WorksheetsSectionalism and Slavery
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Throughout the early 1800s, as new states entered the Union, Legislators tried to keep a _____________ between free states and slaves states in the Senate
Balance of power
Peace
Working relationship
Professional environment
Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?
Sectionalism
Nationalism
Popular Sovereignty
Secession
In what ways did sectionalism appear to divide the country into the North, South, and West?
Politically
Economically
Culturally
All of the Above
Which region of the country had an economy based on business and manufacturing?
The North
The South
The West
Which region had an economy primarily based on agriculture and slave labor?
North
South
West
This is a person who wanted to end slavery:
Abolitionist
Segregationist
Abolitioner
Abolisher
This individual sued his slave owner for his freedom but lost his case as was declared a slave for life.
Frederick Douglass
W.E.B. DuBois
Dred Scott
Nat Turner
What was the basis of the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
That slavery was taking away from American pride.
That African Americans' rights were protected by the Constitution.
That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens.
That slavery should be abolished immediately.
