APUSH Period 5 Review

One lasting political impact of the Mexican-American War was

• the dramatic increase in taxes in order to pay for the war

• increased tension between northern and southern states in the U.S.

• slavery becoming legal in new western territories entering the U.S.

• a loss of American lands to the Mexican government in modern New Mexico.

Sectionalism may be defined as:

• a reform movement to end divisions between the North and the South

• an attempt by a state to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional

• the belief that the interests of the nation are more important than regional interests

• placing the interests of a region over the interests of the nation as a whole

The Amendment which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude was the

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

During the American Civil War, the 54th Massachusetts regiment is most noteworthy for

• defeating the Union troops at Ft. Sumter

• defending "Little Round Top" at Gettysburg

• being massacred by the Confederates at Ft. Pillow

• being the first all-black regiment in the U.S. Army

The secession of South Carolina from the Union in 1860 was prompted by

• the election of Abraham Lincoln as President

• the threat of the Congress to abolish slavery

• refusal of Congress to pass the Fugitive Slave Law

• the invasion of South Carolina by Union forces at Ft. Sumter

Presidential Reconstruction following the American Civil War can BEST be described as

• a plan to fix the damage to the White House caused by the Civil War

• a desire to rebuild the southern states quickly to help control the economy

• a desire to rebuild the country quickly and without ill feelings following the war

• a desire to punish those southerners responsible for causing and/or prolonging the war

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

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

• The Court included no Republican Justices

• The decision allowed slavery in the territories

• Several Justices were slave owners

• African-Americans & White Americans were not treated equally

During the American Civil War, the Confederacy hoped to receive assistance from France and Great Britain. Which of these was a reason the South expected foreign assistance?

• President Lincoln had angered these nations with his Emancipation Proclamation

• Britain and France wanted revenge on Lincoln and the Union because of the Tariff of 1832

• The French and British governments supported the South's use of slave labor on the plantations

• Britain and France depended on the South for four-fifths of their cotton for their textile industries

All the following are true of Fort Sumter EXCEPT:

• The Confederacy took the fort from the Union

• It led additional states to secede from the Union

• The Union took an offensive position in the battle

• The fort was eventually captured by the Union army