8th Grade Review Sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction

Southerners objected to the "Tariff of Abominations" of 1828 because it -

• Abolished the slave trade

• Taxed agricultural products

• Removed taxes on imported farm products

• Made imported manufactured goods more expensive

In his second inaugural address, President Lincoln expressed his desire to -

• End slavery throughout the South

• Obtain peace through compromise

• Reunite the nation following the war

• Recognize the Confederacy as a separate country

Which of these correctly describes an effect of the Compromise of 1850 pm esca[ed s;aves amd freedmen?

• Members of both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave Law

• Unlike freedmen, escaped slaves were welcome in the gold mines of California

• Members of both groups could be sold in Washington, D. C., slave markets

• Unlike escaped slaves, freedmen could vote in the territories of the Mexican Cession

Why did Alexander Hamilton think a national bank would strengthen the central government?

• The bank would create a monopoly that would eliminate state banks

• The bank would help provide stability for the US economy

• The bank would encourage foreign competition for manufactured goods

• The bank would have the power to regulate interstate commerce

How were former Confederate leaders treated under the Radical Reconstruction plan?

• They were denied citizenship because it was believed they had started the war

• They were required to enlist in the US Army for two years

• They were denied the ability to obtain political positions

• They were allowed to obtain federal loans to help restore the cotton industry

George Washington warned about this before leaving office

• Becoming involved in the political affairs of other countries

• Being a part of global trade network

• Establishing US territories overseas

• Allowing US citizens to emigrate

Maine becomes a free state

Missouri becomes a slave state

Area of Louisiana Purchase north of 36/30 degrees closed to slavery

What is the best title for the above?

• Terms of the Missouri Compromise

• Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty

• Manifest Destiny in action

• Compromise of 1850

After General Robert E Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, the main priority of the United States was to -

• Elect a new president and vice president

• Complete construction of the Capitol

• Establish Union forts in the former Confederate States

• Implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union

After the Civil War, southern states adopted Black Codes to -

• Punish plantation owners for the use of slavery

• Support Radical Reconstruction objectives in the South

• Promote the activities of the Freedmen's Bureau

• Limit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment

A geographical line has been drawn across the Union, and all the States north of that line have united in the election of a man to the high office of President of the United States whose opinions and purposes are hostile to slavery. He is to be entrusted with the Administration of the common Government, because he has declared that "Government cannot endure permanently half slave, half free," and that the public mind must rest in the belief that Slavery is in the course of ultimate extinction. December 4, 1860

Which US president was referenced in the quote above?

• James K Polk

• Ulysses S Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson