Topic Review: Sectionalism
Quiz by Quizalize - Grade 8 Social Studies
Grade 8
Social Studies (2018)(Archived)
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- Q1What was the impact of the publication of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?it created a slave revolt in KentuckyCongress agreed that slavery should be abolishedthe Fugitive Slave Law was nullifiedit turned many more people against slavery30s113.20.7.B
- Q2What law compelled the North to return runaway slaves back to the South?Abolition Act of 1850Escaped Slave LawFugitive Slave ActMissouri Compromise30s113.20.7.B
- Q3The Compromise of 1850-ended the Fugitive Slave Actallowed California to enter the United States as a free stategave all the land taken from Mexico to Texasbanned slavery in Texas30s113.20.7.D
- Q4What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?it helped fugitive slaves get to the North and Canadait helped maintain the balance of power between slave and free statesit rewarded supporters with government jobsit allowed South Carolina to nullify a law30s113.20.7.D
- Q5What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?Can a state regulate a federal agency?Can the federal government levy taxes on states?Can a state overturn a federal law?30s113.20.7.A
- Q6Standoff between South Carolina and the federal government on the state's belief that they could overturn a federal law was-the Trail of Tearsthe Missouri Compromisethe XYZ Affairthe Nullification Crisis30s113.20.7.A
- Q7Because this region relied on manufacturing, it supported high tariffs on imported goods.the Westthe Europeansthe Souththe North30s113.20.7.A
- Q8Which economy relied heavily on agriculture and slavery?the Souththe Norththe Europeansthe West30s113.20.7.B
- Q9What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?Kansas and Nebraska were forced to outlaw slaveryKansas and Nebraska were allowed to vote for statehoodKansas and Nebraska were granted a local assemblyKansas and Nebraska were allowed to decide whether to be a free or slave territory30s113.20.7.D
- Q10Where did John Brown attack in hopes of beginning a slave revolt?Pottawatomie CreekVicksburgGettysburgHarper's Ferry30s113.20.7.B
- Q11Tariffs caused the price of _____ to go up.slaveslabormilk and eggsforeign goods30s113.20.7.A
- Q12Sectional differences in the United States during the early 1800s were mostly rooted in differences about-territorial boundarieseconomicsattitudes about warthe role of women30s113.20.7.B
- Q13Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?Nebraska settlers who supported abolition moved to Kansasfighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansasthe boundary established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther southKansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty30s113.20.7.B
- Q14How did Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 effect the national unity of the country?it healed the political divisionseveral southern states seceded in protestSouth Carolina seceded but the other states remained part of the United Statesit caused the South to declare war on the North30s113.20.7.B
- Q15This region of the United States relied on cotton production as its primary economic means.the WestEuropethe Souththe North30s113.20.7.C