APUSH Period 5 Quiz

What was the main idea behind Manifest Destiny?

• To establish trade routes with Europe

• To abolish slavery in the Southern states

• To promote industrialization in the North

• To expand American territory across the continent

Which event marked the end of the Mexican-American War?

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Gadsden Purchase

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

What was a significant outcome of the Compromise of 1850?

• The Fugitive Slave Act was repealed

• California was admitted as a free state

• Texas gained independence

• The Missouri Compromise was reinstated

What was the impact of the Dred Scott decision?

• It declared African-Americans as U.S. citizens

• It ruled that African-Americans could not sue in federal court

• It abolished slavery in the Southern states

• It upheld the Missouri Compromise

Which event is considered the official start of the Civil War?

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The attack on Fort Sumter

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It freed slaves in states in rebellion

• It ended all slavery in the United States

• It granted voting rights to African-Americans

• It declared the Civil War officially over

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction?

• To provide land grants to former slaves

• To assist freed slaves with basic necessities and education

• To enforce segregation laws

• To negotiate treaties with Native American tribes

What was a major failure of the Reconstruction Era?

• The successful integration of freed slaves into society

• The establishment of Jim Crow laws

• The ratification of the 15th Amendment

• The election of African-Americans to public office

What was the result of the Compromise of 1877?

• The ratification of the 14th Amendment

• The end of Reconstruction

• The beginning of the Civil War

• The abolition of slavery