Exploring APUSH Period 5: Key Events from 1844 to 1877

What event marked the beginning of Period 5?

• The election of James K. Polk

• The end of the Reconstruction era

• The start of the Civil War

• The Emancipation Proclamation

What was a major reason for the expansion westward?

• To establish new educational institutions

• To avoid the Civil War

• For access to natural resources

• To escape religious persecution

What did the free soil movement portray as incompatible with free labor?

• Sharecropping

• Industrialization

• Slavery

• Immigration

Which act failed to reduce conflict over slavery in the territories?

• The Dawes Act

• The Morrill Act

• The Homestead Act

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

What was the outcome of Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860?

• A new economic policy

• Formation of the Confederate States

• Immediate end to slavery

• Secession of southern states

What advantage did the South have during the Civil War?

• More industrial resources

• More rail lines

• Larger population

• Home-field advantage

What was a significant impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It abolished slavery in all states

• It granted voting rights to all

• It ended the Civil War immediately

• It reframed the purpose of the war

Who were allowed into political opportunities after Reconstruction?

• Formerly enslaved persons

• European immigrants

• Women

• Former Confederate soldiers

What system limited opportunities after Reconstruction?

• Feudalism

• Capitalism

• Sharecropping

• Mercantilism

What was a major challenge during Reconstruction?

• Lack of industrial development

• Inability to establish railroads

• Southern resistance and the North's waning resolve

• Failure to discover gold