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Sectionalism Practice Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the admission of new western states prior to the Civil War contribute to sectionalism?

a)

New western states may be admitted as slave or free states.

b)

New western states may create governemnts with strong governors.

c)

New western states may upset the economic balance between the North and South.

d)

New western states may have cultural differences from states in the East.

2.

Which words BEST complete the following passage?

The Knasas-Nebraska Act, passed in 1854, created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska as sovereign territories. Following the passage of this law, fighting broke out in Kansas over . The conflict came to be known as _.

a)

slavery; Bleeding Kansas

b)

suffrage; Votes for Kansas

c)

home rule; Kansas Burning

d)

land claims; Kansas Land Rush

3.

Why did most Southern slaveholders resist abolition efforts to free enslaved people?

a)

Slavery was viewed as a critical factor of the Southern economy.

b)

Slavery contributed to the military stength of the United States.

c)

Slavery was used to organize the social class system among Southerners.

d)

Slaveery provided the South with greater representation in Congress.

4.

North

-free labor

-short growing season

-strong industrial base

-strong federal government

- ?

Which of the following BEST completes the list above?

a)

Union

b)

free trade area

c)

high tariffs

d)

British Colony

5.

How did economic differences between the North and the South contribute to the beginning of the Civil War?

a)

Northern state governments collected taxes on Southern agricultural shipping to Britain.

b)

Southern corn and wheat farms were too small to compete with commercial farms in Norther states.

c)

Northern industrial states relied on a mobile labor force while Southern agriculture used slave labor.

d)

Southern cotton provided vast wealth to plantation owners, while Northern business suffered because of tariffs.

6.

"We, the people of South Carolina assembled in convention in our sovereign capacity, as one of the parties to the compact, which formed the Constitution of the United States, have declared the act of Congress, approved the 14th of July, 1832, to alster and amend the several acts imposing duties [tariffs] on imports...to be unconstitutional, and therefore null and void..." -November 1832

Which of these people would MOST likely have supported this statement?

a)

Daniel Webster

b)

Henry Clay

c)

John Calhoun

d)

Andrew Jackson

7.

The following were advatages held by which group?

-stronger navy

-more factories

-larger population

-healthy economy

a)

Texas during the Mexican War

b)

American colonies during the Revolutionary War

c)

Northern states during the Civil War

8.

Where were the FIRST shots of the Civil war fired?

a)

Bull Run

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Appomattox

d)

Vicksburg

9.

Which terms BEST complete the quote about the New England colonies?

"Houses were clustered around a village "_" and each family worked strips of land in communal fields. This system helped sustain a sense of _ and aided development of schools, churches, and local militia."

a)

square, individualism

b)

plantation, government

c)

common, community

d)

plantation, community

10.

How did the settlement patterns of population in the Northern states differ from the Southern states in the years prior to the Civil War?

a)

The largest cities were along the Southern coast.

b)

Most people in the Southern states lived near rivers.

c)

More of the population in the Northern states was urbanized.

d)

Fewer numbers of small farmers lived in the Southern states.

11.

New England Colonies: rocky soil, fish timer, furs, puritan, Congregational Anglican, Church of England

Middle Colonies: ___, iron ore, timber, Quaker, Roman Catholic, Anglican

Southern Colonies: flat, fertile land, mountains in interior, fertile soil, timber, Anglican

Which of the following BEST completes the chart above?

a)

flat, fertile land

b)

vast, dry desert

c)

rugged mountains

d)

tropical swampland

12.

Which geographic feature contributed MOST to the Civil War?

a)

fast-moving rivers in the North for trade

b)

rich fishing areas that led to shipbuilding in the North

c)

climate conditions that led to cotton production in the South

d)

industry in the North

13.

Which U.S. physical characteristics led to sectionalism and then, eventually, to the Civil War?

a)

Farming and livestock production did not develop in the North due to terrain and extreme temperatures.

b)

Physical barriers, such as mountains and rivers, divided the North and South.

c)

Plantation farming and slavery developed in the South due to climate and geography.

d)

Travel and trade between the North and the South was discouraged due to distance and time.

14.

Which of their territorial acquistions gave the U.S. IMMEDIATE access to the valuable prot of New Orleans?

a)

Gadsen Purchase

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Missouri Compromise

15.

Based on the infromation provided in the map, in what region would you likely find the busiest manufacturing hubs?

a)

Gulf Region

b)

Carolinas

c)

Great Lakes Region

d)

Southern Region

16.

The difference in values of manufacturing in the areas presented above might lead you to draw which conclusion below?

a)

The economy of the south was dependent upon manufacturing.

b)

The economy of the north was dependent upon manufacturing.

c)

The economy of the west was dependent upon manufacturing.

d)

The economy of Texas was dependent upon manufacturing.

17.

Which of the following is an ACCURATE statement based on the information in the table?

a)

The North was more industrial, while the South was mostly agricultural.

b)

The North depended upon foreign imports to feed its population.

c)

The South had a higher standard of living than the North.

d)

The South's population primarily lived in large cities.

18.

Which region's geography led to the rapid development of factories?

a)

Northeast

b)

West

c)

Middle Atlantic

d)

South

19.

In the United States' Constitution, the principle of popular sovereignty holds that -

a)

power is divided between the national and state government.

b)

each branch of government is able to check the power of the others.

c)

the national government is to be divided into three separate branches.

d)

the people hold the final authority by participating in the election process.

20.

Which of the following ideas gives the right to participate in a democracy but also the civic duty to participate?

a)

federalism

b)

republicanism

c)

popular sovereignty

d)

individual rights

21.

Which of the following is NOT a freedom guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?

a)

religious freedom

b)

prohibition of slavery

c)

right to a speedy trial

d)

right to bear firearms

22.

Which factor contributed to both the Nullification Crisis as wells as the secession of the Southern states?

a)

teh defense of slavery

b)

the belief in King Cotton

c)

the protection of states' rights

d)

the election of Abraham Lincoln

23.

Which of the following is a result of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

a)

Slaves were permitted in the new state of Missouri.

b)

The Mississippi River opened to shipping.

c)

The American Indians were removed from the state.

d)

Missouri was added as a territory.

24.

During the Nulification Crisis of 1832, South Carolina sought to repeal a ___ to demonstrate its support for ___.

a)

high tariff...states' rights

b)

court decision... unionism

c)

presidential veto...judicial review

d)

constitutional amendment... federalism

25.

"The great and leading principle is that the general government [came] from the people of the several states...acting in their separate and sovereign capacity, and not from all of the people forming...one political community."

-Vice President John C. Calhoun

Which of the following events resulted from the opinion above?

a)

start of the War of 1812

b)

decision in Marbury v. madison

c)

resolution of the Nulification Crisis

d)

enactment of the Compromise of 1850