Unit 7: Sectionalism Review

Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.

• foreign goods

• slaves

• milk and eggs

• labor

Which of the following would be a reaction of Frederick Douglas to the Dred Scott v Sandford ruling?

• "Amen, glory hallelujah! Slavery is finally being abolished!"

• "This is abysmal, the court ruling a man to be not a man but property is an outrage!"

• "Free at last, free at last! Thank God almighty, we're free at last!"

• "It is a wonderful thing to have California join the U.S. as a free state! Another win for the abolition movement!"

During the Nullification Crisis, which state wanted to nullify, or cancel, the new protective tariff?

• South Carolina

• New York

• Massachusetts

• Texas

Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?

• The North

• The South

• The West

Southern states claimed that the Civil War was not about slavery but about ____________.

• Compromise of 1850

• States Rights

• Missouri Compromise

• Trail of Tears

Which of the following was a direct result of the Fugitive Slave Act?

• The federal government allowed the expansion of slavery into all new western territories.

• The Abolitionist movement gained momentum in the North.

• Members of the U.S. Senate sought to end Black Codes in the southern states.

• Abolitionists moved to the South to avoid living under the new law.

A southern politician who believed in the doctrine of nullification would have been most supportive of

• States’ rights.

• Crop diversification.

• Abolition

• A strong federal government.

What was one effect that the Compromise of 1850 had on escaped slaves and freedmen?

• Members of both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave Act.

• Members in both groups could now be sold in the Washington D.C. slave market.

• Escaped slaves but not freedmen were welcome in the gold mines of California.

• Both groups were now allowed to vote after the Mexican Cession.

The poster shown was created following the passage of what 1850 law?

• Abolitionist Act
• Fugitive Slave Law
• Slave Law of 1825
• Freedom Act

By the 1850's, why did many runaway slaves go to Canada?

• Canada was a center of manufacturing and there were many jobs.

• They feared being drafted into the Northern Army.

• Northern abolitionists refused to help fugitive slaves.

• The Fugitive Slave Act meant that they were at risk even in Free States.