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WorksheetsStandard 8-4 Test
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 28mins
How would you describe sectionalism?
Loyalty or pride in your country
Loyalty to a particular section of country instead of the nation as a whole
Loyalty to a religious group or ethnic group
In U.S. history, a person who fought to end slavery was called a/an___________.
Abolitionist
Terrorist
Overseer
Which abolitionist is NOT a former slave?
Soujourner Truth
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
Who organized a slave rebellion in Southampton County, VA where approximately 55-65 white people died?
Frederick Douglass
Dred Scott
Nat Turner
Who was John C. Calhoun ?
A shipping merchant and slave trader from Virginia
A politician from South Carolina who served as Vice President and in the United States Senate
A norther businessman who was a leader in the textile industry
Who was President of the United States when John C. Calhoun resigned as Vice President.
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
What is a protective tariff?
A direct tax on items at the time they are purchased
A tax on goods manufactured and sold in the United States
A tax on all imports to, and exports from, the United States
How did the Nullification Crisis highlight growing sectionalism in the United States?
Northern manufacturers benefited from the tariff, while the agricultural South was made poorer.
Cotton states saw increased profits, while Northern industries experienced huge financial losses under the protective tariffs.
Both the North and South equally benefitted from the protective tarriffs.
How did John C Calhoun and the southern states feel about the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832?
The loved the Tariffs
Called them the Tariff of Abominations
They supported the tariffs
They wanted high protective tariffs
What was South Carolina's response to the protective tariff passed by Congress in 1832?
South Carolina held a special session of the general Assembly and adopted an Ordinance of Nullification declaring both the 1828 and 1832 tariffs null and void
South Carolina demanded that the tariff be raised to increase revenue for the national government
South Carolina held a special session of the General Assembly and passed an amendment of the 1832 protective tariff
It was legal for factory workers to work 12-14 hours per day, 6 days per week for very low wages in the Northern states.
True
False
What statement is true when describing the South and its economy?
The South had a diversified economy, there were many industries.
The South was financially dependent on factories and shipping as a way to generate income.
The South was financially dependent on agriculture as a way to generate income.
Even though the ___________ was outlawed by Congress in 1808, the slave trade within and between the states continued.
protective tariff
international slave trade
breaking of treaties
Which statement characterizes the United States in the period following the War of 1812?
The United States experienced a rise in nationalism boosted self-confidence and the desire to expand further west.
The United States suffered an economic depression that lasted until the Civil War.
The United States acquired Canada in the Treaty of Ghent.
_____________________ were small family farmers who worked their own land; the “middle class” of the Upcountry of South Carolina.
Sharecroppers
Yeoman Farmers
Farmers
What did the cotton gin do?
Spun cotton into yarn
Picked the seeds from the cotton
Picked the cotton from the field
Sometimes slaves had their own _______________ ceremonies; they often focused on freedom and hope.
spiritual
emancipation
abolitionist
Which industry in the North, despite the low wages, was the primary employer of European immigrants?
Small scale dairy farming
Plantation laborers
Factory work (primarily textile mills)
Laws which made it illegal for slaves to read or write, gather without white supervision, and own or use firearms were called_____________________.
propaganda
abolitionism
slave codes
Who was accused of an alleged plot to kill all white citizens and burn the city of Charleston?
Nat Turner
Denmark Vesey
Frederick Douglass
Why did plantations rely on slave labor?
Slave labor was cheaper, because slaves were inexpensive.
Slave labor was the only form of labor that the South had ever used; they didn’t know there were other options.
Slave labor was used to sustain the profitability of cash crops.
What statement is true when describing the South and its economy?
The South had a diversified economy, there were many industries
The South was financially dependent on agriculture as a way to generate income.
The South was financially dependent on factories and shipping as a way to generate income.
Which best describes the regional agricultural differences between the North and the South?
The North had a cool climate and a long growing season just like the South
The North had a cool climate and the South had a mild climate, with the North’s climate ideal for farming
The North had a cool climate and the South had a mild climate, with the South’s climate ideal for farming
Why did Dred Scott believe he should be free?
he had lived in a free territory
his master passed away
the Supreme Court ruled he should be fre
he could read and write
What was the first southern state to seceed?
South Carolina
North Carolina
Texas
Virginia
South Carolinians who were willing to secede from the Union only if all other slaveholding states agreed to do the same were known as ________________.
Cooperationists
Unionists
Secessionists
Which South Carolina city was the location of the final secession vote on December 20, 1860?
Camden
Columbia
Charleston
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
It started the Civil Wars.
It freed the slaves.
It made Lincoln the 16 president.
