SECTIONAL Conflict: Regional Differences [APUSH Review Unit 5 Topic 5] Period 5: 1844-1877

What was the primary concern of the Nativist movement and the Know-Nothing Party in the years leading up to the Civil War?

• Advocating for the rights of Native American populations.

• Promoting the expansion of slavery into new territories.

• Limiting the cultural and political influence of immigrants.

• Establishing a national banking system.

Why did many Northerners oppose the expansion of slavery into new territories, leading to the Free Soil Movement?

• They believed slavery was morally wrong and should be abolished everywhere.

• They feared that enslaved labor would make it impossible for free wage laborers to compete for jobs.

• They wanted to establish an industrial economy in the new territories.

• They sought to protect the constitutional rights of slaveholders.

What was a significant impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" on the public?

• It led to widespread support for the expansion of slavery in the South.

• It primarily influenced Southern readers to embrace abolitionism.

• It graphically depicted the dehumanization of slavery, making its evils clear to Northern readers.

• It was quickly banned throughout the entire United States due to its controversial nature.

What was the primary goal of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, and how did Southerners perceive it?

• To negotiate a peaceful end to slavery, seen by Southerners as a sign of compromise.

• To steal weapons to arm enslaved people for an uprising, seen by Southerners as a plot to incite a race war.

• To establish a new free state in Virginia, seen by Southerners as a violation of states' rights.

• To destroy Southern agricultural infrastructure, seen by Southerners as an act of economic warfare.