AMSCO chapter 14 and 15 APUSH
in part, president lincoln refrained from taking action to emancipate slaves until the civil war had been in progress for almost two years because
he sought to retain the loyalty of the border states
which of the following is not true of the kansas-nebraska act
it immediately voided the provisions of the compromise of 1850
the battle at antietam was considered a decisive moment in the war for all the following reasons except
it marked the advent of ironclad ships
which of the following statements about the era of reconstruction is most accurate
it temporarily altered race relations in the south
the union victory at vicksburg was of major importance for all of the following reasons except
it was the last major battle of the civil war
the border states offered all the following advantages except
large shipbuilding facilities
the black codes passed in a number of southern states after the civil war were intended to
place limits on the socioeconomic opportunities open to black people
winthrop suggest that polk's slogan "fifty-four forty or fight" was based mainly on which of the following attitudes
polk hoped to gain political benefit
the concept that residents of a territory should decide for themselves on the status of slavery was known as
popular sovereignty
which of the following ideas is douglas appealing to when he says "whether the people of territories shall be allowed to do as hey please on the question of slavery"
popular sovereignty
in 1861 the north went to war with the south primarily to
preserve the union
in the beginning president lincoln's main mission in the civil war was to
preserve the union
which of the following was a major goal of the union at the start of the war
preserving the union
what did the ku klux klan, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses have as a common goal
preventing blacks from voting
the battle of antietam was particularly critical because it
probably prevented the intervention of britain and france on behalf of the confederacy
the homestead act passed by congress in 1862
provided 160 acres of land to settlers who agreed to improve public lands
the morrill land grant of 1862 granted
public lands for states to establish agricultural and mechanical colleges
which of the following groups would be most likely to support black suffrage
radical republicans
after 1683 which of the following most fulfilled the "new birth of freedom" that the excerpt refers to
ratification of the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments
the crittenden compromise
re-establish the missouri compromise line of 36-30
the gettysburg address most notably
reaffirmed the notions of freedom and equality
the kansas-nebraska act (1854) heightened the sectional crisis because it
repealed the missouri compromise
the key trade off featured in the compromise of 1877 was that
republicans got the presidency in exchange for the final removal of federal troops from the south
efforts by republicans to establish a base for their party in the south after the civil war ultimately failed because
republicans grew weary of pressing their reconstruction agenda in a hostile environment
the primary objectives of the founders of the know-nothing party was the
restriction of the rights of immigrants
lincoln's declaration that the north sought to preserve the union with or without slavery
revealed the influence of the border states on his policies
which of the following most likely increased mexican suspicion of united states territorial objectives in the 1830s and 1840s
rhetoric on "manifest destiny" in the american press
leading up to the civil war all of the following increased tensions between the north and the south except
rise of the know-nothing party
the incident between senator charles sumner and congressman preston brooks in 1856 indicated that
sectional violence over the issue of slavery in the territories had spread to the floor of congress
during reconstruction most former slaves found employment mainly as
sharecroppers
chief justice taney's basic ruling in the dred scott case was based on which of the following principles
since slaves were property they could not sue
in the 1850s the prevailing attitude of southern whites toward slavery could be summarized as
slavery is vital to the southern way of life benefiting blacks and whites
to which politicians is clay directing the last line of the excerpt
southerners who were threatening to secede
when it was issued in 1863 the emancipation proclamation declared free only those slaves in
states in rebellion against the united states
when the emancipation proclamation was issued at the beginning of 1863 its immediate effect was to
strengthen the moral cause of the union
the emancipation proclamation had the effect of
strengthening the moral cause and diplomatic position of the Union.
the crime against kansas speech resulted in
sumner-brooks affair
the union possessed a number of advantages over the confederacy at the start of the civil war. which of these was not a union advantage
superior military leadership
the goals of the ku klux klan included all of the following except
support the 14th and 15th amendments
in lincoln's attempt to preserve the union he all of the following questionable actions as president except
suspended elections during the course of war
the main issue of james k polk's presidential campaign in 1844 was his commitment to
territorial expansion of the us
for blacks, emancipation meant all of the following except
that large numbers would move north
which of the following provisions of the compromise of 1850 provoked the most controversy in the 1850s
the strengthened fugitive slave law
which of the following was a union advantage over the confederacy during the civil war
the union had a larger manufacturing and transportation network
president polk accepted a compromise with britain on the oregon dispute because
the united states was facing problems with mexico
the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo included all of the following provisions except
the us retaining transit rights across mexico
which of the following contributed most directly to the end of reconstruction
the waning commitment to reform in the north
the compromise of 1877 resulted in
the withdrawal of federal troops and abandonment of black rights in the South.
