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WorksheetsAPUSH Period 5 FINAL
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 47mins
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
What was the main goal of the Free-Soil Movement?
Ban slavery in newly acquired territories
Expand slavery into the western states
Establish reservations for Native Americans
Promote Southern industrialization
Nativism during the mid-19th century was characterized by:
Support for increasing immigration quotas
Hostility toward non-Protestant immigrants
Promotion of civil rights for freed slaves
Advocacy for the annexation of Mexico
The Fifteenth Amendment:
Abolished Black Codes in the South
Prohibited voting discrimination based on race
Guaranteed citizenship for all freed slaves
Provided economic reparations to African Americans
The Compromise of 1877 resulted in:
The withdrawal of federal troops from the South
An end to sharecropping in the South
The abolition of Jim Crow laws
The implementation of military Reconstruction
Admission of the Republic of Texas to the Union as a state was significantly delayed by which of the following issues?
Cherokee claims to sovereignty over the rebellious province of Texas
Many northern members of Congress feared that admitting Texas as a slave state would disrupt the Missouri Compromise of 1820
Objections of southern planters who did not want competition with Texas grown cotton
American guilt over Manifest Destiny and seizure of lands belonging to another nation
What did the Compromise of 1850 include?
The admission of California as a free state
The end of the slave trade in Washington D.C.
A stricter Fugitive Slave Law
All of the above
This compromise admitted California as a free state a year after the gold rush:
The Missouri Compromise
The Compromise of 1850
The Nullification Crisis
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Who proposed the Compromise of 1850 to deal with the crisis over slavery.
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Clay
Stephen Douglas
What was the main cause of the Mexican/American War?
The Mexican government thought the compromise of 1850 was unnecessary
Americans wanted to steal land from Mexico
The Mexican government saw Texas as an invasion to their territory when Texas accepted the the invitation to join the U.S.
America and Mexico agreed to accept Texas as a free state
Sherman's March to the Sea was famous because
He captured Atlanta, which was the capital of the Confederacy.
His use of scorched earth policy (equating to total war)
Atlanta was in the North and had been captured by the South
He failed
Proposal to prohibit slavery in any land acquired in the Mexican American War. It failed.
Sokovia Accords
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Wilmot Proviso
The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to
provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.
gain the vote for millions of former slaves.
provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.
get radical Republicans in positions of power in the South.
The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to
provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.
gain the vote for millions of former slaves.
provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.
get radical Republicans in positions of power in the South.
The Free Soil Party, like many northerners:
was focused largely on the sole issue of preventing the expansion of slavery into new territory
did not believe Avatar Aang could defeat the Fire Lord
was powerful enough to convince James Polk not to seek reelection.
strongly opposed the Wilmot Proviso but agreed to let it pass as part of a compromise.
Black Codes were created to
provide farmland for former slaves
guarantee equal civil rights for African Americans
Support the Freedman's Bureau
Restrict the rights of newly freed Black people
5 bills passed by US Congress - Defused a 4 year political confrontation between slave and free states on territories acquired during Mexican American War
Compromise of 1850
Wilmot Proviso
Popular Sovereignty
Experiment 626
Carpetbaggers purportedly moved South to
Help Republican policies get passed
Stop violence against Black people
Take advantage of southern economic conditions
Watch Moana restore the heart of Te Fiti
Ways in which Radical Republicans and Lincoln expanded federal power during the Civil War.
Suspending the Writ of Habeus Corpus for arrests
Instituting greenbacks as currency
Passing the Alien and Sedition Acts
Giving land grants out West to settlers and railroad corporations
Ways in which Radical Republicans and Lincoln expanded federal power during the Civil War.
Suspending the Writ of Habeus Corpus for arrests
Instituting greenbacks as currency
Passing the Alien and Sedition Acts
Giving land grants out West to settlers and railroad corporations
All of these contributed to the end of Reconstruction except
Rise of the KKK
Black codes
Election of 1868
Election of 1876
Which battle is considered the turning point and doomed the Southern Cause?
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle Shiloh
Invasion of Jakku
This gave all men regardless of race the right to vote.
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
Advantage of the Confederacy at the beginning of the Civil War.
