APUSH Period 5 Review

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Which term best describes Manifest Destiny?

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Belief that it was America's God-Given right to expand from coast to coast

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The Homestead Act....

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Granted American citizens 160 acres of land for a cheap fee

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Select the statement that best describes the Free Soil Movement

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Aimed to stop the expansion of slavery in new territories

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True or False: Prior to the Civil War, many Southerners defended slavery, claiming it was a "positive good"

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True

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What was the Significance of Dred Scott v. Sanford?

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The ruling declared Congress could not stop the expansion of slavery.

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Who won the presidential election of 1860? (The Civil War started in 1861...think about it)

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Abraham Lincoln

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What year did the Mexican American War end?

Back

1848

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What year did the Civil War begin?

Back

1861

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What year did the Civil War end?

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1865

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Which statement best describes the 14th Amendment? Options: Right to vote for black men, Citizenship granted to all persons born in the United States, Right to vote for women, Ended slavery

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Citizenship granted to all persons born in the United States