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WorksheetsSectionalism (3.1) (3.2)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 12mins
From 1820 to 1865, the debates over nullification, protective tariffs, and the spread of slavery into the new territories concerned the constitutional issue of the…
Separation of power between the federal and state governments
Separation of power between the executive and legislative branches
Balance of power between the federal and state governments
Balance of power between the Federal Government and the rights of the people
What two new territories did Senator Stephen Douglas propose?
Colorado and Kansas
Nebraska and Missouri
Kansas and Nebraska
Missouri and Mississippi
What did Nat Turner’s Rebellion lead to?
Protests for slaves rights
Gave slaves additional rights
Began the ending of slavery
Oppressive legislation towards slaves
What party was also known as the “American Party?”
The Know-Nothing Party
The Whig Party
The Federalist Party
The Republican Party
Based on the excerpt below, what was the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Dred Scott v Sanford, 1857?
It must be admitted that Congress possesses no power to regulate or abolish slavery within the States; and that, if this act had attempted any such legislation, it would have been a nullity.
It allowed 7 new slave states to join the Union which increased the growth of the American economy
It allowed popular sovereignty in the Oregon Territory which increased sectional tensions over the expansion of slavery in the west
It led to stricter fugitive slave laws which caused a shift in focus of the abolitionist movement to support more radical forms of protests
It led to the potential for slavery to spread anywhere which increased sectional tensions over balance of power between slave and free states
What party did Bleeding Kansas lead to the birth of?
The Know-Nothing Party
The Progressive Party
The Federalist Party
The Republican Party
What was the first to provide instant communication for the north?
Telephone
Telegraph
Telemap
Typewriter
Which of the following accurately describes why the Fugitive Slave Act was the most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850?
The law violated the rights of states by forcing Northern states to immediately accept the conditions of the Compromise of 1850
The law violated the Constitution by granting Southern states the power to sell prison inmates into slavery
The law violated the rights of states by forcing Southern states to immediately emancipate slaves which increased sectional tensions
The law violated the Constitutional rights of citizens by requiring Abolitionists and Northerners to participate in the act of returning runaway slaves
Who was first Republican to win the presidency?
Franklin Pierce
James Buchannan
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
It is reported that upon being introduced to Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1862, Abraham Lincoln fondly commented she was "the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war." Which of the following best explains why President Lincoln made this statement?
Stowe’s book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, decreased the power of the abolitionist movement which led to the expansion of slavery in New England
Stowe’s book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, increased southern support for the abolitionist movement which created internal conflict in southern states
Stowe’s book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, increased northern support for the abolitionist movement which increased sectional tensions
Stowe’s book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, decreased international support for the abolition movement which led to the suspension of trade with England
