Quiz Me! - Documents: Sectionalism Test your knowledge about documents in the Sectionalism era. 1 / 10 Which document advocated that states should have the right to nullify federal tariffs? Declaration of Independence Kansas-Nebraska Act Compromise of 1850 South Carolina Exposition and Protest 2 / 10 What was the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act? The Democratic Party gained prominence “Bleeding Kansas” The Great Compromise The secession of Kansas 3 / 10 How did Senator Stephen Douglas attempt to bring compromise between slave and non-slave states in the Kansas-Nebraska Act? By adding Kansas to the growing number of non-slave states. By allowing southern senators to veto one of the key parts of the act. By allowing popular sovereignty to settle the slavery question in the new territories By hosting a town-hall debate where people could express their views. 4 / 10 What prompted the Compromise of 1850? all of the above anger between slave and free states growing talk of secession none of the above the admission of new states to the union 5 / 10 The purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act was to increase the capture and return of escaped slaves help escaped slaves find permanent residence in Canada promote unity between the north and the south end the Underground Railroad 6 / 10 Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reversed the precedent set in Dred Scott v. Sanford? 16th Amendment 15th Amendment 14th Amendment 13th Amendment 7 / 10 What was the primary topic debated in the Hayne-Webster Debate? constitutional rights vs. responsibilities state sovereignty vs. unionism The Tariff of Abominations secession 8 / 10 In Abraham Lincoln’s Cooper Union Address, he asserted that… Republicans would not attempt to impose abolitionist policies in the expanding territories The south was trying to cause a civil war to settle the issue of slavery Slavery should be abolished Congress had the authority to control slavery in new territories, but not the power to free slaves in states where it already existed 9 / 10 Daniel Webster criticized Robert Hayne’s view of the Constitution. He argued that Haynes believed the Constitution… established a monarchy was just like the Articles of Confederation should protect individual rights was too weak 10 / 10 Compromises such as the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 did little to slow the growing ___________________ across the United States. urbanization independence movement sectionalism westward expansion Your score is Restart quiz
