WorksheetsUnit 8: Sectionalism
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following led to sectionalism in the United States?
Northern climate and geography discouraged industrial manufacturing.
Mountains and rivers served as physical barriers between the North and South.
Southern climate and geography encouraged plantation farming and slavery.
Distance and travel time discouraged trade between the North and South.
What did the court decided in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case?
Dred Scott should be returned to free territory.
enslaved people are considered property without the rights of citizenship.
slavery should be banned in the United States.
enslaved people are to be freed once they reside in free territory.
One of the most significant contributions to the industrial development of the Northeast during the 19th century was -
the migration of white settlers and discovery of gold.
the development of the factory system and construction of the Erie Canal.
low tariffs and importing cheap European goods.
John Deere's steel plow and Cyrus McCormick's mechanical reaper.
What effect would a higher demand for raw materials have had on the demand for enslaved people?
Demand for enslaved people would have increased in the West
Demand for enslaved people would have increased in the North
Demand for enslaved people would have decreased in the South
Demand for enslaved people would have risen in the South
Which of the following is the best explanation of the differences in support for the Tariff of Abominations?
The tariff helped Southern farmers but it hurt Northern manufacturers
The American System was solely designed to help the south
The Southern Democrats initiated and supported the tariff
The tariff helped Northern manufacturers but it hurt Southern farmers
What effect did the development of the cotton industry in the south and the manufacturing industry in the north have on the United States?
The northern economy was based on paid labor, and the southern economy was based on the labor of enslaved people
Urbanization and economic growth of the south outpaced that of northern regions
Wealth in the south was spread amongst small farmers who controlled the export of cotton
Small independent farmers slowly became the major supplier of raw goods to northern manufacturers
Which of the following was one cause that led to the Pottawatomie Massacre and the Sack on Lawrence, Kansas?
Western migration of Mormons
Westward expansion of slavery
Immigrant demands for voting rights
Land disputes between migrant groups
What was Henry Clay’s goal in both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?
To declare slavery unconstitutional
To reduce sectional tensions
To end the slave trade
To admit only slave states
What do the Fugitive Slave Act, the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act have in common?
They all increased support for the abolitionist movement amongst northerners
They all increased support for the westward expansion of slavery amongst northerners
They reduced sectional tensions between the north and the south
They reduced the number of settlers moving into newly acquired western territories
Cotton grown in the South with the labor of enslaved people -> Used by northern manufacturers to produce consumer goods
Select the best title to describe the main idea of the flow chart above.
Influence of Plantation System on the Economic Development of the U.S.
Effects of Federal Tariffs on the Economic Development of the United States
Influence of Southern Exports on the Economic Development of the South
Effects of Industry on the Economic Development of the Midwest
Who does the following describe?
Responsible for the Pottawatomie Massacre
Led the raid on Harper's Ferry
Nat Turner
John C. Calhoun
John Brown
Charles Sumner
Which of the following was Henry Clay NOT responsible for?
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1833
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Who wrote the majority opinion in the Dred Scott case?
Roger Taney
Jefferson Davis
Preston Brooks
Stephen Douglas
Which does the following describe?
California joins as a free state
Texas joins as a slave state
Fugitive Slave Law is passed
DC can have slave but cannot trade slaves
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Tariff of Abominations
Who won the election of 1860?
Stephen Douglas
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
John Brown
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What are "border ruffians"?
People from Missouri who came to vote in the Kansas election
People from Nebraska that protected the border from escaped slaves
People from Tennessee that helped guard the Underground Railroad
People from New York that welcomed in new immigrants
Which political party had two candidates in the 1860 election?
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Constitutional Union Party
Federalist Party
Which was the first state to secede from the Union?
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
