Sectionalism Quiz

What was one effect of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

• The Republican Party lost influence in the federal legislature.

• The Missouri Compromise was deemed unconstitutional by federal courts.

• Tensions among the populations of northern and southern states increased.

• Immigrants were forced to relocate from eastern cities to western territories.

What was the fundamental question addressed in each of these congressional acts? - The Missouri Compromise - The Compromise of 1850 - The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• 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?

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 region’s primary economic activity in 1861 was the cultivation of cotton?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of these directly resulted from the event announced in this headline? Daily Star - September 18, 1850 Congress Passes Fugitive Slave Act

• The abolitionist movement gained momentum in the North.

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

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

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

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.