WorksheetsSectionalism
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 20mins
In the 1850’s, why did a great number of slaves flee all the way to Canada?
They feared being drafted into the Northern Army
More factory jobs were available in Canada
The Fugitive Slave Act kept them at risk even in the northern United States
Northern abolitionists refused to help fugitive slaves
Which statement best describes the economic differences between the North and the South in the period before the Civil War?
The Northern economy had significant manufacturing, while the Southern economy was almost exclusively agricultural
Jobs on plantations attracted more European immigrants to the South than the North
Transportation systems were less developed in the North than the South
The Southern economy was more diversified than the Northern economy
Which issue did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act all concern?
The expansion of slavery in the western territories
The placement of tariffs on foreign imports
The need for internal improvements in transportation
The distribution of frontier lands to small farm owners
In the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision (1857), what was one argument used by the Supreme Court to deny Scott his freedom?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was not a legal document
Dred Scott had not received cruel treatment from his owner
Slaves were personal property, not citizens, that could not sue the U.S. Court
Dred Scott had not followed the proper procedures when bringing his case to the court
Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
Fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas
Kansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty in 1856.
Nebraskan settlers who supported abolition moved to Kansas.
The boundary established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south
What was the Republican Party founded on?
To encourage the industrialization of the West
To stop the spread of slavery
To encourage the North to fight the South
To negotiate trade agreements with Latin American countries
What ruling did Dred Scott v. Sanford Case allow?
Does slow slavery
Does want slavery to end
Does support slavery
Does sue for slavery
What does "Initiated" mean?
ended
started
chosen
disagreed
Which battle initiated the Civil War?
Fort Henry
Bull Run
Battle of Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
Which Era did Abraham Lincoln lead the country through?
Westward Expansion Era
Reform Era
Reconstruction Era
Civil War Era
What was the Compromise of 1850 about?
allowing the state of California to be a Free state and Fugitive Slave Act
allowing the state of Oregon to be a Free state and Fugitive Slave Act
allowing the state of California to be a Slave state and Fugitive Slave Act
allowing the state of Kansas and Nebraska to be a Free state and Fugitive Slave Act
What major result happened due to Lincoln winning the Election of 1860?
The West secedes from the Union
The North secedes from the Union
The East secedes from the Union
The South secedes from the Union
What did the South want to protect?
people's rights
slavery
free states
preserve the union
What platform did Lincoln use?
To stop the spread of slavery
To allow slavery only in border states
To allow slavery into the North
To leave the West to choose slavery
What does Sectionalism mean?
A loyalty to a belief in one's section/region of the U.S.
A loyalty to a belief in one's house.
An opposition to a belief in one's section/region of the U.S.
A disagreement to a living in one's section/region of the U.S.
The 10th Amendment is questioning what?
Can a city overturn a federal law?
Can a federal law overturn a state law?
Can a territory overturn a federal law?
Can a state overturn a federal law?
Which Amendment protects State's Rights to overturn a federal law if it is deemed unconstitutional?
7th Amendment
10th Amendment
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
The word Nullification means-
to allow
to disagree
to reject
to question
The South's New Country led by President Jefferson Davis was-
The Union States of America
The United States of America
The Confederate States of America
The Southern States of America
Why was Kansas nicknamed "Bleeding Kansas" after the Kansas Nebraska Act?
Violence broke out between Proslavery and Antislavery groups
Peace broke out between Proslavery and Antislavery groups
Prayer broke out between Proslavery and Antislavery groups
Protests broke out between Proslavery and Antislavery groups
Which principle of government is the definition of "Popular Sovereignty"
voting for your congress person
shared power between federal and state governments
limits on government power
People rule by voting
