APUSH UNIT 5 Assessment

Front

Which event in 1845 contributed to the Mexican-American War? Options: The Gadsden Purchase, The Oregon Trail, The Texas Annexation, The Compromise of 1850

Back

The Texas Annexation

Front

What did the Wilmot Proviso (1846) propose?

Back

Banning slavery in land acquired from Mexico

Front

Who was a key figure in the abolitionist movement?

Back

Frederick Douglass

Front

What did the Compromise of 1850 achieve?

Back

Admitted California as a free state

Front

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision in 1857?

Back

African Americans were not considered citizens.

Front

What political realignment occurred in the 1850s?

Back

The decline of the Whig Party and rise of the Republican Party

Front

What did the Fugitive Slave Act require?

Back

The return of escaped slaves

Front

What was the purpose of the Anaconda Plan?

Back

To blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River

Front

Which amendment abolished slavery?

Back

13th Amendment

Front

What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

Back

To provide assistance to freed slaves and poor whites