Sectionalism: Slavery, States’ Rights & Nullification

1. What issue caused division between North and South each time the U. S. gained more territory?

2. What term do historians use to describe the growing divide between North and South during the antebellum period?

3. Which factor that contributed to sectionalism involved disagreements over power held by the states versus the federal government?

4. During the War of 1812, which region of the United States threatened to secede due to the economic boycott of Great Britain?

5. In 1830, how did South Carolina attempt to avoid paying a tariff they opposed?

6. How did the case of Worcester v. Georgia embolden states’ rights advocates?

Why did jefferson make the louisiana purchase?

The mongols were descendants of a. pastoral nomadic tribes b. tibetan tribes c. shang nobility

Read the excerpt from david foster wallace’s infinite jest. i have committed to crossing my legs i hope carefully, ankle on knee, hands together in the lap of my slacks. my fingers are mated into a mirrored series of what manifests, to me, as the letter x. the interview room’s other personnel include: the university’s director of composition, its varsity tennis coach, and academy prorector mr. a. delint. c.t. is beside me; the others sit, stand and stand, respectively, at the periphery of my focus. the tennis coach jingles pocket-change. based on this excerpt, which detail is implicit? a.  more chairs are needed to make seating available for all attendees.b.  hal is sitting in a chair with his ankle on his knee.c.  the director of composition is involved in the interview process.d.  the tennis coach has money in his front pocket.