SAT US History Practice Question

"I consider the tariff as the occasion rather than as the cause of the unhappy state of things. The truth can no longer be disguised that the peculiar domestic institution of the southern states and the consequent direction which her soil and climate have given to her industry has placed them in regard to taxation and appropriation in opposite relation to the majority of the nation." Which of the following statements are supported in the above quote from John C. Calhoun? I. The existence of slavery is the result of nature and geography. II. Sectionalism was based on slavery, not states' rights. III. The tariff was the most important cause of sectional tensions. IV. The majority of the nation agreed with the Southern viewpoint on slavery.

1. A.I and III
2. B.II and IV
3. C.I and II
4. D.II and III
5. E.III and IV