True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Free blacks in South Carolina were permitted to own slaves.
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2.
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The War of 1812 was a decisive victory for the United States.
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3.
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Denmark Vesey was a free black.
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4.
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Most immigrants preferred to settle in the North rather than the South so they
did not have to compete with slave labor.
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5.
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John C. Calhoun always put his state’s interests before the interests of
the nation.
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6.
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South Carolina Unionists supported the abolition of slavery.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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7.
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Who was the most outspoken and best known champion for states rights in South
Carolina?
a. | John C. Calhoun | b. | Thomas Cooper | c. | William Lloyd
Garrison | d. | Sarah Grimke |
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8.
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What change in transportation saved cotton producers the most money?
a. | canals | b. | flatboats | c. | railroads | d. | steamboats |
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Which was NOT a cause of the War of 1812?
a. | The British attacked Washington, D.C. | b. | The British seized cargo from American
ships. | c. | The British angered Americans which incited feelings of
nationalism. | d. | The British stopped ships and made American sailors serve in their
navy. |
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10.
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Which statement provides the BEST reason why whites feared free blacks after the
Denmark Vesey plot?
a. | A free black planned the event. | b. | Free blacks got control of governments in the
South. | c. | Free blacks wanted to gain control of cotton plantations. | d. | Free blacks were
able to influence slaves to follow them. |
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What method did South Carolina use in an effort to reduce abolitionist
information from influencing people in South Carolina?
a. | censored the U.S. Mail | b. | made it illegal to print abolition
flyers | c. | prevented people from meeting to discuss abolition | d. | passed laws to
prevent information on abolition being distributed |
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What act allowed people in territories to decide the issue of slavery for
themselves?
a. | Compromise of 1850 | b. | Fugitive Slave Act | c. | Kansas-Nebraska
Act | d. | Missouri Compromise |
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What resulted from the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
a. | A compromise to preserve the Union | b. | Dred Scott Case | c. | John Brown’s
Raid | d. | Violence and blood shed |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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14.
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If you lived in a society where each social class was expected to show respect
for classes above them, you would be living in a ______________________________ society.
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15.
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The Second Great Awakening introduced camp meetings and ____________
____________ to society.
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16.
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The Nat Turner Rebellion took place in ______________________________.
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Matching
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Match the vocabulary word in Column A with its definition in Column
B. a. | abolitionist | i. | nationalism | b. | acquitted | j. | nullify | c. | blue
laws | k. | secession | d. | currency | l. | sectionalism | e. | internal
improvements | m. | states
rights | f. | kiln | n. | tariff | g. | martyr | o. | yeoman | h. | menial |
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belief that the powers of the state are more important than powers of federal
government
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18.
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allegiance to one’s region as opposed to loyalty to the whole
country
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19.
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dissolving the states to make a separate country
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20.
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laws to restrict activity on Sunday
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