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Unit 7: Sectionalism Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.

a)

foreign goods

b)

slaves

c)

milk and eggs

d)

labor

2.

Which of the following would be a reaction of Frederick Douglas to the Dred Scott v Sandford ruling?

a)

"Amen, glory hallelujah! Slavery is finally being abolished!"

b)

"This is abysmal, the court ruling a man to be not a man but property is an outrage!"

c)

"Free at last, free at last! Thank God almighty, we're free at last!"

d)

"It is a wonderful thing to have California join the U.S. as a free state! Another win for the abolition movement!"

3.

During the Nullification Crisis, which state wanted to nullify, or cancel, the new protective tariff?

a)

South Carolina

b)

New York

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Texas

4.

Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?

a)

The North

b)

The South

c)

The West

5.

Southern states claimed that the Civil War was not about slavery but about ____________.

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

States Rights

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Trail of Tears

6.

Which of the following was a direct result of the Fugitive Slave Act?

a)

The federal government allowed the expansion of slavery into all new western territories.

b)

The Abolitionist movement gained momentum in the North.

c)

Members of the U.S. Senate sought to end Black Codes in the southern states.

d)

Abolitionists moved to the South to avoid living under the new law.

7.

A southern politician who believed in the doctrine of nullification would have been most supportive of

a)

States’ rights.

b)

Crop diversification.

c)

Abolition

d)

A strong federal government.

8.

What was one effect that the Compromise of 1850 had on escaped slaves and freedmen?

a)

Members of both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave Act.

b)

Members in both groups could now be sold in the Washington D.C. slave market.

c)

Escaped slaves but not freedmen were welcome in the gold mines of California.

d)

Both groups were now allowed to vote after the Mexican Cession.

9.
The poster shown was created following the passage of what 1850 law?
a)
Abolitionist Act
b)
Fugitive Slave Law
c)
Slave Law of 1825
d)
Freedom Act
10.

By the 1850's, why did many runaway slaves go to Canada?

a)

Canada was a center of manufacturing and there were many jobs.

b)

They feared being drafted into the Northern Army.

c)

Northern abolitionists refused to help fugitive slaves.

d)

The Fugitive Slave Act meant that they were at risk even in Free States.

11.

Why did southern states feel threatened by the election of 1860?

a)

The South feared that slaves would be given citizenship rights and sue for their freedom.

b)

The South feared that Democrats would gain control of Congress.

c)

The South feared that slavery would be abolished throughout the nation.

d)

The South feared that the new president would prohibit slavery in the western territories.

12.

Chief Justice Rager Taney ruled in Dred Scott v Sandford that __.

a)

Slavery was inconsistent with the U.S. Constitution and should have never been allowed

b)

Dred Scott was free since he was on free soil

c)

Slavery was an established cultural and economic condition that is not addressed in the Constitution, therefore, Taney can not make a ruling for Dred Scott's freedom

d)

Slaves are considered property and, therefore, will not be take away from owners.

13.

Kansas-Nebraska Act gave the people of these territories the right to vote on slavery. What piece of legislation did it overturn?

a)

Missouri Compromise of 1820

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Henry Clay Treaty

d)

Lincoln Agreement

14.

How did tariffs on imports play a role in dividing the north and south?

a)

North wanted tariffs to protect American industry and the south opposed tariffs on their farm goods

b)

South wanted tariffs to keep away European food imports and the north opposed on their raw materials

15.

This novel changed the face of the nation and boosted the abolition movement

a)

Uncle Ben's Cabin

b)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

c)

Uncle Terry's Cabin

d)

Uncle Hank's Cabin

16.

STAAR Question: The headlines refer to the decision in which Supreme Court case?

a)

McCulloch v Maryland

b)

Worcester v Georgia

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

17.

During the 1850s, Popular Sovereignty would be used to try to diffuse the issue of the spread of slavery. What did it do?

a)

allowed citizens in the territories to vote over to allow slavery or. not

b)

Allow Congress to determine which states would be free or slave

c)

Allowed the president of the Union (U.S) to determine which states should allow slavery

d)

Allowed the stated to determine if they would be industrial states or agricultural states

18.

Economy of the South

a)

Plantation agriculture, slavery

b)

Manufacturing and Industry

c)

Farming and Mining

19.

Which of the following contributed least to the causes of the Civil War?

a)

Slavery

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Immigration to the U.S.

20.

What was a major result of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Increased number of immigrants in the North

b)

Allowed more political influence in the South

c)

Expanded railroad construction in the South

d)

Temporarily relieved sectional tensions