WorksheetsRoad to Civil War
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the most important freight carried by railroads in Georgia in the 1800s?
a)
cotton
b)
peanuts
c)
coal
d)
lumber
2.
Which of the following BEST defines the concept of "states' rights" in the antebellum era?
a)
Southern states believed that state authority and rules were more important (held precedence) over federal laws.
b)
Northern states believed that state authority and rules were more important (held precedence) over federal laws
c)
Abraham Lincoln felt that states had the right to secede from the Union.
3.
Which of the following BEST defines the concept of "nullification" in the antebellum era?
a)
Southern states believed that state governments had the authority and power to nullify or rule unlawful federal laws.
b)
Northern states believed that state governments had the authority and power to nullify or rule unlawful federal laws.
4.
The first controversy involving nullification in the antebellum era came about between South Carolina and the federal government. What issue sparked that controversy?
a)
the tariff of 1828
b)
the slave trade
c)
the firing on Fort Sumter
d)
federal support for railroads and other internal improvements
5.
Which of the following statements would MOST likely have been made by a southerner in the years before the Civil War?
a)
"The tariff on imported goods only benefits northern manufacturers and southern state governments have the right and responsibility to nullify these unjust laws and not enforce them."
b)
"All new territories should be free of slavery."
c)
"The slave trade must be ended in Washington, D.C."
d)
"The federal tariff is a just law that must be obeyed by all citizens of the United States."
6.
Which is the BEST definition of "nullification"?
a)
to declare a law null and void -- say "no" to federal law
b)
to make a deal with a political opponent
c)
to use naval forces to block the imports and exports of an enemy
d)
to forcibly remove an ethnic group like the Native Americans
7.
What was the name of the group of Americans who called for no compromise on slavery because it was a moral sin?
a)
compromisers
b)
abolitionists
c)
Democrats
d)
Republicans
8.
What was the MOST important part of the Compromise of 1850 for northerners?
a)
End of slavery in the territories
b)
California in the Union as a free state
c)
California in the Union as a slave stae
d)
The freeing of all slaves
9.
How many slaves were in the United States in 1860?
a)
One million
b)
Four million
c)
There were no slaves in 1860
d)
Ten million
10.
What percentage of southern whites owned slaves by 1860?
a)
twenty-five percent
b)
seventy-five percent
c)
fifty percent
d)
ten percent
11.
What state started the Nullification Crisis?
a)
the state of South Carolina
b)
the state of Georgia
c)
the state of Confusion
d)
the state of Disorder
12.
What was the most valuable capital resource in 1850 America?
a)
railroads
b)
banks
c)
factories
d)
slaves
13.
Which of the following are in proper chronological order?
a)
Cotton gin invented -- Tariff of Abominations passed -- Nullification Resolution passed
b)
Cotton gin invented -- Nullification Resolution passed -- Tariff of Abominations passed
c)
Tariff of Abominations passed -- cotton gin invented -- Nullification Resolution passed
14.
Who was the president of the United States who stood up to the South Carolina Nullification Resolution and threatened to use the military to enforce the tariff.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Abraham Baldwin
d)
John C. Calhoun
15.
South Carolina's defense of "nullification" was in response to
a)
tariff
b)
slave patrols
c)
abolitionism
d)
border security
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