Sectionalism STAAR Review

Identify the regions on the U.S. sectionalism map.

a

b

c

West

North

South

Geographic Characteristics of the Regions

Groups:

(a) North

,

(b) South

,

(c) West

• Mining

• Railroads

• Slaves

• Industrialization

• Plantations

• Natural Resources

• Agriculture

• Urbanization

Impact of Slavery on the Regions

Groups:

(a) North

,

(b) South

,

(c) West

• maintain the balance of slave states

• state's rights issue

• Frederick Douglass

• Abolitionist movement grows

• "Bleeding Kansas' (pro vs anti-slave)

• Sojourner Truth

• slaves were viewed as property & source of labor

What did the Fugitive Slave Act require all runaway slaves to do?

• Seek freedom in the North

• Return to their owners

• Hide in the West

• Join abolitionist groups

What was the purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• To abolish slavery

• To use popular sovereignty to determine slavery

• To establish new free states

• To create a new constitution

What did the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision establish about slaves?

• They were free citizens

• They were not citizens

• They could vote

• They could own property

What was John Brown's Raid attempting to start?

• A new government

• A slave rebellion

• A peace treaty

• A trade agreement

What did the Compromise of 1850 maintain?

• Balance of free and slave states

• Abolition of slavery

• Expansion of the West

• New trade routes

What was the result of the "Bleeding Kansas" conflict?

• Peaceful resolution

• Violent conflicts between proslavery and antislavery people

• New trade agreements

• Establishment of new states

What was the focus of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?

• Economic policies

• Presidential candidates' debates on slavery and states' rights

• Foreign policy

• Military strategies