Civil War & Sectionalism

What was the main cause of sectionalism in the United States before the Civil War?

• Differences in language

• Differences in economic systems and views on slavery

• Conflicts with foreign nations

• Disagreements over religion

Which compromise allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state and Maine as a free state?

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Missouri Compromise

• Nullification Crisis

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act allow settlers to decide?

• If they wanted independence

• Whether to join the Union

• Whether to allow slavery (popular sovereignty)

• Who would be president

What was "Bleeding Kansas"?

• A peaceful protest movement

• Violent conflict over slavery in Kansas

• A Civil War battle

• A Supreme Court decision

Which Supreme Court case ruled that enslaved people were not U.S. citizens?

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Plessy v. Ferguson

Who was president of the Confederacy?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

What was the main goal of the Union at the beginning of the Civil War?

• End slavery immediately

• Preserve the United States

• Expand westward

• Gain new allies

What was the main goal of the Confederacy?

• End slavery

• Preserve the Union

• Gain independence from the United States

• Expand industry

Which document declared enslaved people free in Confederate states?

• Declaration of Independence

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

Who was the president of the Union during the Civil War?

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Adams