How were the North and the South different prior to the Civil War? Select the two that apply.

Question

options:

The North was more urban while the South was more rural
The North was more urban while the South was more rural

The South was more urban while the North was more rural
The South was more urban while the North was more rural

Northern states were mostly free states; Southern states were slave states.
Northern states were mostly free states; Southern states were slave states.

Southern states were mostly free states; Northern states were slave states

Answer 1

The two correct options that highlight the differences between the North and the South prior to the Civil War are:

1. The North was more urban while the South was more rural.
2. Northern states were mostly free states; Southern states were slave states.

Answer 2

How did the question of slavery cause growing tensions before the Civil War? Select the two that apply.

options:

Northern states, particularly Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, were beginning to see the value of slavery
Northern states, particularly Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, were beginning to see the value of slavery

The Compromise of 1850 angered abolitionists of the North because it freed slaves living in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts
The Compromise of 1850 angered abolitionists of the North because it freed slaves living in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts

The Supreme Court denied Dred Scott’s right to sue for his freedom
The Supreme Court denied Dred Scott’s right to sue for his freedom

The North and South disagreed on whether slavery should be allowed in the new territory gained by the Louisiana Purchase

Answer 3

The two correct options that illustrate how the question of slavery caused growing tensions before the Civil War are:

1. The Supreme Court denied Dred Scott’s right to sue for his freedom.
2. The North and South disagreed on whether slavery should be allowed in the new territory gained by the Louisiana Purchase.

Answer 4

What was an underlying source of tension in westward expansion during the 1850s?

options:

The inflation of goods
The inflation of goods

A sharp decrease in population
A sharp decrease in population

Whether newly added territories should allow slavery
Whether newly added territories should allow slavery

Disagreement over whether the economy of new territories be based on farming or factories

Answer 5

The underlying source of tension in westward expansion during the 1850s was:

Whether newly added territories should allow slavery.

Answer 6

Which statement is TRUE about the Dred Scott Court Case in 1857?

options:

The decision pleased both the North and South.
The decision pleased both the North and South.

Abolitionists considered the decision a great victory.
Abolitionists considered the decision a great victory.

Slaves were classified as property without human rights.
Slaves were classified as property without human rights.

Expansion of slavery into new territories was declared illegal.

Answer 7

The true statement about the Dred Scott Court Case in 1857 is:

Slaves were classified as property without human rights.