Larger population
King Cotton Complex
Expansive railroad system
Fairy Godmother
The first Black US senator was
Thaddeus Stevens
Frederick Douglas
Hiram Revels
Shirley Chisholm
Lincoln was hesitant to support abolition early in the war because he:
disliked visiting Gotham City.
promised during his 1860 campaign that he would support slavery's expansion.
feared losing the support of the slaveholding border states within the Union.
did not want to support the policies of the Radical Republicans.
The industrial resources of the North during the Civil War most likely accounted for which of the following?
The Southern reliance on cotton production and export, along with the system of enslaved labor
The Confederate strategy that focused on the western theater of operations during the war
The willingness of African Americans to fight for the Union cause in the conflict
The disadvantage of the Confederacy in access to arms, munitions, and other supplies
The Fourteenth Amendment emerged from which of the following contexts?
Abolitionists’ fears that African Americans would be barred from voting
Expectations that formerly enslaved people would run for political office
Republican concerns that African Americans would be denied citizenship rights
Former Confederate leaders’ support for multiple new amendments to the Constitution
Which territory did the United States gain most directly by going to
war?
Louisiana Purchase
Texas Annexation
Oregon Country
Mexican Cession
Which of the following was NOT true about the beginning of the Civil War?
the South tried to fight a defensive battle
the North was at a great advantage in terms of population and resources
the strategy of the North was to split the South into parts
the Union army had better commanders than the Confederacy
The Black Codes passed in Southern states after the Civil War intended to
place limits on the socioeconomic opportunities open to Black people
close public schools to the children of former slaves
enable Black citizens to vote in federal elections
further the integration of Blacks into Southern society
The Dred Scott v. Sandford decision
established judicial review
expanded fugitive slave laws
held that the federal government could not regulate slavery in the territories
introduced the idea of popular sovereignty in the territories
The Kansas-Nebraska Act introduced popular sovereignty to
prohibit slavery above Missouri's southern border
allow people living in a territory to determine whether slavery would be permitted there
assure that Congress had the right to establish or abolish slavery in the territories
admit Kansas as a slave state and Nebraska as a free state
During Reconstruction, a major economic development in the South was the
emergence of sharecropping
emergence of the cotton economy
rise of large-scale commercial farming
creation of large commercial and banking centers
Which Amendment guaranteed the right to vote for all males?
13th
14th
15th
16th
Which of the following was designed to prevent the expansion of slavery in the territories?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Wilmot Proviso
Compromise of 1850
Which of the following established schools for former enslaved people during Reconstruction?
Old Deluder Act
Force Bill
Freedman's Bureau
No Child Left Behind Act
Whihch factor best explains the territorial expansion of slavery in the mid-1800s?
The belief in Manifest Destiny encouraged settlers to move to the West
The growing nativist movement that sought to restrict the behavior of immigrants
The Mexican-American War incorporated extensive new lands into the US
The rise of industry in the South prompted a population shift to the West
The Gettysburg address
was designed to solidify support for the war
was Lincoln's speech announcing the end of slavery
was delivered upon the end of the siege of Vicksburg
was Lincoln's last attempt to compromise with the South
Which of the following was the first all volunteer African American Company from Massachusetts?
The 54th
The Sons of Liberty
The Avengers
The Army of Northern Virginia
Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
Siege of Vickburg
Appomattox Courthouse
Battle of Gettysburg
What effects did the Civil War have on women and African Americans?
Their situation got worse
Their opportunities expanded
They helped the Confederacy win
Their rights were taken away
The North's victory at Antietam allowed President Lincoln to
keep General McClellan as commander of the Union forces.
force the Border States to remain in the Union.
seek military assistance from Great Britain.
issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
As a theorist of warfare, General William T. Sherman was
a pioneer of the strategy of total warfare aimed at destroying civilian morale.
insistent on maintaining strict military discipline among his troops.
a believer in siege warfare.
careful to avoid "collateral damage" to civilian lives and property.
Lincoln broke Constitutional rules when he denied people this...
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Freedom
Slavery
Natural Rights
More soliders actually died of THIS instead of battle
infection
amputation
fatigue
hunger
