US HISTORY UNIT 4 EXAM QUESTIONS
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Federalism - ANS system of multiple governments in order to give more localized decison
making power
10th Amendment - ANS all powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the
states and people
Question of State's Rights - ANS power struggle between states and the federal government
has caused controversy since the country's beginning and resulted in the Civil War.
Sectionalism - Differences between North/South - ANS Differences: Economic, slavery, tariffs
North - Industrialized, Railroads carried raw material east and manufactured goods west,
Telegraph wires strung along the railroad tracks provided instant communication for the North,
Large number of Immigrants became voters with strong opposition to slavery; slavery mostly
voluntarily abolished; wanted tariffs so people would not buy foreign,
South - Rural Society, plantations and small farms, relied on cotton, did not produce many
manufactured goods, rivers to transport goods, very few immigrants (no need for them with
slaves), slavery grew, necessary evil, no to tariffs b/c they bought the manufactured goods
(more expensive)
List 3 ways the North and the South differed in the 1800's - ANS Economic, slavery, tariffs,
immigrants
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, Wilmot Proviso - ANS 1846 proposal that outlawed slavery in any territory gained from the
War with Mexico; tried to block slavery in old Mexican areas but is defeated in Congress
California - ANS Grew rapidly due to Gold Rush, applies for statehood quickly, no slavery,
debate begins and Clay organizes a compromise
Compromise of 1820 - ANS drew a line to determine the future areas of slavery in the
Louisiana Territory; solved slave debate for 20 years until California tried to join free
Compromise of 1850 - ANS California joins as free
South gets stronger fugitive slave laws
popular sovereignty to decide future cases of slavery
pay Texas $10 million to surrender claim to New Mexico
No sale of slaves in District of Columbia
secession - ANS formal withdrawal of a state from the Union
popular sovereignty - ANS residents of new territory would vote on slavery; residents decide
Texas-New Mexico Boundary Dispute - ANS the slave state of Texas claimed the eastern half
of New Mexico Territory
Sedition Acts - ANS set fines and jail terms for anyone trying to hinder the operation of the
government or express "false scandalous and malicious statements" against government
Virginia and Kentucky Resolution - ANS Written by Jefferson and Madison in response to the
Alien and Sedition Acts, they declared that states could nullify federal laws that the states
considered unconstitutional
Principle of Nullification
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Federalism - ANS system of multiple governments in order to give more localized decison
making power
10th Amendment - ANS all powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the
states and people
Question of State's Rights - ANS power struggle between states and the federal government
has caused controversy since the country's beginning and resulted in the Civil War.
Sectionalism - Differences between North/South - ANS Differences: Economic, slavery, tariffs
North - Industrialized, Railroads carried raw material east and manufactured goods west,
Telegraph wires strung along the railroad tracks provided instant communication for the North,
Large number of Immigrants became voters with strong opposition to slavery; slavery mostly
voluntarily abolished; wanted tariffs so people would not buy foreign,
South - Rural Society, plantations and small farms, relied on cotton, did not produce many
manufactured goods, rivers to transport goods, very few immigrants (no need for them with
slaves), slavery grew, necessary evil, no to tariffs b/c they bought the manufactured goods
(more expensive)
List 3 ways the North and the South differed in the 1800's - ANS Economic, slavery, tariffs,
immigrants
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, Wilmot Proviso - ANS 1846 proposal that outlawed slavery in any territory gained from the
War with Mexico; tried to block slavery in old Mexican areas but is defeated in Congress
California - ANS Grew rapidly due to Gold Rush, applies for statehood quickly, no slavery,
debate begins and Clay organizes a compromise
Compromise of 1820 - ANS drew a line to determine the future areas of slavery in the
Louisiana Territory; solved slave debate for 20 years until California tried to join free
Compromise of 1850 - ANS California joins as free
South gets stronger fugitive slave laws
popular sovereignty to decide future cases of slavery
pay Texas $10 million to surrender claim to New Mexico
No sale of slaves in District of Columbia
secession - ANS formal withdrawal of a state from the Union
popular sovereignty - ANS residents of new territory would vote on slavery; residents decide
Texas-New Mexico Boundary Dispute - ANS the slave state of Texas claimed the eastern half
of New Mexico Territory
Sedition Acts - ANS set fines and jail terms for anyone trying to hinder the operation of the
government or express "false scandalous and malicious statements" against government
Virginia and Kentucky Resolution - ANS Written by Jefferson and Madison in response to the
Alien and Sedition Acts, they declared that states could nullify federal laws that the states
considered unconstitutional
Principle of Nullification
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