Which of the following best describes sectionalism?

the feelings of loyalty to a region rather than the country

Under the Missouri Compromise, what had to happen every time a slave state joined the Union?

A free state also had to be admitted to the Union

The Denmark Vesey Plot was

an planned revolt to kill masters and take over Charleston.

Which statement best describes why many people in the South supported slavery?

Southerners believed their way of life depended on slavery

What was the central point of the Dred Scott decision?

That slaves had no rights anywhere in the United States

What event made southern states finally decide to secede?

The Election of Abraham Lincoln

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1
What was the name of William Lloyd Garrison’s newspaper?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Liberator
The Northern Times
The Fugitive Slave Gazette
2
Which former slave helped other slaves escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
Nat Turner
3
Who was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1860?
John Bell
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Clay
4
Which of the following best describes sectionalism?
the feelings of loyalty to a region rather than the country
the right of a state to leave a country if its voters choose
the belief that slavery should be illegal throughout the US
the agreement to keep slavery south of Missouri’s border
5
Who was elected President in the election of 1860?
John Bell
John Breckenridge
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
6
Which state was the first to secede after the election of Abraham Lincoln?
Texas
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
7
Under the Missouri Compromise, what had to happen every time a slave state joined the Union?
The Supreme Court would decide whether slavery was legal
voters in the state decided whether the slaves would be free
The President had to open up new free territories
A free state also had to be admitted to the Union
8
In 1820, Henry Clay played a major role in which of the following?
The Missouri Compromise
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Louisiana Purchase
The Treaty of Versailles
9
The Denmark Vesey Plot was
his raid on Harpers Ferry that led to capture of John Brown
a rebellion in Vir. that resulted in the deaths of 55 whites
an planned revolt to kill masters and take over Charleston.
the largest slaves uprising prior to the Am. Revolution
10
Which statement best describes why many people in the South supported slavery?
Southerners believed their way of life depended on slavery
Africans were not allowed to live in areas of the North.
Northerners had never believed slavery should be allowed
The religion of many southerners justified the use of slaves
11
. Which of the following abolitionists grew up in a slave-owning family in South Carolina?
Elijah Lovejoy
William Lloyd Garrison
Angelina Grimke
John Brown
12
What was the central point of the Dred Scott decision?
hat states could not nullify federal laws
That slavery was legal only in the South
That slaves had no rights anywhere in the United States
That the Kansas-Nebraska act was illegal
13
Which movement campaigned against the Tariff of 1828?
Compromise of 1820
Nullification Crisis
Missouri Compromise
Wilmot Proviso
14
Which of the following acts repealed part of the Missouri Compromise?
The Compromise of 1850
The Indian Removal Act
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
15
What event made southern states finally decide to secede?
The Election of Abraham Lincoln
The Dred Scott Decision
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Missouri Compromise
16
John C Calhoun was an advocate of which of the following?
States' Rights
Popular Sovereignty
Imperialism
Federalism
17
Who was an escaped slave who gave speeches about his experience as a slave to help end slavery?
Dred Scott
Frederick Douglass
John Brown
Nat Turner
18
What event might you attend if you were an abolitionist?
a slave auction
An anti-slavery rally
a rally opposing high tariffs
a states' rights convention
19
What did John Brown hope to accomplish by taking over the Harpers Ferry arsenal?
All of the above
He hoped to end slavery in the South.
He hoped to arm the slaves so they could fight back.
He hoped to start a revolt among the slaves
20
By the mid-1800s, What had resulted in increasing tensions between the North and the South?
Abolitionism
industrialization
Sectionalism
migration

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