The North And South
This quiz is on the North and the South.
- 1.What lead to the Civil War?
- A.
Religion lead to the Civil War.
- B.
Social and economic differences divided the nation and led to war.
- C.
Lack of jobs lead to the Civil War.
- D.
Lack of land for farms lead to the Civil War.
- 2.____________________ is regional loyalty.
- A.
Tarrif
- B.
Diverse economy
- C.
Fugitive
- D.
Sectionalism
- 3.______________ is an economy that is based on many industries rather than just a few.
- A.
Tariff
- B.
Diverse economy
- C.
Free state
- D.
States rights
- 4.A ___________________________ is a state that did not allow slavery before the Civil War.
- A.
Free state
- B.
Free world
- C.
Homesteader
- D.
Slave state
- 5.A______________________ alloewd slavery before the Civil War.
- A.
Territory
- B.
Slave state
- C.
Religious state
- D.
Free state
- 6.A__________________ is a tax on imports.
- A.
Veto
- B.
Renewable resource
- C.
Trade network
- D.
Tariff
- 7._______________________ is the idea that the states, not the national government, should have the final say on all laws.
- A.
Citys' rights
- B.
States' rights
- C.
Nations' rights
- D.
Towns' rights
- 8.A _____________________ is someone who escapes from the law.
- A.
Fugitive
- B.
Freedman
- C.
Empire
- D.
Isthmus
- 9._________________ came up with a the Missouri Compromise.
- A.
Dred Scott
- B.
Andrew Jackson
- C.
Henry Clay
- D.
Nat Turner
- 10._________________________ believed the federal government could set tariffs on trade.
- A.
Henry Clay
- B.
Dred Scott
- C.
Nat Turner
- D.
Andrew Jackson
- 11.____________________ agued against the tariff.He believed in states' rights, or the idea that states, not the national government, should have the fina say on laws that affected them.
- A.
John C. Calhoun
- B.
Andrew Jackson
- C.
Abe Lincoln
- D.
Henry Clay
- 12.In 1819 __________________ wanted to join the Union as a slave state.
- A.
Arkansas
- B.
Mississippi
- C.
Missouri
- D.
Maine
- 13.________________________ was admitted as a free state.
- A.
Virginia
- B.
Kentucky
- C.
Missouri
- D.
Maine
- 14.Under the Compomise of 1850 ____________________ joined the Union as a free state.
- A.
South Carolina
- B.
California
- C.
North Carolina
- D.
Kentucky
- 15.The economy of the southern states relied on _____________________.
- A.
Farmers
- B.
Industry
- C.
Enslaved workers
- D.
Bankers
- 16.________________________________ often decided issues on what was best for their section,or region, instead of what was best for the whole country. This region loyalty is called ___________________.
- A.
Town leaders, Centerism
- B.
City leaders, selectionism
- C.
National leaders , sectionalism
- D.
State leaders, Statehood
- 17.The different sections of the United States were different both__________ and ____________.
- A.
Dress and height
- B.
Economically and culturally
- C.
Looks and weight
- D.
Tools and food
- 18.In the _________________ there were few plantations. Most farms were _________, and they did not require many workers.
- A.
Eastern States, small
- B.
Southern States, small
- C.
Western States, small
- D.
Northern States , small
- 19.All of the ____________________ abolished slavery.
- A.
Southern States
- B.
Northern States
- 20.Many people, including immigrants, moved to te Northern states to work in the new__________________.
- A.
Farmland
- B.
Inns
- C.
Industry
- D.
Shops
- 21.In the Southern states, enslaved Africans worked on plantations that grew mainly ______________ and ____________.
- A.
Rice, potatoes
- B.
Cotton, tobacco
- C.
Tomatoes, greens
- D.
Grapes, oranges
- 22.The ____________________ helped plantations, in the south, produce more cotton.
- A.
Cotton gin
- B.
Cotton rake
- C.
Cotton mop
- D.
Plant gin
- 23.The money brought in by cash crops allowed plantation oweners to buy more ______________and ___________________ the system of slavery.
- A.
Food, weakened
- B.
Homes, strengthened
- C.
Ships, weakened
- D.
Land, strenghthened
- 24.By 1804 all of the ___________________ had outlawed slavery.
- A.
Southern
- B.
Northern
- 25._____________________ was considered roughly the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland - was seen as the dividing line between free states and slave states.
- A.
Jackson-Clay line
- B.
Clay-Dixon line
- C.
Mason-Dxon line
- D.
Kansas -Nebraska line
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