Why Did the South Secede? Check In

Why Did the South Secede? Check In

6th - 8th Grade

6 Qs

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Why Did the South Secede? Check In

Why Did the South Secede? Check In

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Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

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Douglas Allard

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best definition of secede?

Machine used to clean cotton

Strong loyalty to one's region

To leave the Union

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best definition of sectionalism?

Machine used to clean cotton

Strong loyalty to one's region

To leave the Union

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following was a cause of Southern States seceding from the Union?

Slavery

Taxes

States' Rights

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following was a cause of Southern States seceding from the Union?

The Election of 1860

The War of 1812

The Election of 1824

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following was an example of the growing sectionalism between the North and South?

Support for increases in tariffs from both

Different viewpoints on the Dred Scott Decision

The Election of 1824

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

Election of 1860

Attempt to steal weapons from an arsenal to start a revolt of enslaved people

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Compromise over slavery to allow territories to choose whether they are free or slave

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Best selling novel that depicted the horrors of slavery

John Brown's Raid

Lincoln is elected President, South begins to secede from the Union

Dred Scott Decision

Supreme Court Decision that denied citizenship to enslaved people and Congress couldn't make laws against slavery