11.3b - Sectionalism and Build-up to the Civil War | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Jackson’s response to Worcester v. Georgia showed that he

Ignored the Supreme Court’s decision

Respected the Court’s authority

Supported Native American rights

Resigned in protest

The Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia ruled that

Georgia had no authority over Cherokee lands

The Indian Removal Act was legal

States could nullify federal laws

Native Americans could not own land

Andrew Jackson’s use of the spoils system meant that he

Gave government jobs to political supporters

Fired federal judges for political gain

Hired only military officers into government

Promoted the best-qualified civil servants

President Andrew Jackson opposed the National Bank because he

Believed it favored the wealthy elite

Thought it helped small farmers

Supported foreign ownership of banks

Wanted to increase its power

The Trail of Tears was the forced removal of

Cherokee and other tribes to western territories

Mexican farmers from Texas

Enslaved people from the Upper South

Loyalists after the American Revolution

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 allowed the federal government to

Relocate Native Americans west of the Mississippi River

Protect Native American lands from settlers

Grant U.S. citizenship to all Native peoples

End land disputes in New England

The North had more railroads and factories than the South, which

Gave it a major advantage during the Civil War

Made it harder to pass the Fugitive Slave Act

Caused sectional peace and prosperity

Led to stronger support for slavery

Southern leaders used the idea of states’ rights to

Defend slavery from federal interference

Promote civil rights protections

Reform immigration policies

Ban all new taxes

The main goal of the Free Soil Party was to

Stop the expansion of slavery westward

End immigration from Europe

Lower Southern taxes

Support national banks

The Nullification Crisis showed that

States might try to ignore federal laws

Slavery was ending peacefully

Congress had no power to tax

Courts could override elections

The term “sectionalism” refers to

Loyalty to one’s region over the country

The separation of church and state

The formation of third parties

Migration from cities to farms

Abraham Lincoln believed his main goal was to

Preserve the Union above all else

Abolish slavery in all states

End states’ rights forever

Promote Western settlement

Secession means

Leaving the United States

Reforming state constitutions

Voting to limit tariffs

Creating new military branches

The election of 1860 led to

Southern states seceding from the Union

Northern states leaving the Union

Abolition of slavery nationwide

Full support of Lincoln in the South

Southern leaders supported slavery as

Vital to agriculture and social structure

A failed economic system

Unpopular in border states

Banned by federal law

The Republican Party was formed to

Oppose the spread of slavery to new territories

Support lower taxes for farmers

Back the Dred Scott decision

Repeal the Missouri Compromise

Abraham Lincoln gained national attention by

Challenging slavery in political debates

Leading Southern Democrats

Protesting taxes in Massachusetts

Writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin

The Lincoln-Douglas debates focused mainly on

The expansion of slavery into new lands

Banking and tariffs

U.S. foreign policy

Election procedures in the West

The Underground Railroad helped enslaved people by

Providing secret escape routes to freedom

Starting open rebellions

Sending petitions to Congress

Selling land in the West

Frederick Douglass was known for

Speaking out against slavery and injustice

Writing pro-slavery laws

Creating the Missouri Compromise

Leading a Southern rebellion

The abolition movement focused on

Ending slavery in the United States

Expanding the Constitution

Passing voting laws for immigrants

Balancing trade with the South

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Raised Northern anger toward slavery

Supported Southern slaveowners

Justified the Dred Scott decision

Proposed a compromise on slavery

The Supreme Court in Dred Scott v. Sandford stated that

The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

Congress could end slavery anywhere

States must return all escaped slaves

Slaves had limited legal protections

"Bleeding Kansas" was a result of

Fighting over slavery in new territories

Northern opposition to tariffs

A rebellion against British troops

Economic hardship from war debt

The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed settlers to

Vote on whether to allow slavery

Ban all slavery in the West

Remove federal law enforcement

Choose new governors directly

One effect of the Fugitive Slave Act was

Greater division between North and South

Less Northern resistance

Decline in Southern agriculture

Freedom for escaped slaves

The expansion of slavery became a national issue due to

New western lands needing decisions on slavery

Decreased cotton production

Supreme Court restrictions

Lower taxes for plantations

John Brown is most known for

Trying to start a revolt at Harpers Ferry

Leading protests against tariffs

Debating slavery in Congress

Writing the Compromise of 1850

William Lloyd Garrison published

The Liberator, which opposed slavery

The Federalist, promoting the Constitution

The Kansas Code, about local laws

Common Sense, which urged independence

The Dred Scott decision ruled that

Enslaved people were considered property

Slaves had full legal rights

All states must allow slavery

Free blacks could vote in all elections

The Compromise of 1850 included

Passing a tougher Fugitive Slave Law

Banning slavery in western states

Giving citizenship to freed slaves

Annexing new land from the territories

The Missouri Compromise attempted to resolve tensions by

Keeping a balance of free and slave states

Ending slavery in Northern states

Banning slave trade across the country

Removing the 3/5 rule from the Constitution