Check Understanding: Divisions & Compromises
Authored by Sarah Goodman
Social Studies
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Main issue that divided the nation before the Civil War
Economics
Immigration
States' Rights
Slavery
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were THREE sectional differences between the North and South that led up to the Civil War?
Slavery
Immigration policies
economic differences
different opinions on the power of state vs. federal government
trade policies
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did southerners strongly support slavery?
because the economy depended on it
because they feared slaves would turn violent if set free
they believed slaves could not take care of themselves if set free
4.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
3 mins • 12 pts
Sort the differences to the correct region:
Groups:
(a) North
,
(b) South
,
(c) Both North and South
Political beleifs based on the Constitution
Believed the Bibile sanctioned slavery.
Supported high tariffs to protect manufacturing.
Supported low tariffs to keep manufactured goods cheeper.
Supported a strong centeral government
Supported Reform Movements
Supported "States' Rights"
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Northerners in Free States worried that slavery was (choose 2)...
growing larger and more powerful.
spreading into Western territories.
not producing enough cotton.
causing inflation.
6.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the compromise to its description:
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Allowed Missouri to enter the US as a slave state and maine as a free state.
Missouri Compromise
California became a state, and the Fugitive Slave Act was passed.
Compromise of 1850
People in each territory would decide on slavery by Popular Sovereignty.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Before the Civil War political parties found compromises between North and South to...
Keep the balance of power in Congress.
Prevent states from seceeding
Avoid US involvement in the Middle East
Stop the spread of Communism
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