The Nullification Crisis — Quiz

Question 1

In the early and mid-1800s, sectionalism was strongest

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in the South, where people supported slavery to increase farming profits.

Question 2

Which best describes Henry Clay’s American System?

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It placed tariffs on foreign imports to build roads and infrastructure.

Question 3

Federalism gives both state and national governments the power to

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pass legislation.

Question 4

Which best describes states’ rights?

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the idea that states have powers separate from the federal government

Question 5

Which states passed legislation to protest the Alien and Sedition Acts?

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Virginia and Kentucky

Question 6

Which emerged in opposition to the Missouri Compromise?

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the Calhoun Doctrine

Question 7

Who was known as “the Great Compromiser”?

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Henry Clay

Question 8

Which best describes the states’ rights debate of the early and mid-1800s?

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a conflict between the ideas of federalism and sectionalism

Question 9

Which legislator was seen as a symbol of the Old South?

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John C. Calhoun

Question 10

Which best describes Henry Clay?

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a great orator who was nicknamed “the Great Compromiser”

The Nullification Crisis — Quiz Answers