Quiz on APUSH Unit 5 (1844-1877)

#1 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote

Johnson impeached Compromise of 1850 Anaconda plan Election of 1860

#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Reconstruction acts

James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River. Many northerners opposed the expansion of slavery, and abolitionists despised the law. There were often riots when Southerners would try to bring back a runaway slave. Divided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage) Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions

#3 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress

Compromise of 1877 Kansas-Nebraska act Reconstruction acts Radical Republicans

#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Stopped the president from removing a member of their cabinet without congressional approval (Johnson had tried to remove his secretary of war, who was a radical Republican)

Battle of Vicksburg Tenure of Office Act Positions on expansion of slavery Anaconda plan

#5 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

All African Americans were citizens of the United States

Civil rights act of 1866 Positions on expansion of slavery Gold rush Manifest destiny

#6 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Battle of Vicksburg

White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)

True

False

#7 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Election of 1860

Lincoln campaigned on halting the expansion of slavery. He won without a single Southern electoral vote, prompting the south to realize they no longer any voice in the future of slavery in america

True

False

#8 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Dred Scott case

A slave in Missouri was taken to live in free Wisconsin, for two years, and he sued for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled that slaves aren't citizens, and they are property so nobody can be deprived of their property without due process.

True

False

#9 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Anaconda plan

Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

True

False

#10 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

John Brown

Led a small raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. His goal was to arm the southern slave population and incite a slave rebellion

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote

Reconstruction acts

Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress

Stopped the president from removing a member of their cabinet without congressional approval (Johnson had tried to remove his secretary of war, who was a radical Republican)

All African Americans were citizens of the United States

Section 2: True/false questions

Battle of Vicksburg

White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)

Election of 1860

Lincoln campaigned on halting the expansion of slavery. He won without a single Southern electoral vote, prompting the south to realize they no longer any voice in the future of slavery in america

Dred Scott case

A slave in Missouri was taken to live in free Wisconsin, for two years, and he sued for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled that slaves aren't citizens, and they are property so nobody can be deprived of their property without due process.

Anaconda plan

Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

John Brown

Led a small raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. His goal was to arm the southern slave population and incite a slave rebellion

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