APUSH Period 5 (1844-1877)

Front

Refers to the Southern culture of segregation that existed for almost a century after the Civil War

Back

Jim Crow

Front

In Plessy v. Ferguson, the United States Supreme Court ruled:

Back

Separate but equal facilities for blacks and whites was legal

Front

Which senator alienated his antislavery constituents with his Seventh of March speech delivered in support of the Compromise of 1850?

Back

Daniel Webster

Front

In what year was Texas annexed into the United States?

Back

1845

Front

The New Mexico and _____________ Territories were organized as part of the Compromise of 1850.

Back

Utah

Front

One of the provisions of the Compromise of 1850 was to assist ___________________ in paying its debts.

Back

Texas

Front

Which president was elected in 1844 on a platform supporting expansion and Manifest Destiny?

Back

James K. Polk

Front

All of the following were western trails taken by American pioneers EXCEPT: California, Mormon, Texas, Oregon

Back

Texas

Front

Which president signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act into law?

Back

Franklin Pierce

Front

Members of the Know Nothing Party feared the influence of the ___________________ religion, which they believed was a threat to republicanism.

Back

Catholic