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Standard 8-4 Test

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How would you describe sectionalism?

a)

Loyalty or pride in your country

b)

Loyalty to a particular section of country instead of the nation as a whole

c)

Loyalty to a religious group or ethnic group

2.
Define Antebellum.
a)
"time before the war"
b)
"time after the war"
c)
"time"
d)
"never enough time"
3.
While the North concentrated on Industrialization, the South focused on ____
a)
machinery
b)
cloth production
c)
agriculture
d)
forming their own government
4.
Define Nationalism
a)
The support of one's country
b)
The support and focus of one's state
c)
The support and focus on one's district
d)
all of the above
5.
The Missouri Compromise was an important political divider. What did this line divide?
a)
Southern politics and Northern politics
b)
Free states and slave states
c)
nationalists and sectionalists
d)
all of the above
6.
What literary work did Harriet Beecher Stowe write that brought attention to the brutal conditions of slavery?
a)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
Gone With the Wind
c)
Up From Slavery
d)
North and South
7.
What secret organization helped slaves escape to freedom?
a)
Seneca Falls Convention
b)
National Freedom Road
c)
Underground Railroad
d)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
8.
Who was the ex-slave who worked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad? 
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
William Lloyd Garrison
d)
Sojourner Truth
9.
Who was the famous abolitionist who published the Liberator?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Frederick Douglass 
c)
William Lloyd Garrison
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
10.
Which of the following women was born into slavery and later became a speaker for abolition and women's rights?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Lucretia Mott
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
11.
What does emancipation mean?
a)
to allow someone to vote
b)
to free someone from slavery
c)
to make someone a slave
d)
to ban someone from voting
12.

In U.S. history, a person who fought to end slavery was called a/an___________.

a)

Abolitionist

b)

Terrorist

c)

Overseer

13.

Which abolitionist is NOT a former slave?

a)

Soujourner Truth

b)

William Lloyd Garrison

c)

Frederick Douglass

14.

Who organized a slave rebellion in Southampton County, VA where approximately 55-65 white people died?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Dred Scott

c)

Nat Turner

15.

Who was John C. Calhoun ?

a)

A shipping merchant and slave trader from Virginia

b)

A politician from South Carolina who served as Vice President and in the United States Senate

c)

A norther businessman who was a leader in the textile industry

16.

Who was President of the United States when John C. Calhoun resigned as Vice President.

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

17.

What is a protective tariff?

a)

A direct tax on items at the time they are purchased

b)

A tax on goods manufactured and sold in the United States

c)

A tax on all imports to, and exports from, the United States

18.

How did the Nullification Crisis highlight growing sectionalism in the United States?

a)

Northern manufacturers benefited from the tariff, while the agricultural South was made poorer.

b)

Cotton states saw increased profits, while Northern industries experienced huge financial losses under the protective tariffs.

c)

Both the North and South equally benefitted from the protective tarriffs.

19.
The rights and powers held by the states rather than the federal government.  
a)
tariffs
b)
textiles
c)
nullification
d)
states' rights
20.

How did John C Calhoun and the southern states feel about the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832?

a)

The loved the Tariffs

b)

Called them the Tariff of Abominations

c)

They supported the tariffs

d)

They wanted high protective tariffs

21.

What was South Carolina's response to the protective tariff passed by Congress in 1832?

a)

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

b)

South Carolina demanded that the tariff be raised to increase revenue for the national government

c)

South Carolina held a special session of the General Assembly and passed an amendment of the 1832 protective tariff

22.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What statement is true when describing the South and its economy?

a)

The South had a diversified economy, there were many industries.

b)

The South was financially dependent on factories and shipping as a way to generate income.

c)

The South was financially dependent on agriculture as a way to generate income.

24.

Even though the ___________ was outlawed by Congress in 1808, the slave trade within and between the states continued.

a)

protective tariff

b)

international slave trade

c)

breaking of treaties

25.

