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Unity and Sectionalism

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Disagreements between the different regions (north, south, and west).

a)

Sectionalism

b)

American System

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Monroe Doctrine

2.

Rivalry based on the special interests of different areas.

a)

Sectionalism

b)

Monopoly

c)

Intense

d)

Internal

3.

In 1823, the Monroe Doctrine was established or created because the United States wanted to -

a)

Warn Europe against establishing or creating colonies in America

b)

Establish colonies in Africa

c)

Gain control of Alaska and Hawaii

d)

Support British colonies in Latin America

4.

Maine became a ______ in the Missouri Compromise.

a)

free state

b)

free territory

c)

slave state

d)

Spanish territory

5.

putting the interests of a region/state above the country as a whole

a)

nationalism

b)

sectionalism

c)

patriotism

d)

pacifism

6.

In the 1840s and 1850s, the different regions of the country were separated by _____ .

a)

geography - the different climates and landforms of each region

b)

economy - different activities that created jobs and money for citizens of each region

c)

culture - the different ways of living that fit the needs of the citizens in each region

d)

ALL of these are correct

7.

In the 1840s and 1850s, the different regions of the country were separated by _____ .

a)

geography - the different climates and landforms of each region

b)

economy - different activities that created jobs and money for citizens of each region

c)

culture - the different ways of living that fit the needs of the citizens in each region

d)

ALL of these are correct

8.

Sectionalism

a)

Loyalty to a certain area or interests

b)

A type of couch ~ where everyone has their own spot

c)

devotion to the country

d)

pride for the entire world

9.

is when people are more concerned about their region/group, rather than the whole country.

Choose from the below words

Sectionalism

Manifest Destiny

Republic

10.

​ (a)   is when people are more concerned about their region/group, rather than the whole country.

Choose from the below words

Sectionalism

Manifest Destiny

Republic

11.

Label the map with the correct description

12.

Slavery was prohibited in any new territories or states formed north of the 36 line of latitude. Which document is this statement from?

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

American System

d)

Monroe Doctrine

13.

This agreement settled conflict that had arisen from Missouri's application for statehood.

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Rush-Bagot Agreement

14.

Who was known as the Great Compromiser?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Henry Clay

c)

George Washington

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

15.

Why were people worried about admitting Missouri into the Union as a slave state?

a)

Missouri couldn't afford to be admitted.

b)

There wasn't enough room for the state.

c)

It would upset the balance of free and slave states in the country.

d)

The Union didn't want any more states.

16.

Warned European powers that North and South America were off limits to future colonization by any foreign power

a)

Convention of 1818

b)

Adams-Onis Treaty

c)

Rush-Bagot Agreement

d)

Monroe Doctrine

17.

What was the primary goal of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

To balance the power between free and slave states

b)

To expand U.S. territory into Canada

c)

To establish a national bank

d)

To promote industrialization in the South

18.

Which term describes the loyalty to a particular region of the country rather than to the nation as a whole?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Federalism

d)

Isolationism

19.

Who was the U.S. President during the establishment of the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

James Monroe

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

John Quincy Adams

20.

What was the main purpose of the American System proposed by Henry Clay?

a)

To promote economic development and infrastructure

b)

To abolish slavery

c)

To expand U.S. territory

d)

To establish a national religion

21.

Which event highlighted the tensions between the North and South over issues of slavery and state rights?

a)

The Nullification Crisis

b)

The War of 1812

c)

The Louisiana Purchase

d)

The Treaty of Paris

22.

What was the significance of the 36°30' line in the Missouri Compromise?

a)

It marked the boundary for slavery in new territories

b)

It was the border between the U.S. and Canada

c)

It was the line for the Mason-Dixon boundary

d)

It was the longitude line for the Prime Meridian

23.

Which document warned European nations against further colonization in the Americas?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Adams-Onis Treaty

d)

Jay Treaty

24.

What was a major effect of sectionalism in the United States during the 19th century?

a)

Increased unity among states

b)

The Civil War

c)

The Industrial Revolution

d)

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

25.

Which compromise allowed California to enter the Union as a free state?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Three-Fifths Compromise