Sectionalism Quiz

Who was responsible for a slave revolt in Southampton, Virginia, feeding white Southern fears?

• Dred Scott

• John Brown

• Nat Turner

• Frederick Douglas

Which was NOT a result of the Dred Scott decision?

• Restrictions on slavery in the Missouri Compromise were unconstitutional

• Dred Scott would be set free

• Northerners were outraged

• Congress could not prevent the spread of slavery

The Kansas-Nebraska Act gave people in Kansas and Nebraska the choice to allow slavery or ban it.  This is known as

• popular sovereignty

• absolute sovereignty

• people power

• Manifest Destiny

Industry in the North and agriculture in the South are an example of which type of sectional division?

• political

• economic

• social

• religious

An example of how the abolitionist movement grew in the North is

• the introduction of the Fugitive Slave Act

• the Compromise of 1850

• the Tariff of Abominations

• the creation of The Liberator

Who is BEST known for his efforts to add land to the US through war and negotiations to fulfill America's Manifest Destiny?

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• James K. Polk

One of the biggest issues of America before the Civil War was maintaining a balance

• of free and slave states in Congress

• of tariffs and taxes

• of abolitionist papers and pro-slavery papers

• of Republicans and Democrats in the Senate

Which of the following drew a line at 36 30’ through the Louisiana territory allowing slavery below it and prohibiting slavery above it?

• the Kansas-Nebraska Act

• the Compromise of 1850

• the Missouri Compromise

• the Louisiana Compromise

How did Lincoln portray the growing conflict of slavery in America?

• “These are the times that try men’s souls.”

• “All men are created equal.”

• “Two wrongs don’t make a right.”

• “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”

An example of the outbreak of violence during “Bleeding Kansas” is

• Pro-slavery groups crossing the boarder from Missouri and clashing with anti-slavery groups

• Nat Turner’s slave revolt

• Gabriel Prosser’s slave revolt

• Jackson threatening to send federal troops to prevent the Nullification Crisis