APUSH Period 5 FINAL

What did the Morrill Land Grant Act (1862) promote?

• Urban development in the North

• Industrial growth in the South

• Public education in the West

• Railroad expansion to California

Which state’s annexation was a key issue in the lead-up to the Mexican-American War?

• New Mexico

• California

• Texas

• Arizona

What concept most directly opposed the Wilmot Proviso?

• States’ rights

• Free-labor ideology

• Popular sovereignty

• Manifest Destiny

The Compromise of 1850 attempted to:

• End all slavery in the United States

• Address the status of slavery in new territories

• Secure the annexation of California

• Promote industrialization in the North

What was the main goal of the Free-Soil Party?

• Abolition of slavery nationwide

• Ban on slavery in new territories

• Support for popular sovereignty

• Expansion of westward settlements

The election of 1860 resulted in:

• The abolition of slavery

• The secession of Southern states

• A compromise to prevent civil war

• An immediate Union victory

The Confederate strategy relied heavily on:

• Winning quick, decisive victories in the North

• Securing recognition and aid from European nations

• Destroying Union naval power

• Abolishing slavery to gain international support

Why was the Union blockade of Confederate ports significant?

• It encouraged foreign intervention on behalf of the Confederacy

• It crippled the Southern economy by preventing exports of cotton

• It forced Confederate troops to retreat from northern territories

• It allowed the Union to capture Richmond

The end of Reconstruction led to:

• African Americans gaining full equality in Southern society

• Southern Democrats regaining control of state governments

• Increased support for Radical Republican policies

• The abolition of Jim Crow laws

Which of the following was a major limitation of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

• It only operated in the Northern states

• It lacked sufficient funding and support to achieve its goals

• It actively worked against African American voting rights

• It exclusively supported white Republican Southerners