Sectionalism

In the 1850’s, why did a great number of slaves flee all the way to Canada?

• They feared being drafted into the Northern Army

• More factory jobs were available in Canada

• The Fugitive Slave Act kept them at risk even in the northern United States

• Northern abolitionists refused to help fugitive slaves

Which statement best describes the economic differences between the North and the South in the period before the Civil War?

• The Northern economy had significant manufacturing, while the Southern economy was almost exclusively agricultural

• Jobs on plantations attracted more European immigrants to the South than the North

• Transportation systems were less developed in the North than the South

• The Southern economy was more diversified than the Northern economy

Which issue did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act all concern?

• The expansion of slavery in the western territories

• The placement of tariffs on foreign imports

• The need for internal improvements in transportation

• The distribution of frontier lands to small farm owners

In the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision (1857), what was one argument used by the Supreme Court to deny Scott his freedom?

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act was not a legal document

• Dred Scott had not received cruel treatment from his owner

• Slaves were personal property, not citizens, that could not sue the U.S. Court

• Dred Scott had not followed the proper procedures when bringing his case to the court

Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

• Fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas

• Kansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty in 1856.

• Nebraskan settlers who supported abolition moved to Kansas.

• The boundary established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south

What was the Republican Party founded on?

• To encourage the industrialization of the West

• To stop the spread of slavery

• To encourage the North to fight the South

• To negotiate trade agreements with Latin American countries

What ruling did Dred Scott v. Sanford Case allow?

• Does slow slavery

• Does want slavery to end

• Does support slavery

• Does sue for slavery

What does "Initiated" mean?

• ended

• started

• chosen

• disagreed

Which battle initiated the Civil War?

• Fort Henry

• Bull Run

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Fort Sumter

Which Era did Abraham Lincoln lead the country through?

• Westward Expansion Era

• Reform Era

• Reconstruction Era

• Civil War Era