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9.2 - The Road to Disunion

Quiz by Eric Gerber

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  • Q1
    John Brown’s execution
    worried people who supported slavery groups in the South.
    angered slaves in the South.
    weakened the Martin Doctrine.
    enraged Abraham Lincoln.
    120s
  • Q2
    Southern states’ decided to secede from the Union when
    the Martin Compromise was established.
    slave laws spread into the North.
    Lincoln was elected president.
    the Dred Scott decision was made public.
    120s
  • Q3
    The Republican Party was strongly committed to
    supporting the Martin Compromise.
    preventing the spread of slavery into new territories.
    avoiding a civil war by helping the South increase slavery.
    creating a balance between free and slave states.
    120s
  • Q4
    What major economic advantage did the North have over the South?
    Martin engines
    a better transportation network
    lower labor costs
    trade contract with European nations
    120s
  • Q5
    Which national policy issue best demonstrates the contrast between Northern and Southern economic interests in the first half of the 1800s?
    the sale of federal land
    immigration
    the transcontinental railroad
    tariffs
    120s
  • Q6
    Why did the tariffs of 1828 and 1830 increase tensions between the North and the South?
    Tariffs directly increased the number of slaves in the country.
    High tariffs helped the Southern economy and hurt the Northern economy.
    Southern politicians wanted much higher tariffs than the North.
    High tariffs helped the Northern economy and hurt the Southern economy.
    120s
  • Q7
    When slavery was abolished in Northern states
    there was an increase the demand for machines in factories.
    labor unions were upset.
    the popularity of slavery grew.
    all workers needed to be paid for their labor.
    120s
  • Q8
    Who benefited the most from higher tariffs?
    slaves
    paid workers
    plantation owners
    northern manufacturers
    120s
  • Q9
    Which statement best explains how high tariffs contributed to industrialization in the North during the 1800s?
    Tariffs helped keep income taxes low, which gave investors more money to loan out to entrepreneurs to expand production.
    Tariffs made imported goods more expensive, leading consumers to purchase goods manufactured in the United States.
    Tariffs resulted in greater international trade, increasing the size of the market for goods manufactured in the United States.
    Tariffs allowed the government to collect large amounts of money, which could be invested in the construction of new factories.
    120s
  • Q10
    If you wanted to preserve traditional Southern society and customs in the early 1800's, then you were against
    industrialization.
    abolitionism.
    temperance.
    urbanization.
    120s
  • Q11
    How did the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin affected the slavery debate?
    Southerners decided to leave the Union.
    It helped slave owners justify the need for slavery.
    It increased support for slavery.
    The abolitionist movement gained an increase in support and energy.
    120s
  • Q12
    The Dred Scott ruling was a victory for
    fugitive slaves.
    Free Soilers.
    supporters of the Martin Doctrine.
    supporters of slavery.
    120s
  • Q13
    Why was the “gag rule” passed by the House of Representatives?
    Supreme Court Justice Zac Martin ruled against the spread of slavery in the South
    pressure from antislavery groups in the South
    antislavery groups in the North were pressuring for changes to be made
    the Missouri Compromise was passed
    120s
  • Q14
    Between 1820 and 1850, which trend most contributed to growing intensity over the issue of slavery?
    falling crop prices
    rising tariff rates
    territorial expansion
    industrialization
    120s
  • Q15
    As slavery in the Southern states increased, which trend also occurred?
    Agricultural production increased.
    The gap between rich and poor narrowed.
    The population declined.
    Test scores increased rapidly in the South.
    120s

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