Warm Up: Sectionalism

What was the main reason the nation was divided according to the learning material?

• Based on regional interests

• Because of language differences

• Due to religious beliefs

• Because of climate changes

Which of the following best describes the economy of the North?

• Focused on industrialization and factories

• Depended mainly on cotton farming

• Relied on gold mining

• Was based on fishing and whaling

What resource did textile mills in the North use?

• Southern cotton

• Western gold

• Northern wheat

• Eastern timber

Why did the plantation system expand in the South?

• Fertile soil was great for growing cotton

• There were many factories

• The climate was cold

• There were many rivers for fishing

What encouraged farming and mining in the West?

• Cheap land

• Industrialization

• Slave labor

• Textile mills

How did natural harbors and fast-flowing rivers impact the North’s economy?

• They helped industrialization and the growth of factories

• They made cotton farming easier

• They encouraged gold mining

• They increased the use of slave labor

How were the northern and southern economies different, and how did they rely on each other?

• The northern economy was based on industry, while the southern economy was based on agriculture; they relied on each other because the North needed raw materials from the South, and the South needed manufactured goods from the North.

• Both economies were based on fishing, and they did not rely on each other at all.

• The southern economy was based on technology, and the northern economy was based on farming; they did not trade with each other.

• Both economies were exactly the same and did not interact.

Who offered the compromise that admitted California as a free state and passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

• Henry Clay

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

• John C. Calhoun

How did many northerners react to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

• They became more supportive of the abolitionist movement.

• They supported the expansion of slavery.

• They moved to the South.

• They ignored the law.

Which state was admitted to the Union as a free state as part of the Compromise of 1850?

• California

• Texas

• Florida

• Arkansas