APUSH Period 5 (1844-1877)

Which of these people colonized Texas?

• Moses Austin

• General Santa Anna

• Sam Houston

• Stephen Austin

Which was the most contentious issue during the Election of 1844?

• The annexation of Texas

• The Mexican-American War

• Entering free states into the Union

• The status of slavery

What consequences did Manifest Destiny have in the mid-19th century?

• it brought democracy to the entire world

• it led to tensions with Canada

• it led to tensions with Mexico

• it led to religious conflict between Protestants and Catholics

What impact did Manifest Destiny have on the debate about slavery?

• None — Manifest Destiny did not address the rights of slaves

• it urged slaveowners to liberate their slaves and convert them to Christianity

• it urged slaves to return to Africa or other areas of the world, as they were not citizens

• it reignited concern about the status of slavery in western territories

What consequences did Irish immigration have in America during the mid-19th century?

• they had no impact, as they were very few in number

• the influx caused a rise in nativism

• immigrants forced the government to adopt Catholicism as the nation's official religion

• immigrants used their political clout to reinforce the temperance laws of earlier in the century

Which of the following factors influenced German immigration in American during the mid-19th century?

• An act by Congress excluding German immigrants reduced immigration to America.

• The German government banned all emigration out of the country which reduced the influx of German settlers to the US.

• A political revolution in Germany in 1848 increased immigration to the US.

• The German government exiled all Jews to American which increased immigration.

How did the Free Soil party reflect the growing sectional differences of the North and South?

• Northern supporters of the Free Soil party wanted southern slaveholders to liberate their slaves and give them free land.

• The Free Soil party membership was largely southern and demanded that the North accept all recently freed slaves and gave them land.

• The Free Soil party highlighted the growing religious differences in the North and South resulting from Catholic missionaries.

• The Free Soil party highlighted the growing economic differences in the North and South resulting from unequal industrialization.

Which of the following statements best summarizes John Brown’s attitude towards efforts to abolish slavery through moral suasion?

• He disagreed with these efforts because he wanted faster action.

• He agreed with these efforts because he abhorred violence.

• He agreed with these efforts as the best and most efficient method.

• He agreed with these efforts as the best and most efficient method.

What attitude did the contemporary Republican Party have towards the outbreak of the Civil War?

• Republicans supported the war because they thought the Union could not be dissolved.

• Republicans supported the war because they wanted to avenge Lincoln’s assassination.

• Republicans opposed the war because they thought slavery was permissible.

• Republicans opposed the war because they favored state’s rights.

In what way was the Emancipation Proclamation so significant?

• It authorized racially integrated military units and gave black soldiers equal pay and promotions.

• It banned slavery throughout the nation.

• It added the abolition of slavery to Northern war goals during the Civil War.

• It simply reaffirmed the abolition of slavery which was promulgated by the Dredd Scott decision.