Contextualizing Period 5 in APUSH

What was the main reason for the United States' war with Mexico in 1845?

• Dispute over the annexation of Cuba

• Boundary dispute following the annexation of Texas

• Trade disagreements with Mexico

• Mexico's refusal to sell California

Which two immigrant groups were highlighted for their significant migration to the United States in the mid-19th century?

• British and French

• Spanish and Portuguese

• Italian and Chinese

• Irish and German

What concept justified the United States' expansion to the Pacific Ocean?

• Manifest Destiny

• Colonial Charters

• Monroe Doctrine

• American Exceptionalism

What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case?

• Slavery was unconstitutional

• African Americans could not be citizens

• Slavery was legal in all states

• States could decide on slavery individually

What was the main outcome of the Compromise of 1850?

• Slavery was allowed in all new territories

• California was admitted as a free state

• Slavery was abolished in the territories

• The slave trade was banned in Washington D.C.

Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

• Texas

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• Mississippi

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 12th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

What was the primary goal of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction?

• To redistribute land to former slaves

• To segregate the South

• To prosecute former Confederate leaders

• To assist emancipated slaves

What was the main reason for the economic depression in 1873 that affected support for Reconstruction?

• Costs associated with the Civil War

• Failure of cotton crops

• Banking crisis and stock market crash

• International trade disputes

What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It immediately freed all slaves in the Confederacy

• It allowed African Americans to serve in the Union army

• It declared all slaves in rebel territories to be free

• It ended the Civil War