which of the following best describes the states in green
they had a strong military tradition
which of the following best describes the northern states
they included most of the country's population
why did non-slaveholding southerners support the slave system
all of the above
which of the following were reasons texas was not immediately annexed to the us. 1. opposition to another slave state joining the union 2. fear of the growing influence of catholicism 3. fear of possible war with mexico if texas were annexed 4. opposition to mexicans living within the us
1, 3 only
place the following events in correct chronological order. 1. first battle of bull run 2. lincoln's inauguration 3. south carolina's secession 4. confederate firing on fort sumter
3, 4, 2, 1
approximately ___________ soldiers died in the civil war
600,000 - 750,000
Arrange the following in chronological order: (A) the Battle of Gettysburg, (b) Lee's surrender at Appomattox, and (c) the Battle of Antietam.
C,A,B
the min result of the crop lien system in the south in the late 19th century was
a cycle of debt for tenant farmers
the issue the emancipation proclamation president lincoln felt he needed which of the following
a military victory
which of the following most directly contributed to "the sharp increase of immigration after 1845" referenced in the excerpt
crop failures and revolutions in europe
all of the following elements of the radical republican program were implemented during reconstruction except
a provision of 40 acres to each freedman
initially in doubt lincoln's reelection was ultimately secured as voting day neared in 1864 by
a series of union military victories
the victor in 1876 presidential election was decided by
a special electoral commission
which of the following is true of the 1860 presidential election
abraham lincoln's name did not appear on the ballot in nine southern states
during reconstruction which if the following was a change that took place in the south
african americans were able to exercise full political rights
the mexican war started
after president polk claimed mexico attacked america after us troop had provoked a skirmish
music and dance allowed slaves to
all of the above
which of the following about the new york city draft riots in 1863 is true 1. irish immigrants lead many of the violent reactions 2. president lincoln had to dispatch troops to keep order 3. blacks were the targets of much of the violence 4. new yorkers were angered by a congressional authorization of a draft to raise union troops
all of the statements are true
which of the following individuals was not a radical republican
andrew johnson
which of the following was not a border state during the war
arkansas
to achieve its independence the confederacy had to
avoid defeat and frustrate northern efforts to conquer it
in the ostend manifesto considered the possible acquisition of which of the following
cuba
which of the following developed during contributed to provide direct support and support self-determination for those freed from slavery
black churches
the union was most disturbed because they believed that britain was supporting the confederates by doing which of the following
building warships
which of the following union objectives was the last to be achieved
capturing the confederate capitol at richmond
the fourteenth amendment guaranteed
citizenship and civil rights to freed slaves
the dred scott v sanford decision stated that
congress had no power to control slavery in the territories
the fourteenth amendment
defined citizenship and basic rights and prevented states from abridging those
john brown's raid on harper's ferry was significant because it
demonstrated the fierceness of anti-slavery feelings
strong's statement that the british feared "diminishing the supply of breadstuffs on which her operatives depended" explains why he thinks the british
depended as much on trade with the union as with the confederacy
which of the following most directly contributed to the conflict referred to in the excerpt
disagreements over whether to allow slavery in new territories
the southern planter class
dominated the political, economic, and social life of the region
in proclaiming that all persons born in the us were citizens the 14th amendment directly repudiated which of the following
dred scott decision
"... the descendants of africans who were imported into this country and sold as slaves... are not included and were not intended to be included under the word citizen in the constitution and can therefore claim one of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to citizens of the untied states." the above passage is from which of the following
dred scott v. sanford
the greatest achievements of the freedman's bureau were in
education
which of the following best explains why reconstruction came to an end in 1877
efforts to change southern radical attitudes and culture ultimately failed because of the south's determined resistance and the north's waning resolve
effort by radical republicans to reorder race relations in the defeated south most directly led to the
emergence of more vigorous southern resistance to african american rights
the main purpose of the black codes was to
ensure a stable and subservient labor supply
one key change immediately following the civil war was the
establishment of a constitutional basis for citizenship and voting rights
the primary weakness of general george mcclellan as a military commander was his
excessive caution and reluctance to use his troops in battle
the civil war resulted in
expansion of federal power
the federal agency designed to assist former slaves in making the economic adjustment to freedom by providing freedmen with education food and medical care was known as the
freedmen's bureau
the civil war resulted in all of the following except
full political economical and social equality for african americans
lincoln's main purpose in this excerpt was to
gain continued support for the war effort
the union victory at vicksburg was particularly significant because it
gave the union control over the entire mississippi river
during reconstruction the carpetbaggers and scalawags sought to
get rich at the expense of the south
the two major battles of the civil war fought on union soil were
gettysburg and antietam
