Sectionaiism
Before the Civil War, slavery expanded in the South rather than in the North because
(1) the Constitution contained a clause that outlawed the importation of slaves into the Northern states
(2) Congress passed a law forbidding slavery in the North
(3) Northern states passed affirmative action legislation
(4) geographic conditions in the South encouraged the development of large plantations
Which group benefited most directly from the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)?
(1) abolitionists
(2) immigrants
(3) slave owners
(4) enslaved persons
"Compromise Enables Maine and Missouri To Enter Union" (1820)
"California Admitted to Union as Free State" (1850)
"Kansas-Nebraska Act Sets Up Popular Sovereignty" (1854)
Which issue is reflected in these headlines?
1. enactment of protective tariffs
2. extension of slavery
3. voting rights for minorities
4. universal public education
In the 1780’s, many Americans distrusted a strong central government. This distrust is best shown by the
1. lack of debate over the ratification of the United States Constitution
2. plan of government set up by the Articles of Confederation
3. development of a Federal court system
4. constitutional provision for a strong President
One immediate result of Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan was the
1. removal of the tax on exports
3. creation of a national bank
2. adoption of free trade
4. establishment of an income tax
-"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.” -Abraham Lincoln, 1858 According to this quotation, Abraham Lincoln believed that
1. slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately
2. sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union the Southern states should be allowed to secede
4-to save the nation, the North should compromise with the South on slavery
The rulings of the Supreme Court in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) all demonstrate that the Supreme Court has
1. continued to extend voting rights to minorities
2. protected itself from internal dissent
3. sometimes failed to protect the rights of minorities
4. often imposed restrictions on free speech during wartime
The Missouri Compromise (1820), the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) were all efforts to
(1) end fighting between midwestern farmers and Native American Indians
(2) encourage manufacturing in the West
(3) increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections
(4) settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories
In the United States, the use of the elastic clause, the amending process, and Supreme Court interpretations have resulted in
1. a general loss of individual rights
2. a strengthening of the principle of separation of powers
3. the Constitution being adapted to fit changing times
4. the limiting of Presidential power in domestic affairs
Opponents of the law held that states could nullify the Alien and Sedition Acts because these laws
1) repealed the Northwest Ordinance
(2) placed an (unfair tax on whiskey made by western farmers
(3) violated the Constitution
(4) established limits on universal suffrage
Sectional differences developed in the United States largely because
1. the Federal Government adopted a policy of neutrality
2. economic conditions and interests in each region varied
3. only northerners were represented at the Constitutional Convention
4. early Presidents favored urban areas over rural areas
Which constitutional principle was the main focus of the North–South conflicts that led to the Civil War?
(1) States rights
(2) due process of law
(3) separation of powers
(4) presidential veto power
The events listed below all contributed to...
• Publication of The Liberator
• Kansas-Nebraska Act
• Dred Scott decision
(1) outbreak of the Civil War
(2) formation of the policy of Manifest Destiny
(3) passage of the Missouri Compromise
4) annexation of Texas
Which action is an example of the system of checks and balances?
1. An individual pays both a state and a federal income tax
2. New York State requires at least 180 school days per year
3. The House of Representatives votes to expel one of its members
4. The Senate approves a president’s nominee to the Supreme Court
President George Washington set a precedent for all future presidents by
1. appointing a career soldier to be Secretary of War
2. choosing the best lawyer in the nation to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
3. campaigning actively for the office
4. creating a cabinet of advisors
"By the 1850’s, the Constitution, originally framed as an instrument of national unity, had become a source of sectional discord." This quotation suggests that:
Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860?
1-The Dred Scott decision, which declared that all prior compromises on extension of slavery were unconstitutional
2-The Missouri Compromise, which kept an even balance between free and slave states
3-The raid on Harper Ferry by John Brown
4-Election of Abraham Lincoln, who opposed the spread of slavery.
The annexation of Texas and the Mexican Cession are best described as efforts by the United States to
(1) remove European threats
(2) limit the spread of slavery
(3) end wars of aggression
(4) fulfill Manifest Destiny
Anti Federalists opposed ratification of the United States Constitution until they were assured that
1. a bill of rights would be added to the original document to protect citizens from a tyrannical Federal government
2. their supporters would receive a fair share of federal government jobs
3. the president was given increased powers
4. senators would be elected directly by the people
The Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) strengthened the power of the judicial branch by
1. denying states the right to secede from the Union
2. providing the president the power to declare war
3. ruling that Congress has the right to create new territories
4. granting federal courts the power to declare laws unconstitutional
… In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to “preserve, protect, and defend it.” … — President Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861
President Lincoln made this statement in an effort to
(1) urge Congress to spend money to buy the freedom of slaves
(2) convince Southerners that he posed no threat to their way of life
(3) offer to compromise his position regarding territorial expansion of slavery
(4) persuade Americans that war between the North and South was unavoidable
During the 1840s, abolitionists opposed annexation of new western territory because they
(1) feared the admission of new slave states
(2) wanted to limit the power of the national government
(3) were concerned with the legal rights of Native American Indians
(4) supported an isolationist foreign policy
Which term refers to the idea that settlers had the right to decide whether slavery would be legal in their territory?
(1) nullification
(2) sectionalism
(3) popular sovereignty
(4) southern secession
Which set of events related to early America is in the correct chronological order?
1. inauguration of George Washington → passage of Stamp Act → Revolutionary War → French and Indian War
2. Revolutionary War → French and Indian War →passage of Stamp Act → inauguration of George Washington
3. French and Indian War → passage of Stamp Act → Revolutionary War → inauguration of George Washington
4. passage of Stamp Act → French and Indian War → inauguration of George Washington →Revolutionary War
One result of the purchase of the Louisiana Territory (1803) was that the United States
(1) acquired California from Spain
(2) gained control of the port of New Orleans
(3) ended border conflicts with British Canada
(4) annexed Florida