APUSH Period 5 FINAL

Front

What did the Morrill Land Grant Act (1862) promote?

Back

Public education in the West

Front

Which state’s annexation was a key issue in the lead-up to the Mexican-American War?

Back

Texas

Front

What concept most directly opposed the Wilmot Proviso? Options: States’ rights, Free-labor ideology, Popular sovereignty, Manifest Destiny

Back

States’ rights

Front

The Compromise of 1850 attempted to:

Back

Address the status of slavery in new territories

Front

What was the main goal of the Free-Soil Party?

Back

Ban on slavery in new territories

Front

The election of 1860 resulted in:

Back

The secession of Southern states

Front

The Confederate strategy relied heavily on: Winning quick, decisive victories in the North, Securing recognition and aid from European nations, Destroying Union naval power, Abolishing slavery to gain international support

Back

Securing recognition and aid from European nations

Front

Why was the Union blockade of Confederate ports significant?

Back

It crippled the Southern economy by preventing exports of cotton.

Front

The end of Reconstruction led to:

Back

Southern Democrats regaining control of state governments

Front

Which of the following was a major limitation of the Freedmen’s Bureau? It only operated in the Northern states, It lacked sufficient funding and support to achieve its goals, It actively worked against African American voting rights, It exclusively supported white Republican Southerners

Back

It lacked sufficient funding and support to achieve its goals