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WorksheetsUnit 3.2 Sectionalism
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following best explains why the Slave Codes were strengthened following the Denmark Vesey plot?
There was an increased sense of fear among whites.
Many slaves were being smuggled into South Carolina.
Strict rules showed pride in slave ownership.
The international slave trade ended.
Why did the federal government force Natives westward?
Natives were best suited for inland living
Natives had threatened to destroy eastern lands
Native lands had been ruined by slash and burn
Native lands could be used for economic gain
What was the Southern point of view about the expansion of slavery?
They feared that if slavery expanded into the territories that the slave trade would increase
They feared that if slavery could not expand then eventually slavery would be outlawed
They feared that if slavery could not expand then eventually slaves would leave plantations
They feared the expansion of slavery
Why were Southern slave holders worried about the Northern states' control of the House of Representatives?
They were worried that the North could control all judicial power.
They were worried the North would try to end industrial development in the South.
They were worried because the North could try to outlaw slavery.
They were worried the North would pass laws limiting migration to the South.
Which of the following would be an argument made against abolitionist claims?
Slaves were able to travel freely.
Slaves could choose their jobs on a plantation.
Slaves could marry and enter into legal contracts.
Slaves were taken care of better than factory workers.
"I have heard something said about allegiance to the South. I know no South, no North, no East, no West, to which I owe any allegiance." Henry Clay is speaking out against what development in the USA?
Racism
Mercantilism
Sectionalism
Treason
Which of these attributes describe the North? (Choose 3)
Typically Federalists
Established plantations
Freed their slaves
Establish trade and small farms
Which of these attributes describe the South? (Choose 2)
Supported abolition
Established manufacturing
Depended on slavery
Tended to be Democratic-Republican
After 1720, the majority of South Carolinians were...
Slave Owners
Catholic
Actually from Pennsylvania
Black
What fear did the increasing slave population cause?
Fear of possible slave revolts
Fear of the native language changing
Fear of retaliation from overseers
Fear of slaves having to work harder
The Grimke Sisters and William Lloyd Garrison are examples of which of the following?
Racists
Fire Eaters
Abolitionists
Loyalists
