APUSH - Period 5 Review

Manifest Destiny advanced the belief that

• new territory would lead to more slavery

• God was on the side of American expansion

• slavery should be abolished in the United States.

• the Democratic Party would elect the next President

Abolitionists often opposed annexation of western territories because they

• feared the addition of antislavery states.

• thought the land was too far away

• feared the extension of slavery

• wanted to protect the Indians

Which of these was the largest and most constant issue facing the United States during the era of "Manifest Destiny?"

• whether labor unions would be allowed to form

• whether states would allow women the right to vote

• whether Indians would be relocated to North Carolina

• whether slavery would spread across the United States

Which statement is TRUE regarding the consequences of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• It ended the Mexican War of Independence

• It created a transcontinental railroad through Texas

• It established US control over New Mexico, Nevada, and California

• It solidified Mexican authority over Texas and the surrounding region

Which letter on the map represents land gained from the Mexican Cession of 1848?

• A

• B

• C

• D

This painting BEST relates what period in American history?

• the Revolutionary War

• the beginning of the Civil War

• women gaining the right to vote

• expansion into the American west

Many historians point to the annexation of Texas by the United States as being the spark that caused the

• Texas Revolution

• American Civil War

• Mexican Revolution

• Mexican-American War

The most significant and longest-lasting impact of the "Gold Rush" of the mid-1800s was

• environmental damage to streams and mountains

• the extinction of the buffalo in North America

• the expansion of Americans across the continent

• the abolition of slavery in the western territories

The foremost political voice of the anti-immigrant sentiment of the first half of the 19th century was

• The Whig party

• The Republican party

• The Democratic party

• The Know-Nothing party

Which of these BEST describes the efforts of William Lloyd Garrison?

• organized an unsuccessful slave revolt in 1826

• advocated the settling of Liberia by freed slaves

• advocated for educational reform in rural areas of the U.S

• urged immediate emancipation of slaves in the United States