
1850s American Political Landscape

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History, Social Studies, Moral Science
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9th - 12th Grade
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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the primary issue that caused sectionalism in America during the 1850s?
Industrialization
Immigration
Slavery
Economic policies
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the North view slavery by the 1850s?
As a necessary economic institution
As a moral issue that needed to be abolished
As a political issue to be debated
As a regional tradition
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What characterized the economy of the South during the 1850s?
A slave-based agricultural economy
A focus on free wage labor
A diverse immigrant population
Industrialization and urbanization
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a significant change in the Whig Party during the 1850s?
A shift towards industrial policies
An increase in support from Southern states
The death of key leaders and a lack of firm stance on slavery
The rise of new leaders like Henry Clay
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who won the presidential election of 1852?
Franklin Pierce
Millard Fillmore
Zachary Taylor
Winfield Scott
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the outcome for the Whig Party after the 1852 election?
It became the dominant party in the North
It dissolved due to internal divisions over slavery
It merged with the Democratic Party
It gained more support in the South
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act primarily concerned with?
Creating a new political party
Building a transcontinental railroad
Allowing territories to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty
Establishing new states in the West
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