Study Guide on Dis-Union and North vs. South Comparison
Name ___________________
Vocabulary: Select the best synonym for each word
1. Rebellion
a. altercation
b. snafu
c. revolt
d. depression
2. Secede
a. beneficial
b. break away
c. small
d. successful
3. Tariff
a. tax
b. weapon
c. scarf
d. compliment
4. Abolitionist
a. someone that supports slavery b. someone against slavery
Events of Dis-Union Match the event with its definition.
A. Dred Scott Decision
B. Missouri
Compromise
C. Compromise of
1850
D. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
E. John Brown’s Raid
F. Nat Turner’s
Rebellion
G. Tariff of 1828
H. Tariff of 1832
5.
_____This novel was important because it
explained the life of a slave and the conditions
they lived in. It was widely read during the
19th century.
6.
______ This terrible tax or tax of
“abominations” made foreign finished
products more expensive. The South was
particularly effected by this tax because it
inhibited (reduced) trade with Europe and
they had to pay more for the same American
goods. made foreign finished products more
expensive. The South was particularly
effected by this tax because it inhibited
(reduced) trade with Europe and they had to
pay more for the same American goods.
7.
______This tax effected the country because
there was a standoff between President
Andrew Jackson and the state of SC. SC
refused to honor the first tax passed and the
president threatened to use military force.
This compromise tax ended the standoff.
8.
______The agreement allowed Missouri to
enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as
a free state keeping the balance of slave and
free states equal in Congress.
9.
______This revolt ended in the deaths of 50
Virginians but the longer term effect was the
restrictions placed on slaves and the fear felt
by the slave owners. However, this event did
start a national dialogue over slavery.
10.______This act allowed the territories of Kansas
and Nebraska to vote and choose whether they
were slave or free.
I.
Kansas-Nebraska
Act
J. Lincoln-Douglas
Debates
11.______These formal conversations between
two political candidates were primarily over
slavery and solidified the Republican party and
one of the future presidential candidates as antislavery.
12.______This court decision supported slavery.
Slaves entering a free territory would remain a
slave and were categorized as property and
without rights. It also clarified that Congress
could not exclude slavery from territories.
13.______This revolt involved an abolitionist that
attacked a federal armory in Harper’s Ferry. He
attempted to arm and free slaves.
14.______This agreement admitted California as a
slave state and allowed the new western
territories created from the land acquired after
the Mexican-American War to decide whether
they would be free or a slave state. The Fugitive
Slave Act was an important concession since the
balance of power had shifted to anti-slavery in
Congress.
North Versus South Comparisons Label each example “N” for North or “S” for South
15. _____ Had more raw materials and less finished goods
16. ______ Had more factories and finished goods
17. ______ More rural or country
18. ______ More urban or cities
19. ______ More population and wealth
20. ______ More farming and agriculture as the economic mainstay
21. ______ Wore blue uniforms
22. ______ Wore gray uniforms
23. ______ The Union
24. ______ The Confederacy
25. ______ Abraham Lincoln was president
Extra Credit:
1. A synonym for textiles is:
2. Cotton is an example of:
raw material
finished product
3. Furniture is an example of:
raw material
finished product
4. One state had a lot of bloodshed when large populations of abolitionists and
settlers sympathetic to slavery both moved quickly into the territory. This
extreme violence and bloodshed was called :
5. Which general was the U.S. first choice to lead the Union command?