Sectionalism STAAR Review

Why did the economies of western territories develop so differently from the economies of the Northeast and South?

• Western territories had limited land and a large immigrant population

• Western territories had natural harbors and many navigable rivers

• Western territories had rocky soil and a large supply of slave labor

• Western territories had inexpensive land and abundant natural resources

What was the fundamental question addressed in each of these congressional acts?

• Should the U.S. expand westward?

• Should states be allowed to nullify federal laws?

• Should slave labor be allowed in new states?

• Should states be able to secede from the Union?

How did the plantation system influence the economic development of the United States?

• It prevented the development of industry in the Northeast

• It turned the South into a major producer of the cotton used in northern mills

• It restricted agricultural expansion in the western territories

• It increased federal dependency on tariffs for revenue

These data could be used to support which conclusion?

• Gulf Coast states had to rely on steamboats to transport goods

• States in the lower South had more land devoted to plantations

• Border states had to import needed raw materials

• States in the upper South were heavily industrialized

Which outcome best completes this diagram?

• American Revolution

• Popular Sovereignty

• Manifest Destiny

• Civil War

What was one result of industrialization in the United States during the mid-1800s?

• Sectional differences increased

• The federal government prohibited immigration

• Job opportunities decreased

• Fewer public lands were devoted to transportation

Which economy and contributing factor best complete this table?

• 1) Large farms;

  2) Slaves used for labor

• 1) Cottage industry;

  2) Mild weather that attracted immigrants

• 1) Mining;

  2) Metal ores and minerals

• 1) Ranching;

  2) Railroads to transport cattle to market

Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

• Fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas

• Kansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty in 1856

• Nebraskan settlers who supported abolition moved to Kansas

• The boundary established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south

Which constitutional issue contributed to sectional conflict before the Civil War?

• Disagreement over the boundaries of the Oregon Territoru

• Growing support from limiting female suffrage and immigration

• The limits on free speech and press included in the Alien and Sedition Acts

• Debate over the expansion of slavery into the West

Which statement best explains the changes shown in this table?

• Slaves from the Upper South were moved to the Lower South to work on cotton plantations

• The Upper South experienced an agricultural labor shortage in the antebellum period

• Slaves were transferred from the Lower South to the Upper South to work in newly built factories

• The Lower South lost population as settler migrated west to establish new plantations