Sectionalism and Reform

Why did white planters dominate and control Southern society?

• They owned the most agricultural property and enslaved people.

• They controlled the large manufacturing industries in the South.

• They worked their own land which was valued in a rural society.

• They worked other people's land and were more numerous than other groups.

What was one result of Nat Turner's rebellion?

• The South abolished slave codes.

• The South prevented expansion of slavery to the West.

• The South passed stricter slavery laws.

• The South stopped supporting states' rights.

Which statement BEST describes the role the Seneca Falls Convention played in the women's suffrage movement?

• It was the convention that led to the Second Great Awakening.

• It was the convention that approved the 19th Amendment.

• It was the convention that first organized a movement toward women's suffrage in the U.S.

• It was the convention that expanded women's suffrage to other countries.

Why were cotton-producing states located in the South?

• The South had many yeoman farmers.

• The South had a warm climate.

• The South fought for states' rights.

• The South had a lot of textile factories.

Which phrase best completes the diagram?

• end of plantation lifestyle

• decrease in cotton production

• industrialization of the South

• increase in use of slave labor

Why did Memphis become a center for the cotton industry and the slave trade? (CHOOSE 2)

• West Tennessee was the richest cotton-producing region in the state.

• Yeoman farmers in Middle Tennessee produced a lot of cotton.

• Landowners in East Tennessee produced cotton without having to use a cotton gin.

• Memphis was located on the Mississippi River.

What was the MOST likely purpose of this law?

• To discourage slaveholders from settling in Nashville or bringing slaves there.

• To prevent slave rebellions in Nashville by discouraging connections among them.

• To discourage free African Americans from living or working in Nashville.

• To prevent runaways by tracking the whereabouts of enslaved people in Nashville.

What was the main goal of the abolitionist movement?

• To give enslaved people the right to vote.

• To stop slavery from spreading into new U.S. territories.

• To eliminate slavery in the United States.

• To help Southerners catch escaped enslaved people.

The first stage of the Industrial Revolution involved production of ______.

• textiles

• skyscrapers

• agricultural goods

What changes are associated with the Industrial Revolution? (CHOOSE 3)

• People reduced their reliance on cotton.

• New technologies developed for making goods.

• Local artisans developed new products.

• New types of transportation developed.

• People moved to cities to work in factories.