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Sectionalism Review

Sectionalism Review

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Multiple Choice

Sectional differences in the United States during the early 1800s were mostly rooted in differences about —
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economics
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political ideas
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the roles of women
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attitudes about war

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Multiple Choice

How did U.S. tariff policies contribute to sectionalism prior to the Civil War?
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Northern states benefited from the tariffs, while Southern states considered them an economic burden.
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Northern states gained European investment in industry, while Southern
plantations had to rely on trade with Latin America.
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Southern states benefited from tariffs on raw materials, while Northern and
Western states disapproved of higher prices for imports.

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Multiple Choice

Sectionalism occurs when people favor the interests of one section of the country over the interests of the entire country. The Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act that followed ____________________________________.

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increased sectional tensions in the United States

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decreased sectional tensions in the United States

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kept sectional tensions between the north and the south about the same

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Multiple Choice

Which compromise allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and created a compromise line on the 36 latitude line?

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Kanas- Nebraska Act

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Compromise of 1850

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Missouri Compromise

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Great Compromise

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Compromise of 1850?

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A stricter fugitive slave act was enacted

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California was allowed to enter the Union as a free state

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Slavery was prohibited in all territories gained by the Mexican Cession

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The southwest territories would determine their free vs slave status via popular sovereignty

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Multiple Choice

An act passed in 1854 that created Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing settlers to determine whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories.

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California-New Mexico Act

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Texas-Nebraska Act

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Kansas-Massachusetts Act

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Multiple Choice

The idea that political power belongs to the people is called_____________________, and allows the people to make decisions about who will represent them in government and what laws will be established.

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Popular Sovereignty

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Checks and Balances

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Federalism

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Separation of Powers

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