APUSH Period 5 Exam

What was a major reason James K Polk won the election against Henry Clay?

• There was a major difference between the amount of popular votes they got

• James K Polk didn't win the election while Henry Clay did

• He was clear on his stance of letting Texas the territories, Henry Clay wasn’t

• There was a major difference between the amount of electoral votes they got

What was Lee vs McClellan also known as?

• Battle of Antietam

• The 7 Day Battle

• Battle of Shiloh

• First Battle of Bull Run

What was the reason for why northerners oppose the annexation of Texas?

• Northerners disagreed with spreading slavery

• Northerners thought they were superior to the South

• Northerners agreed with slavery and wanted free labor

• Northerners saw Texas as a threat to their territory

What was the main cause of the Mexican/American War?

• The Mexican government thought the compromise of 1850 was unnecessary

• Americans wanted to steal land from Mexico

• The Mexican government saw Texas as an invasion to their territory when Texas accepted the the invitation to join the U.S.

• America and Mexico agreed to accept Texas as a free state

What route into Mexican territory was created by William Bucknell and led to prosperity for many Americans?

• The Carolina Trail

• The Oregon Trail

• Tail of Mississippi

• The Ohio River

What effect did the Gold Rush have on the Native Americans?

• The Gold Rush brought wealth and many health benefits for Natives

• The Gold Rush brought violence and diseases and they were killed and forced to work

• Americans offered the Natives lots of money for their land

• Natives were forced out of their homes but most were protected by the British

What did John Brown lead?

• A large group of only white men to raid and protest for pro-slavery

• An organization to peacefully bring slavery to an end

• A small group to raid against the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia to abolish slavery

• A group of explorers to create new routes for immigrants

Who won the Presidential election of 1860?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington

• Donald Trump

How did the Kansas Nebraska Act lead to civil war?

• The Act served against the Missouri Compromise and disregarded 36/30

• The Act followed the Missouri Compromise

• The Act was put in place to make free states and slave states balanced

• Bleeding Kansas brought death to Americans which angered Mexico

“We must onward to the fulfillment of our mission — to the entire development of the principle of our organization — freedom of conscience, freedom of person, freedom of trade and business pursuits, universality of freedom and equality. This is our high destiny, and in nature's eternal, inevitable decree of cause and effect we must accomplish it. All this will be our future history, to establish on earth the moral dignity and salvation of man — the immutable truth and beneficence of God. …Who, then, can doubt that our country is destined to be the great nation of futurity?”

-refer to following excerpt from a speech about Manifest Destiny by John O’Sullivan:

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

• It led to conflict with Mexico

• It led to conflict between Texas and America

• It led to diseases to Native Americans and Americans

• It led to the Kansas/Nebraska act that followed the compromise of 1850