TEST Sectionalism & Reform

1. Sectionalism can best be defined as … ?

• a. The way American geography was divided up by "sections" in the 19th century, including specific areas such the Oregon, New Mexico, and Wyoming Territories.
• b. The act of placing the interests of your region ahead of the needs of the nation as a whole.
• c. The official government term for the reservation system.
• d. The division of the US government into 3 separate branches.

2. Which of the following was a key characteristic of the West in the 19th century?

• a. A constant influx of new settlers.
• b. Mining as an important economic activity.
• c. Connected to the East by both rail and telegraph.
• d. All of the above statements are true.

3. Which of the following was a characteristic of the South in the 19th century?

• a. An extensive railroad network connecting the rural areas to major cities like Atlanta.
• b. An economy based heavily on the unpaid labor of enslaved peoples.
• c. Sparsely populated territories with very few women.
• d. Many large cities with diverse populations.

4. Which of the following was a characteristic of the North in the 19th century?

• a. Big cities with large immigrant populations.
• b. An economy based solely on small farming.
• c. Strong trade ties with Latin America, especially the Portuguese colony of Brazil.
• d. A government-controlled economy with little freedom for people.

5. The main goal of the Missouri Compromise was to-

• a. establish the North as "The Union."
• b. form an official agreement on which new states entering the Union would be free states and which would be slave states.
• c. Create the borders of the new state of Missouri, which had been engaged in a territorial dispute with Arkansas.
• d. end the practice of slavery in America for good.

6. Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?

• a. California entered the Union as a free state.
• b. Texas joined the Union as a free state.
• c. The slave trade was banned in Washington, D.C.
• d. A stronger Fugitive Slave Act.

7. Of the below people, who is MOST LIKELY to agree with the following statement?

• a. Chief Crazy Horse of the Lakota Sioux.
• b. Cinqué, a captured African from Sierra Leone.
• c. Li Wang, a Chinese immigrant forced to work on the Transcontinental Railroad for no pay.
• d. Kinna, a member of the Mendi indigenous group abducted from West Africa.
• e. All of the above.

8. According to the below excerpt, Frederick Douglass believed that … ?

• a. Captured Africans did not have the skills to plow the ground, which made them unsuitable for working on Southern plantations.
• b. Human struggle leads to progress and unjust rulers will treat people badly if they can get away with it.
• c. Women should not be given the right to vote.
• d. The ocean separating the United States from Africa was large and expensive to cross, and therefore Africa would never become part of the American economy.

9. Based on the below excerpt and your knowledge from the unit, William Lloyd Garrison was a(n)-

• a. Southern slave owner.
• b. Abolitionist and anti-racist advocate.
• c. British army officer.
• d. Advocate for indigenous rights.

10. John Brown led a raid on the federal armory at Harper's Ferry because he … -

• a. Planned to steal weapons to arm plantation owners against a slave rebellion.
• b. Planned to steal weapons to arm slaves against plantation owners.
• c. Was a passionate Anti-Federalist and planned to attack Washington, D.C.
• d. Was the leader of the military arm of the Democratic-Republican party and planned to attack New York City.