Which statement characterizes the United States in the period following the War of 1812?

a)

The United States experienced a rise in nationalism boosted self-confidence and the desire to expand further west.

b)

The United States suffered an economic depression that lasted until the Civil War.

c)

The United States acquired Canada in the Treaty of Ghent.

26.

_____________________ were small family farmers who worked their own land; the “middle class” of the Upcountry of South Carolina.

a)

Sharecroppers

b)

Yeoman Farmers

c)

Farmers

27.

What did the cotton gin do?

a)

Spun cotton into yarn

b)

Picked the seeds from the cotton

c)

Picked the cotton from the field

28.

Sometimes slaves had their own _______________ ceremonies; they often focused on freedom and hope.

a)

spiritual

b)

emancipation

c)

abolitionist

29.

Which industry in the North, despite the low wages, was the primary employer of European immigrants?

a)

Small scale dairy farming

b)

Plantation laborers

c)

Factory work (primarily textile mills)

30.

Laws which made it illegal for slaves to read or write, gather without white supervision, and own or use firearms were called_____________________.

a)

propaganda

b)

abolitionism

c)

slave codes

31.

Who was accused of an alleged plot to kill all white citizens and burn the city of Charleston?

a)

Nat Turner

b)

Denmark Vesey

c)

Frederick Douglass

32.

Why did plantations rely on slave labor?

a)

Slave labor was cheaper, because slaves were inexpensive.

b)

Slave labor was the only form of labor that the South had ever used; they didn’t know there were other options.

c)

Slave labor was used to sustain the profitability of cash crops.

33.

What statement is true when describing the South and its economy?

a)

The South had a diversified economy, there were many industries

b)

The South was financially dependent on agriculture as a way to generate income.

c)

The South was financially dependent on factories and shipping as a way to generate income.

34.

Which best describes the regional agricultural differences between the North and the South?

a)

The North had a cool climate and a long growing season just like the South

b)

The North had a cool climate and the South had a mild climate, with the North’s climate ideal for farming

c)

The North had a cool climate and the South had a mild climate, with the South’s climate ideal for farming

35.
This law said Americans could NOT help runaway slaves.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
36.
This law allowed slavery to expand in the West through popular sovereignty.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
37.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
a)
Being popular in the world
b)
People voting and having a say in the governments decisions
c)
People voting
d)
The act of the 20th admendment and it’s rules.
38.
To leave, or quit, a group or union
a)
secede
b)
state's rights
c)
sectionalism
d)
habeas corpus
39.
Case brought before the Supreme Court involving a slave wanted his freedom: Court decided African Americans CAN'T be citizens and can't sue in federal court.
a)
Dred Scott Decision
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Fugitive Slave Act
40.
California was admitted into the Union, Utah and New Mexico were able to choose (free or slave state) and settled border disputes from war with Mexico. 
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Missouri Compromise 1820
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Decision 
41.

Why did Dred Scott believe he should be free?

a)

he had lived in a free territory

b)

his master passed away

c)

the Supreme Court ruled he should be fre

d)

he could read and write

42.

What was the first southern state to seceed?

a)

South Carolina

b)

North Carolina

c)

Texas

d)

Virginia

43.

South Carolinians who were willing to secede from the Union only if all other slaveholding states agreed to do the same were known as ________________.

a)

Cooperationists

b)

Unionists

c)

Secessionists

44.

Which South Carolina city was the location of the final secession vote on December 20, 1860?

a)

Camden

b)

Columbia

c)

Charleston

45.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that...
a)
It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
b)
Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
c)
The United States should respect the land claims of countries.
d)
All people in the United States should have the right to vote.
46.
Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
b)
Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
c)
Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
d)
The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.
47.
What people group is most abused in the American movement to the West? 
a)
African Americans
b)
Mexicans
c)
Native Americans
d)
Irish Imigrants
48.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

It started the Civil Wars.

b)

It freed the slaves.

c)

It made Lincoln the 16 president.