one immediate result of the emancipation proclamation was that
great britain chose not to recognize the confederacy
which of the following could best be used as evidence to support the argument in the excerpt that "ethnic conflict between the whites rivaled sectional conflict as a major political issue" of the period
growing concern about the political and cultural influences of catholic immigrants
the development of the north and the south differed in the south
had fewer cities
uncle tom's cabin was written by
harriet beecher stowe
all of the following statements about john wilkes booth are true except
he acted alone
according to this diary entry president polk felt pressure to accept the treaty with mexico for which of the following reasons
he believed the whigs would not support more aggressive expansion
general sherman pursued a policy of mass destruction as he moved his army through the state of georgia in 1864 because
he wanted to break the south's will to fight
one important result of the mexican war was
increased tension between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forced in congress
a supposed asset for the south at the beginning of the civil war that never materialized to its real advantage was
intervention from britain and france
the north's victory at antietam allowed president lincoln to
issue the emancipation proclamation
general tecumseh sherman is most remembered from his
march to the sea
which one of the following slave states remained in the united states throughout the civil war
maryland
by going to war the united states gained the territory labeled as the
mexican cession
the initial migration of american settlers to texas was encouraged by the
mexican government
in july of 1861 president lincoln was particularly concerned about how his policies on slavery would affect which areas
missouri, maryland, and kentucky, slave holding states that stayed in the union
the graph above refutes which of the following statements
most southern families held slaves
the compromise of 1850 provided for all of the following except
no slavery in lands acquired from mexico in 1848
according to the wilmont proviso
no slavery would be permitted in the mexican cession
copperheads were
northern democrats who favored slavery
the emancipation proclamation freed
only slaves in confederacy
which of the following describes reason not mentioned by strong in this excerpt that ultimately stopped britain from recognizing the confederacy
opposition from the british working class
"an immediate and earnest effort should be made by the government of the us to purchase cuba from spain for any price of which it can be obtained" the assertion above is taken from which of the following
ostend manifesto
at fort pillow
over 200 black union soldier were executed by confederates
in the first years of the civil war the confederacy counted on british support in its fight against the union because
the british textile mills needed southern cottin to maintain production
northerners were most upset by the supreme courts dred scott decision because
the decision allowed slavery in the territories
which of the following caused the most violent reaction in the north during the civil war
the draft
in the residential campaign of 1860 which of the following positions was asserted by the republican party platform with respect to slavery
the extension of slavery to the united states territories should be prohibited by the federal government but slavery should be protected in states where it already existed
which of the following best characterizes the "sectional reunion" that took place through the terms of the compromise of 1877
the federal government removed troops from the south and eliminated aid for former slaves
the ku klux klan was organized in the south following the civil war
the harass blacks and republicans
radical congressional reconstruction of the south finally ended when
the last federal troops were removed in 1877
the chief advantage of the confederacy during the course civil war was
the reality that confederates were fighting and defending their own soil
why did congressional reconstruction end in 1877
the republican and democratic parties effected a compromise agreement after the 1876 presidential election
the fifteenth amendment provided which of the following
the right to vote regardless of race
which of the following statements about the confederacy is false
they were plagued by weak military leadership
during reconstruction southern blacks typically did which of the following
tilled farms a renters and sharecroppers
democrats agreed to accept rutherford b hayes as president in 1876 in part if he agreed to which of the following
to remove federal troops from the south
which treaty ended the mexican war
treaty of guadalupe-hidalgo
which general was appointed by lincoln to command all union armies in 1864
ulysses grant
which union general gained fame and lincoln's attention with his success in the western theater of the war
ulysses grant
andrew johnson was impeached for specifically which of the following actions
violating the tenor of office act by firing edwin stanton the secretary of war
before the end of the civil war the reconstruction advanced by congress requiring 50% of a states citizens to take loyalty oaths was the
wade-davis bill
before the end of the civil war the reconstruction plan advanced by congress requiring 50% of a state's citizens to take loyalty oaths was the
wade-davis bill
lincoln's reconstruction plan
was intended to quickly bring southern states back into the union
the impeachment of andrew johnson
was organized by radical republicans who saw him as opposing them and interfering with reconstruction
in the 1840 american antislavery society split into factions because
william llyod garrison's advocacy for women's rights and pacifism alienated some members
the general who orchestrated the march to the sea was
william sherman
which of the following statements was made by president lincoln during his second inaugural address
with malice toward none with charity toward all
which of the following was a common form of slave resistance to whites
work stoppages, arson, theft, or negligence
by the end of reconstruction most blacks in the south
worked on farms as contract workers and sharecroppers