Sectionalism

Who was elected President in 1860?

• Stephen Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Bell

• John Breckinridge

Which compromise outlawed slavery above the 36 30' line in the Louisiana Territory?

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

• Louisiana Compromise

This law required the return of runaway slaves even in free states and affected free African-Americans as well.

• Runaway and Return Act

• Underground Railroad Act

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Southern Slave Act

Which region had an economy primarily based on agriculture and slave labor.

• North

• South

• West

Which of the following was NOT an event that caused division between the North and South?

• Wilmot Proviso

• Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Indian Removal Act

This individual sued his slave owner for his freedom but lost his case as was declared a slave for life.

• Frederick Douglass

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Dred Scott

• Hiram Rhodes Revels

"People can now vote on slavery! There has been so much fighting and bloodshed lately!" Which act/event is best described by this statement?

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

• Wilmot Proviso

Which set of words best describes the "Nullification Crisis"?

• tariffs, manufacturing, James K. Polk, Alabama, cotton, nullify

• South Carolina, tariffs, unconstitutional, cotton, John C. Calhoun, nullify

• Andrew Jackson, Native Americans, Georgia, Cherokee, Supreme Court

• Andrew Jackson, tariffs, Mexican Cession, manufacturing, Cherokee, Florida

This novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe brought awareness to slavery and helped increase abolition.

• The Underground Railroad

• The Scarlet Letter

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Which two states were added as a result of a compromise passed in 1820?

• Kansas and Nebraska

• California and Nebraska

• Kansas and Missouri

• Missouri and Maine