Sectionalism and Pre-Civil War America

What is sectionalism?

• Loyalty to a foreign country

• Loyalty to one’s own region

• Loyalty to all U.S. states equally

• Love for the president

What issue caused sectionalism to grow in the U.S. before the Civil War?

• Railroads

• State taxes

• Slavery

• Voting age

What was the main goal of an abolitionist?

• To make slavery stronger

• To end slavery

• To move west

• To create new laws

Why were abolitionists more common in the North?

• They used more slave labor

• They had larger plantations

• They didn’t depend on slave labor

• They wanted more power in Congress

What did the Missouri Compromise do?

• Ended all slavery

• Added two new free states

• Kept the number of slave and free states equal

• Gave Missouri to Canada

What is popular sovereignty?

• When the president decides everything

• When Congress picks laws

• When citizens vote on issues

• When states follow old laws

Which law used popular sovereignty to decide on slavery?

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Dred Scott Decision

What was the Compromise of 1850 known for?

• Creating the Confederate States

• Letting California join as a free state

• Making all states slave states

• Giving land to Native Americans

What does the word "legislation" mean?

• A vote

• A speech

• A law

• A battle

Who was Henry Clay?

• A famous general

• The first president

• A war hawk and "Great Compromiser"

• A Supreme Court judge