________________.

Back

Natchez Trace

Front

Southern politicians who made fiery speeches to persuade people that secession was the only way to preserve the southern way of life were called ___________.

Back

Fire eaters

Front

In Dred Scott vs. Sanford, 1857, the Supreme Court ruled _______________.

Back

Dred Scott was the personal property of his owner and his owner could take him to any state he wished. Therefore, Dred Scott was not a free man because he was considered property.

Front

The withdrawal of a state from the Union is known as ____________.

Back

Secession

Front

Abolitionist

Back

Is against slavery

Front

One of the major causes of sectionalism was the _______________. Options: Internal improvement, Secession, Wilmot Proviso, Protective tariff

Back

Protective tariff

Front

What were the only two Native American tribes remaining in Mississippi when it was entered as a state?

Back

Choctaw and Chickasaw

Front

During the “flush times,” Mississippi became more dependent on ________. Options: Corn, Wheat, Industry, Cotton

Back

Cotton

Front

The Kansas-Nebraska Act added ______ and _______ as territories.

Back

Kansas, Nebraska

Front

The United States went to war with Mexico because Mexico did not recognize _____________.

Back

The independence of Texas