What was the outcome of John Brown's raid?

Slaves gained all weapons from a Virginia arsenal.
John Brown was elected as a state representative.
Slaves in Virginia were granted more rights.
John Brown was sentenced to hang.

John Brown was sentenced to hang.

What were causes of sectionalism? Check all that apply.

economic differences
the 1860 presidential election
states' rights
social differences
the issue of slavery
the Stamp Act

economic differences

states' rights

social differences

the issue of slavery

Why was Frederick Douglass important?

He was the first governor of Kansas.
He made the first pro-slavery speech in Congress.
He was a leader of the abolitionist movement.
He led the movement for the Missouri Compromise.

He was a leader of the abolitionist movement.

This map shows slavery expansion agreed to in the Missouri Compromise.



According to the map, what stance would the Arkansas Territory take on slavery?

It would be closed to slavery.
It would be open to slavery.
It would be a free state.
It would be a slave state.

It would be open to slavery.

What was one economic difference that caused sectionalism?

The South's economy was based on foreign trade.
The South's economy relied heavily on slave labor.
The North's economy struggled because of a lack of roads.
The North's economy was primarily agricultural.

The South's economy relied heavily on slave labor.

Why were people angry about the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

It only granted popular sovereignty to eastern states.
It reinforced the unpopular Missouri Compromise.
It forced people to relocate to the Great Plains region.
It stated slavery could be legal where it had been outlawed.

It stated slavery could be legal where it had been outlawed.

Which slavery-related event occurred first?

the Compromise of 1850
the Fugitive Slave Act
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
the Missouri Compromise

the Missouri Compromise

What were some provisions of the Dred Scott case? Check all that apply.

No black person, free or enslaved, could be a US citizen.
All black people were subject to becoming enslaved.
There could be no legal ban on slavery in the territories.
The territories could retain their popular sovereignty.
The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

No black person, free or enslaved, could be a US citizen.

There could be no legal ban on slavery in the territories.

The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

What is an example of how states' rights were a cause of sectionalism?

States wanted to pass laws without federal interference.
States wanted to print their own money.
The federal government wanted to nullify all state laws.
The federal government wanted to control the economy in Southern states.

States wanted to pass laws without federal interference.

Who was included in the Republican Party of 1854? Check all that apply.

abolitionists
Most Southern politicians
people opposed to the spread of slavery
people against the Kansas-Nebraska Act
people worried about the Dred Scott decision
slave owners

abolitionists

people opposed to the spread of slavery

people against the Kansas-Nebraska Act

people worried about the Dred Scott decision

How did slavery cause sectionalism in the antebellum era?

Southern politicians supported the expansion of slavery into new states.
Northern politicians backed the spreading of slavery only into far western territories.
The South wanted slavery to continue in existing states but not in new states.
The North wanted slavery to expand slavery into only a few Northern states.

Southern politicians supported the expansion of slavery into new states.

What did the Dred Scott decision help contribute to?

the Missouri Compromise
abolitionist activities
the Civil War
Bleeding Kansas

the Civil War

What are key facts about the Missouri Compromise? Check all that apply.

It was proposed in 1820.
Missouri was granted statehood as a free state.
Maine was granted statehood as a free state.
Any state east of Missouri would be allowed to vote on slavery.
The balance of power between free and slave states remained equal.

It was proposed in 1820.

Maine was granted statehood as a free state.

The balance of power between free and slave states remained equal.