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Before the Civil War, the North supported tariffs in order to —
a) pay the cost of transporting runaway slaves
b) pressure Britain into buying American cotton crops
c) protect factory owners from foreign competitors
d) prevent families in the South from receiving goods

All of the following are what? (1) North was mostly manufacturing (2) The North was urban (3) The South was mostly agrarian (4) The South was rural
a) Issues that caused problems with immigration
b) Issues that caused problems with Mexico
c) Issues that divided the nation before the civil war
d) Issues that caused western movement

Mr. Johnson lives in an urban region of the United States in 1858. He favors high tariffs, which he feels will protect his factory job. Based on your knowledge of this time period, which of these is most likely another  belief of Mr. Johnson?
a) He wants a weak central government.
b) He favors states' rights.
c) He opposes the use of slavery.
d) He buys many goods from England.

Why did the people in the North favor tariffs?
a) They caused the price of cotton to decrease.
b) They increased foreign competition for factory owners and workers.
c) They protected factory owners and workers from foreign competition.
d) They caused the prices of manufactured goods to increase.

Which statement most likely characterizes the North prior to the  Civil War?
a) An agricultural region that opposed tariffs.
b) A region made up of farms and plantations
c) An urban society made up of small villages and farms.
d) A manufacturing region that favored protective tariffs.

Before the Civil War, the issue of tariffs most effected which Southern cash crop?
a) indigo
b) tobacco
c) cotton
d) rice

Which of the following were NOT characteristic of the South before the Civil War?
a) Favored stronger central government
b) Agricultural society
c) Opposed tariffs
d) Favored stronger states' rights

Which of the following were NOT characteristic of the South before the Civil War?
a) Agricultural society
b) Urban society
c) Favored slavery
d) Favored stronger states' rights

Abolish: to end the observance or effect of. This definition describes the wishes of what group of people on the issue of slavery?
a) Abolitionists
b) Suffragettes
c) Southerners
d) Northerners

Why did the people in the North favor tariffs?
a) They increased foreign competition for factory owners and workers.
b) They caused the prices of manufactured goods to increase.
c) They protected factory owners and workers from foreign competition.
d) They caused the price of cotton to decrease.

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