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The Civil War and Sectionalism

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the loyalty to one part of the country instead of the entire country known as?

a)

Industrialization

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Nullification

d)

Federalism

2.

Fill in the blank: North = _______ and trade.

a)

factories

b)

agriculture

c)

mining

d)

fishing

3.

Fill in the blank: South = farming and _______.

a)

slavery

b)

industry

c)

technology

d)

commerce

4.

Fill in the blank: West = _______.

a)

mining

b)

farming

c)

fishing

d)

hunting

5.

What did Southern states support that allowed them to reject a national law if they didn't agree with it?

a)

Federalism

b)

Nullification

c)

Sectionalism

d)

Industrialization

6.

What is the division between regions called?

a)

Federalism

b)

Nullification

c)

Sectionalism

d)

Industrialization

7.

Fill in the blank: The North was the center for _______ and trade.

a)

manufacturing

b)

agriculture

c)

fishing

d)

tourism

8.

Fill in the blank: Factories needed _______ labor.

a)

unskilled

b)

skilled

c)

temporary

d)

seasonal

9.

What was the main reason for Chinese and Irish immigration according to the document?

4 lines
10.

Slavery ______ the nation. (Fill in the blank)

a)

divided

b)

united

c)

ignored

d)

prospered

11.

What did people in the North want to do about slavery?

a)

Abolish it

b)

Expand it

c)

Ignore it

d)

Support it

12.

What was the stance of Republicans regarding slavery?

4 lines
13.

Why couldn't Dred Scott sue according to the court?

a)

Because he was not considered a citizen

b)

Because he did not have enough money

c)

Because he was not in the right state

d)

Because he did not have a lawyer

14.

This political party was formed in large part because it did not agree with the Kansas-Nebraska Act and opposed the expansion of slavery.

a)

Republican Party

b)

Democratic Party

c)

Whig Party

d)

Liberty Party

15.

This court case established that slavery couldn't be prohibited because slaves were property and not citizens.

a)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Roe v. Wade