During Reconstruction, the Freedmen’s Bureau was able to

greatly increase the number of former slaves who could read (literate).

distribute 40-acre plots to all ex slaves who wanted land.

convince many Southern whites to join the Republican Party.

repress much of the violence committed against ex-slaves.

All of the following statements about the Fourteenth Amendment are true EXCEPT:

It permitted former high-ranking Confederates to hold office.

It was vehemently opposed by President Johnson.

It guaranteed all citizens the equal protection of the law.

It declared that all persons born in the United States were citizens.

Which trend was most significant in creating the conflict with the Plains Indians that resulted in the Dawes Act?

homesteaders expanding into the plains region

railroad expansion to the West Coast

the extermination of the bison population throughout the Great Plains

The Free Soil Party, like many northerners:

feared the expansion of slavery in the west would be competition for white labor.

cost Henry Clay the presidency by siphoning off votes from him in New York.

was powerful enough to convince James Polk not to seek reelection.

strongly opposed the Wilmot Proviso but agreed to let it pass as part of a compromise.

Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Compromise of 1850?

The territories of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada would be created.

California would enter the Union as a free state.

The slave trade would be abolished in Washington, D.C.

A tougher fugitive slave law would be enacted.

Northerners were most upset by the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision because

the decision allowed slavery in the territories

the Court included no Republican Justices

several justices were slave owners

blacks and whites were not treated equally

Lincoln was hesitant to support abolition early in the war because he:

feared losing the support of the slaveholding border states within the Union.

did not believe slaves could be productive American citizens.

promised during his 1860 campaign that he was against abolition.

did not want to support the policies of the Radical Republicans.

Why did slavery become more central to American politics in the 1840s?

Territorial expansion raised the question of whether new lands should be free or slave.

Members of the abolitionist Republican Party, formed in 1844, insisted on debating slavery.

President John Tyler’s antislavery policies cause a major proslavery backlash led by John C. Calhoun.

As the 1848 Constitutional deadline for ending the African slave trade drew near, Americans became obsessed with s

How did the government help with the building of the transcontinental railroad?

They gave money and land to the RR companies

They sold workers to the RR companies

They ended slavery in the areas around the RR

They allowed Native Americans to stay on the lands around the RR

How did the building of the Transcontinental RR affect the Plains Indians?

The RR cut through their hunting grounds

The RR helped Americans bring Indians supplies

The Plains Indians began to travel by RR

The Plains Indians sold their lands to the RR companies

What is Manifest Destiny?

The belief that it was America's destiny to conquer and civilize all of North America

The belief that their destiny was to manifest

A religious term used to explain Christ's second coming

A belief that if someone prayed for a certain destiny that they would have it

Why did miners, cowhands, and ranchers want to move west.

They were interested in economic opportunity

They wanted to escape the busy lifestyle in the East

Someone who was an activist worked to end slavery

Someone who believes in slavery

Someone who does not like slavery, but minds their own business.

Someone who believes wage slavery in the north was wrong

What did the Dred Scott decision say?

It considered slaves to be property without rights.

It outlawed slavery in all U.S. states

It required that slavery not be allowed in all new states

It gave slaves all the rights of U.S. citizens

Why did the South secede after the election of 1860?

They feared Abraham Lincoln would outlaw slavery in all states

After winning the election, Abraham Lincoln forced all Southern states to leave the United States

There was a tie in the election and the North and South fought over the winner

Abraham Lincoln wanted to force Southern states to pay higher taxes than Northern states

More factories, population, and a better navy

Cause of the battle of Gettysburg

Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack

reasons North won the battle of Antietam

What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the onset of the Civil War?

To overthrow the government and set up a monarchy

To eliminate slavery in the border states

Carpetbaggers moved south to

Stop violence against African Americans

Take advantage of southern economic conditions

The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...

Gave African American Men the right to vote

Gave African Americans the right to own businesses

Forced African Americans back into slavery

Which of the following was not a goal of Reconstruction?

Develop the system of sharecropping

Reunite the North and the South

Determine what to do with African Americans

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This APUSH Period 5 review quiz comprehensively covers American history from approximately 1844-1877, making it appropriate for grade 11 students in Advanced Placement United States History courses. The questions assess critical thinking about sectional tensions leading to the Civil War, the war itself, and Reconstruction policies and their consequences. Students need deep understanding of cause-and-effect relationships, the ability to analyze multiple perspectives on complex issues like slavery expansion and federal versus state authority, and knowledge of key legislative acts, constitutional amendments, and military strategies. The quiz requires students to synthesize information across themes including territorial expansion and Manifest Destiny, the breakdown of political compromise, wartime leadership and tactics, and the challenges of reunifying the nation while defining citizenship and civil rights for formerly enslaved people. Created by C. Merrigan, a History teacher in the US who teaches grade 11 and University level students. This comprehensive assessment tool serves multiple instructional purposes, from review sessions before AP exams to formative assessment of student understanding throughout the Period 5 unit. Teachers can use individual sections for targeted warmups on specific topics like westward expansion or Reconstruction amendments, assign the full quiz as homework to reinforce reading assignments, or implement it as a pre-test to gauge prior knowledge before beginning the unit. The variety of question formats and complexity levels makes it ideal for differentiated instruction and helps students practice the analytical skills essential for AP exam success. This quiz aligns with AP US History Course Framework Period 5 topics and supports College Board standards APUSH.5.1 through APUSH.5.13, covering contextualizing westward expansion, evaluating debates over slavery, analyzing Civil War causation and consequences, and assessing Reconstruction's successes and failures.

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10 sec • 1 pt

Which battle was fought in the North?

Gettysburg

Vicksburg

Petersburg

Shiloh

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

After which battle did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

Gettysburg

Shiloh

Antietam

Vicksburg

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What officially abolished slavery in the US?

Emancipation Proclamation

Surrender of Robert E. Lee

13th Amendment

14th Amendment

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Who was Lincoln's running mate in 1864?

Samuel Chase

Stephen Douglas

Andrew Johnson

William Sherman

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What strategy did Sherman use to destroy the South?

Attrition

Guerrilla War

Siege War

Total War

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Which battle is considered the turning point and doomed the Southern Cause?

Gettysburg

Antietam

Shiloh

Fredericksburg

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves

in the Border States

in the South

in the entire US

in the West

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