WorksheetsIssues and Compromises Review USI.9a & b
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which phrase best replaces the "?"Cotton
a)
manufactured goods
b)
raw materials
c)
tariffs
d)
cotton
2.
Which statement would be the best main idea for this graphic?
a)
The North and South argued about trade with Britain.
b)
Cultural, economic, and Constitutional issues caused divisions between North and South.
c)
Slavery was the main cause of the Civil War.
d)
The south provided raw materials for Northern factories
3.
The belief that Southerners had the power to declare any national law illegal is called
a)
federalism
b)
states' rights
c)
secession
d)
tariff
4.
Balancing slave and free states by admitting Missouri as slave and Maine as free was know as the...
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
popular sovereignty
d)
Missouri Compromise of 1820
5.
Which statement best describes the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Main is a free state and missouri is a slave state.
b)
People decided the slavery issue in the Louisiana Territory.
c)
California is a free state and the people of the Southwest territories vote on slavery.
d)
A new fugitive slave law is passed and Oregon is a slave state
6.
How were Kansas and Nebraska supposed to decide on slavery.
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
president decides
c)
Congress decides
d)
State legislatures decide.
7.
What major Constitutional issue divided the North and South?
a)
states' rights vs. strong central government.
b)
states' rights vs. individual rights
c)
national government vs. federal government
d)
citizens' rights vs. strong central government
8.
Which best describes the North and South before the Civil War?
a)
The South imported few goods. The North relied on imports.
b)
The North had many cities. The South had the largest cities.
c)
Southern industry grew faster than Northern industry.
d)
Factories were widespread in the North. Farms were common in the South.
9.
Abraham Lincoln's election cause which of the following?
a)
Slavery became the focus of the Civil War.
b)
Southern states seceded from the Union.
c)
Northern factories shut down due to lack of tariffs
d)
Britain stopped buying cotton from the South.
10.
Study the newspaper headline above. What compromise did the Supreme Court find unconstitutional in this landmark decision?
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
11.
The states that seceded from the Union by 1861 formed what nation?
a)
The Southern United States of America
b)
The Confederate States of America
c)
The Iroquois Confederacy
d)
The Mexican Cession
12.
How would a southern congressman respond to this northern congressman's statement, "The United States is a Union and cannot be divided!"
a)
I agree!
b)
States freely created and joined the Union and they can freely leave!
c)
The Missouri Compromise supports the right for states to secede!
d)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act gives the people in each state the right to vote on secession!
13.
Who was responsible for this headline describing: "U.S. Arsenal at Harper's Ferry attacked! Attempted Slave Revolt Stopped!"
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Stephen Douglas
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
John Brown
14.
Who favored tariffs to protect factory owners?
a)
North
b)
South
15.
Who was more urban with people living in the many cities?
a)
North
b)
South
16.
Who believed in a strong central government?
a)
North
b)
South
17.
Where was agriculture more important?
a)
North
b)
South
18.
Who believed abolishing slavery would ruin their economy?
a)
North
b)
South
19.
Who believed in states' rights?
a)
North
b)
South
20.
Who was more rural with fewer cities and towns?
a)
North
b)
South
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