WorksheetsSectionalism Era
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
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1.
Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
a)
Fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas.
b)
Kansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty in 1856.
c)
Nebraskan settlers who supported abolition moved to Kansas.
d)
The boundary established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south.
2.
Which even is the BEST example of a conflict over states' rights?
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
The War of 1812
c)
The Compromise of 1850
d)
The Nullification Crisis
3.
Who was the most vocal opponent of the Tariff of 1828 and advocated "State's Rights" and "Nullification" in the growing sectional conflicts between North and South?
a)
Henry Clay of Kentucky
b)
Andrew Jackson of Tennessee
c)
Daniel Webster of Massachusetts
d)
John C. Calhoun of South Carolina
4.
How did the Missouri Compromise deal with the issue of slavery?
a)
It required all territories to abolish slavery before becoming states
b)
It made the Mississippi River the dividing line between slave states and free states
c)
It prohibited slavery in most of the former Louisiana Territory except for Missouri
d)
It states that all future states would be required to be slave states except for Missouri
5.
The Wilmot Proviso (1846) attempted to forever ban slavery in territories that were won as a result of
a)
the Civil War
b)
the Mexican War
c)
the Louisiana Purchase
d)
the Spanish-American War
6.
Before the Civil War began, which issue played the GREATEST role in increasing tension and conflict between northern and southern state?
a)
northern opposition to the Tariff of 1832
b)
westward expansion and the issue of how to seize land owned by the Native Americans
c)
westward expansion and the issue of whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories
d)
the Indian Removal Act, the "Trail of Tears," and the creation of Indian reservations in Oklahoma.
7.
The Compromise of 1850 allowed certain territories to use popular sovereignty to determine whether the territory would be free or slave. This decision applied to much of the land gained from the —
a)
Revolutionary War
b)
War of 1812
c)
U.S.-Mexican War
d)
Civil War
8.
Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?
a)
The right of citizens to choose representatives
b)
The power of states to organize militias
c)
The unalienable rights of citizens
d)
The legal ability of states to secede
9.
These headlines refer to the decision in which Supreme Court case?
a)
McCulloch v. Maryland
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
d)
Worcester v. Georgia
10.
Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?
a)
A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation.
b)
A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed.
c)
The census bureau was established to help apportion representation.
d)
The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures.
11.
What was the key issue that was debated each time a new state was admitted to the Union before the Civil War?
a)
the expansion of slavery
b)
the building of railroads
c)
the provision of women's suffrage
d)
support for the homesteading
12.
The idea that a state could nullify a law led to what other idea about state’s rights?
a)
Secession
b)
Abolition
c)
Sectionalism
d)
Protective Tariffs
13.
What was the primary issue during the Nullification Crisis?
a)
Can states decalre federal laws unconstitutional
b)
Does the president have power to ignore the Supreme Court
c)
Should businesses reject provisions of a government contract
d)
Could U.S. Army officers disobey direct orders
14.
Which state threatened to secede over tariffs amid the "Nullification Controversy" in 1832?
a)
Georgia
b)
Mississippi
c)
South Carolina
d)
North Carolina
15.
What effect did the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott case have on the nation?
a)
It led the southern states to begin seceding from the Union.
b)
It led South Carolina to attack the Union at Fort Sumter.
c)
It further divided the North and South over the issue of slavery.
d)
It helped the North and South resolve some ongoing differences.
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