APUSH Review Period 5

Which of the following statements best summarizes the views of Andrew Johnson on Reconstruction? A He believed that Reconstruction was an executive branch matter and sought the rapid restoration of the former Confederate states to the Union. B He supported the idea of the president and Congress sharing power and believed in a stringent plan of Reconstruction. C He believed that both secession and Reconstruction should be dealt with by the Supreme Court D He slowly moved to a Radical Republican position on Reconstruction and supported increased rights for African Americans. E He refused to take a position on Reconstruction, prompting Republicans to impeach him for his irresponsibility.

A He believed that Reconstruction was an executive branch matter and sought the rapid restoration of the former Confederate states to the Union.

The Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case in 1857 effectively repealed the A Missouri Compromise B Fugitive Slave Act C Ostend Manifesto D Wilmot Proviso E Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution

A Missouri Compromise

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was most similar in intent to which of the following earlier legislative initiatives? A The Missouri Compromise in 1820 B The forced removal of American Indians C The funding of internal improvements under the American System D The annexation of Texas in 1836

A The Missouri Compromise in 1820

Anti-immigrant nativism of the 1840s and 1850s had the most in common with which of the following earlier developments? A The passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts (1798), which limited rights for foreign-born residents B The conflict between Patriots and Loyalists during the American Revolution C The persecution of religious dissenters in the Massachusetts Bay Colony D The signing of the Treaty of Greenville (1794) that ended wars between the United States and Native Americans in the Northwest Territory

A The passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts (1798), which limited rights for foreign-born residents

During the Civil War, the Republican Party passed legislation promoting economic development concerning all of the following EXCEPT the A granting of government subsidies to encourage the export of manufactured goods B establishment of a high tariff to protect American industry from foreign competition C organization of a national banking system to provide a uniform national currency D provision of government loans and land grants to private companies to construct a transcontinental railroad E passage of the Homestead Act

A granting of government subsidies to encourage the export of manufactured goods

The Compromise of 1877 resulted in A the withdrawal of federal troops from the South B apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives by state population C the implementation of the first income tax D government subsidies for American Indians who agreed to submit to reservation life E the establishment of stricter regulations on immigration

A the withdrawal of federal troops from the South

Which of the following achievements of the "carpetbag" governments survived the "Redeemer" administrations? A Participation by both Whites and African Americans in local government B Establishment of a public school system C Election of African American majorities to state legislatures D Establishment of a vigorous Republican Party in the South E Opening of public facilities to African Americans

B Establishment of a public school system

Which of the following principles was established by the Dred Scott decision? A Congress could abolish slavery at will. B National legislation could not limit the spread of slavery in the territories. C The rights of all people are protected by the Constitution. D Slaves residing in a free state automatically became free. E Through squatter sovereignty, a territory had the sole right to determine the status of slavery within its territorial limits.

B National legislation could not limit the spread of slavery in the territories.

During Reconstruction, a major economic development in the South was the A creation of large commercial and banking centers B spread of sharecropping C rise of large-scale commercial farming D decline of the textile industry E emergence of the cotton economy

B spread of sharecropping

The first attempt to apply the doctrine of popular sovereignty in determining the status of slavery occurred in A Texas B California C Kansas D Missouri E Oregon

C Kansas

The provision above overturned the A Alien and Sedition Acts B Chinese Exclusion Act C Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford D Supreme Court ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland E Supreme Court ruling in Worcester v. Georgia

C Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford

All of the following led Congress to impose Radical Reconstruction measured EXCEPT the A enactment of Black Codes by southern legislatures B outbreak of race riots in New Orleans and Memphis C massive exodus of former slaves from the South D election of former Confederates to Congress E response of southern legislatures to the Fourteenth Amendment

C massive exodus of former slaves from the South

The most controversial and divisive component of the Compromise of 1850 was the A measure's endorsement of popular sovereignty B admittance of Missouri as a slave state and the establishment of the 36°30' line C passage of a tougher national fugitive slave act D admittance of Texas as a slave state E legislation permitted the surveying of a southern transcontinental railway line

C passage of a tougher national fugitive slave act

The Compromise of 1850 did which of the following? A Admitted Texas to the Union as a slave state. B Admitted California to the Union under the principles of popular sovereignty. C Prohibited slavery in the District of Columbia. D Enacted a stringent fugitive slave law. E Adjusted the Texas-Mexico boundary.

D Enacted a stringent fugitive slave law.

Why did Congressional Reconstruction end in 1877? A The freed slaves had been successfully integrated into Southern society. B The treaty ending the Civil War had set such a time limit. C Most of the politically active Black people had left the South for Northern cities. D The Republican and Democratic parties effected a compromise agreement after the 1876 presidential election. E The United States needed the troops stationed in the South to confront the French in Mexico.

D The Republican and Democratic parties effected a compromise agreement after the 1876 presidential election.

Which of the following occurred during Radical Reconstruction? A The passage of the Black Codes B A permanent shift of Southern voters to the Republican Party C The creation of a new industrial base in a majority of Southern states D The formation of the Ku Klux Klan E Widespread redistribution of confiscated land to former slaves

D The formation of the Ku Klux Klan

A significant result of the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848 was that the United States A suffered a military defeat B freed Texas from Mexican rule C won control of Cuba from Spain D experienced increasing tension over the issue of slavery E experienced increasing tension over the acquisition of Puerto Rico

D experienced increasing tension over the issue of slavery

At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, pro-Union sentiment was strong in western Virginia, eastern Tennessee, and western North Carolina primarily because A Confederate troops had committed atrocities to terrorize state representatives from these regions into voting for secession B these regions had more trade with the North than did other regions in the South C these regions were more industrialized than other regions of the South D there were relatively few slaves or large plantations in these regions E Lincoln had promised not to send federal troops into these regions

D there were relatively few slaves or large plantations in these regions

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the perception of many White Southerners that antislavery sentiment was spreading in the 1850s? A Uncle Tom's Cabin drew enthusiastic audiences of Northern readers and theatergoers. B Groups like the New England Emigrant Aid Company worked to make Kansas a free state. C Some prominent Northern intellectuals like Henry David Thoreau praised John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. D The Republican Party attracted an increasing number of supporters. E Congress voted to end the interstate slave trade.

E Congress voted to end the interstate slave trade.

Which of the following provisions of the Compromise of 1850 provoked the most controversy in the 1850's? A The admission of California as a free state B The establishment of the principle of popular sovereignty in the Mexican cession C The ban on the slave trade in the District of Columbia D The continued protection of slavery in the District of Columbia E The strengthened Fugitive Slave Law

E The strengthened Fugitive Slave Law

All of the following contributed to Northern fear of a slave power conspiracy in the 1840s and 1850s EXCEPT the A enforcement of a new fugitive slave law B decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case C imposition of a gag rule in the House of Representatives D proposal of the Ostend Manifesto E passage of the Wilmot Proviso

E passage of the Wilmot Proviso

Members of the American (Know-Nothing) Party of the 1850s typically supported A universal manhood suffrage B restoration of a national bank C immediate abolition of slavery D homesteads in the western territories E restrictions on Catholics' holding public office

E restrictions on Catholics' holding public office

Which of the following was LEAST involved in the struggle for women's rights? A Elizabeth Cady Stanton B Alice Paul C Lucretia Mott D Carrie Chapman Catt E Dorothea Dix

E Dorothea Dix