WorksheetsSectionalism Unit Test Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
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1.
The development of mass production and cheap shipping meant that
a)
the prices of manufactured goods increased rapidly.
b)
factory goods could be purchased across the US.
c)
people were less likely to buy factory-made goods.
d)
no one could afford goods produced in factories.
2.
What was one advantage of using steam-powered locomotives in the 1800s?
a)
Locomotives were only used to transport cargo.
b)
Locomotives were only used to transport passengers.
c)
Locomotives relied on readily available horse power.
d)
Locomotives could carry more goods than carriages.
3.
Prior to the development of interchangeable parts,
a)
the French led the world in the Industrial Revolution.
b)
components in manufactured goods were custom made.
c)
most parts were made in American factories in the South.
d)
all harvesting and other agricultural work was done by hand.
4.
Which person helped develop the use of interchangeable parts in 1798?
a)
Lucy Larcom
b)
Cyrus McCormick
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Eli Whitney
5.
In the early and mid-1800s, much of the North’s economy depended on
a)
unskilled labor supplied by immigrants.
b)
goods manufactured by skilled craftsmen.
c)
advances in agricultural technology.
d)
labor provided by enslaved workers.
6.
How were Southern plantations able to meet the demand for cotton in the 1800s?
a)
by relying on enslaved workers rather than on new technology
b)
by hiring more and more unskilled immigrants as demand grew
c)
by increasing the number of enslaved workers and using the cotton gin
d)
by using the cotton gin and creating corporations to reduce risk
7.
Which statement about the Southern code, which was followed by many white Southerners in the 1800s, is true?
a)
It resulted in free African Americans in the North being treated worse than enslaved African Americans in the South.
b)
It allowed Southerners large plantations for cultivating cotton, a major cash crop in the South.
c)
It held that enslaved workers did work that was considered “unladylike” or “ungentlemanly” for white Southerners.
d)
It resulted in many Southerners freeing enslaved workers and opposing the practice of slavery.
8.
The introduction of the cotton gin meant that enslaved workers on Southern plantations no longer had to
a)
weave cotton cloth.
b)
plant cotton seeds.
c)
harvest cotton plants.
d)
separate seeds from cotton.
9.
Why was the Ordinance of Nullification passed in 1832?
a)
The national government passed it to prevent problems between the states.
b)
The state of Virginia passed it in opposition of the Alien and Sedition Acts.
c)
The state of South Carolina passed it in opposition to the Tariff of 1828.
d)
The state of Kentucky passed it to support of the Missouri Compromise.
10.
Which best describes Daniel Webster’s views?
a)
He disagreed with slavery, but supported compromise.
b)
He regarded nullification as a form of treason.
c)
He worked to create a system to improve the economy.
d)
He supported slavery, sectionalism, and states’ rights.
11.
According to the US Constitution, states have legislative powers that
a)
are delegated to the federal government.
b)
relate to currency, the economy, and trade.
c)
are not assigned to the federal government.
d)
relate to the declaration of war and the military.
12.
Which best describes nullification?
a)
a strong loyalty to a state or region, sometimes at the expense of a nation
b)
the idea that states have powers separate from the federal government
c)
the idea that a state could refuse to follow a federal law it disagreed with
d)
a system that divides power between national and state governments
13.
Who led an armed revolt against slavery in Virginia in 1831?
a)
Nat Turner
b)
Sara Gudger
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Denmark Vessey
14.
What secret information was contained in songs such as “Follow the Drinking Gourd”?
a)
how to read and write
b)
how to find food in the forest
c)
how to escape from slavery
d)
how to trick slaveholders
15.
According to the slave codes, enslaved African Americans could not
a)
testify in court against white people.
b)
be taught a skill or a trade.
c)
earn wages or build savings.
d)
live in the same home as their owners.
16.
Which best describes tasks performed by enslaved field workers in the 1800s?
a)
clearing land, taking care of livestock, working as drivers
b)
planting crops, harvesting crops, taking care of children
c)
repairing buildings, cooking and cleaning, working as blacksmiths
d)
cooking and cleaning, planting crops, growing vegetable gardens
17.
Which best describes William Lloyd Garrison?
a)
He was a formerly enslaved person who became a speaker.
b)
He was born into a slaveholding family and later became a Quaker.
c)
He was one of the leaders of the Second Great Awakening.
d)
He was the founder of the abolitionist newspaper the Liberator.
18.
Most of the readers of the Liberator were
a)
free African Americans.
b)
Southern slaveholders.
c)
Northern politicians.
d)
Western ranchers.
19.
The main subject reported by abolitionist papers in the 1800s was
a)
the events of the Second Great Awakening.
b)
the education of young African Americans.
c)
the rise of the cotton industry in the South.
d)
the news about the antislavery movement.
20.
Prior to the Second Great Awakening, slavery was condemned in a resolution by
a)
Protestant teachers.
b)
colonial governors.
c)
Christian ministers.
d)
German Quakers.
21.
Which of the following men thought the Republic of Texas should remain independent?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
John Tyler
c)
Mirabeau Lamar
d)
Stephen Austin
22.
What happened in the first few years after Mexico won its independence in 1821?
a)
Americans were not allowed to settle in Texas.
b)
Mexico allowed Americans to settle in Texas.
c)
Spain prohibited slavery in all of its territories.
d)
Mexico gave Texas to the United States.
23.
At the time of the Missouri Compromise, there was conflict between the North and the South because of
a)
opposition to Manifest Destiny.
b)
differences in the size of states.
c)
opposition to the Louisiana Purchase.
d)
differences in regional economies.
24.
Which territory’s request to become a state sparked a battle over slavery in 1819?
a)
Louisiana
b)
Mississippi
c)
Missouri
d)
Texas
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