11.3 USHG - Building a Nation & Sectionalism | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

The event that immediately followed Lincoln’s election in 1860 was

The secession of several southern states

A treaty with Mexico

A ban on abolitionist newspapers

The creation of the Whig Party

The Republican Party in the 1850s opposed

The expansion of slavery into the territories

Voting rights for immigrants

Protective tariffs

National banking reforms

One reason for southern secession was

Belief that Lincoln would limit slavery expansion

Increased tariffs on cotton

Refusal to pay taxes

Loss of land to France

The Dred Scott decision stated that

Enslaved people were not citizens and had no rights

Slavery was unconstitutional

Congress had authority to ban slavery

Slaves could vote in local elections

“Bleeding Kansas” resulted from

Violence over slavery in Kansas Territory

Native raids on towns

Railroad expansion

Disputes over the Erie Canal

Popular sovereignty allowed

Voters to decide on slavery in new territories

Presidents to choose new states

Judges to make trade laws

Congress to ban voting

The Compromise of 1850 included

A stronger Fugitive Slave Law

Immediate end to slavery

A ban on state taxes

The return of the Missouri Compromise line

The Missouri Compromise aimed to

Keep a balance of slave and free states

Give more power to Congress

Abolish slavery in all new lands

Allow states to tax imports

The concept of Manifest Destiny was used to

Justify U.S. expansion across North America

End slavery in the South

Block all immigration

Promote trade with Britain

One goal of the women’s rights movement was

Equal legal and voting rights

More jobs in northern factories

Access to land in western territories

End of immigration quotas

Seneca Falls Convention was significant because it

Started the organized women’s rights movement

Gave women the right to vote

Elected the first female president

Passed new state laws in the South

Uncle Tom’s Cabin influenced public opinion by

Exposing the cruelty of slavery

Defending the southern way of life

Encouraging new trade laws

Promoting expansion into Canada

William Lloyd Garrison supported abolition by

Publishing The Liberator

Voting against the Compromise of 1850

Fighting in the Mexican-American War

Arguing for popular sovereignty

The abolitionist movement wanted to

End slavery across the United States

Expand plantation farming

Promote colonization of western lands

Raise tariffs on slave goods

Worcester v. Georgia ruled that

States could not interfere with Native lands

Jackson had to step down

Congress must fund westward migration

The military could seize tribal land

The Indian Removal Act led to

Forced migration of tribes west of the Mississippi River

Peaceful relocation to the North

Native Americans gaining citizenship

Natives joining Congress based on their population

The Nullification Crisis involved

A state refusing to enforce a federal tariff

The end of westward expansion

States banning slavery on their own

Native Americans suing for land

The spoils system was when Jackson

Gave government jobs to political supporters

Cut spending on military supplies

Hired only judges from the South

Appointed leaders from Congress

Jackson’s presidency was known for

Expanding power of the executive branch

Strengthening the power of the courts

Eliminating the spoils system

Supporting abolition of slavery

One effect of the Market Revolution was

Growth in transportation and industrial production

More colonies being created

Decline in factory jobs

Decrease in foreign trade

The Erie Canal helped the economy by

Connecting western farms to eastern markets

Blocking trade with France

Ending reliance on steamboats

Removing tariffs on Canadian goods

The Monroe Doctrine told European nations to

Avoid new colonies in the Western Hemisphere

Share military bases with the U.S.

Trade only with the South

Remain neutral in global wars

The Louisiana Purchase was controversial because

Jefferson used a loose interpretation of the Constitution

It banned farming in new lands

It gave land to the British

The land was mostly desert

Washington’s Farewell Address warned against

Foreign alliances and political factions

Western expansion and low taxes

National banking and public education

Trade with the southern colonies

Disagreements over Hamilton’s plan led to

The formation of the first political parties

The writing of a second Constitution

A revolt in southern colonies

The removal of the Supreme Court

Hamilton’s economic plan included

Creating a national bank and assuming state debts

Ending all foreign trade

Limiting the power of Congress

Free land to western settlers

Gibbons v. Ogden strengthened the federal government by

Giving Congress power over interstate trade

Allowing states to regulate commerce

Removing tariffs on shipping

Limiting judicial appointments

The case of McCulloch v. Maryland confirmed that

Congress could create a national bank

States could tax the federal government

Federal banks were unconstitutional

State banks were immune to regulation

Judicial review was established by

Marbury v. Madison

McCulloch v. Maryland

Gibbons v. Ogden

Worcester v. Georgia

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to

Protect freedoms such as speech and religion

Grant citizenship to immigrants

End tariffs between states

Increase Congress’s power over trade

Checks and balances were included to

Prevent one branch of government from dominating the others

Let voters select all cabinet members

Allow Congress to overrule elections

Give military leaders legal control

The principle of federalism means

Power is shared between national and state governments

The Supreme Court controls local laws

The president makes all legal decisions

States can cancel national laws

The main reason Anti-Federalists opposed the Constitution was

It lacked protections for individual rights

It did not end slavery in new states

It gave states too much power

It banned national taxes

The 3/5 Compromise involved

Counting slaves partially for representation and taxes

Dividing up the original colonies

Giving voting rights to enslaved people

Allowing states to print their own money

The Great Compromise created

A two-house Congress

A new monarchy to rule the colonies

Equal state voting power in all elections

A tax system based only on population

One problem with the Articles of Confederation was that

Congress could not collect taxes or regulate trade

The president had control over all states

The judiciary branch had too much power

States were denied the right to vote