Apush Unit 5

The above letter helps to best explain which of the following?

A.) The Emancipation Proclamation

A result of the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852:

Abolitionism gained ground in the North

The ultimate consequence of the sharecropping system for the South was:

An increase in poverty for both blacks and whites

The Emancipation Proclamation was most designed to

B.) Prevent a British alliance with the Confederacy

The Wilmot Proviso:

Called for American annexation of lands conquered from Mexico as free territory

The faction of Northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War became known as the:

Copperheads

The Mexican-American War resulted in

D.) Renewed debate over the expansion of slavery

The logic and reasoning employed by Southerners in seceding from the Union borrowed heavily from the:

Declaration of Independence

A central element in the conquest and submission of the American Indians of the West was the:

Destruction of the buffalo herds

In terms of politics, the 1850s were noteworthy because they witnessed the:

Dissolution of national political parties over sectional concerns

With regard to the Oregon Territory, in 1846, the United States

Hammered out a compromise agreement with the British Empire

All of the following were major elements of the Union strategy for victory in the Civil War EXCEPT:

Impressing ex-slaves into the Union army

The following was the MOST important reason why immigrants tended to cluster in ethic communities in urban areas during the antebellum period:

It allowed immigrants to retain their languages and customs to a greater degree

The Emancipation Proclamation had which of the following effects:

It prevented England and France from joining the conflict

Refers to the Southern culture of segregation that existed for almost a century after the Civil War was called: Jim Crow

Jim Crow

Belief that the United States had a special mission to expand over the entire North American continent was known as:

Manifest Destiny

Theory that individual states do not necessarily have to carry out any federal laws with which they disagree is known as:

Nullification

In Plessy v. Ferguson, the United States Supreme Court ruled that:

Separate but equal facilities for blacks and whites was legal

The following was NOT a cause of increase American settlement of he West after the Civil War:

Sharp increases in urban food prices

The primary focus of women's reform movements in the fifty years after the Civil War was the:

Suffrage

At the outset of the war, which of the following was the greatest advantage possessed by the Confederacy:

Superior military leadership

As whites moved westward into Indian territories in the last half of the 19th century:

The American Indians themselves were often blamed for the troubles that ensued

What becomes the most controversial element of the Compromise of 1850:

The Fugitive Slave Act

Which of the following was NOT a result or consequence of the Dred Scott decision of 1857:

The Fugitive Slave Act was repealed

In the 19th century, Southerners used all of the following arguments to justify slavery EXCEPT:

The international slave trade was highly profitable for all regions of the country

Southern critics of slavery most often asserted that:

The plantation economy made the South a colony of the North

The term "redemption" as used in the Reconstruction era refers to:

The post-Reconstruction return of the South to white rule

The Republican Party campaign platform of 1860 called for:

The restriction of slavery from the territories

Which of the following statements best explains why the Mormons migrated west:

They were seeking out their own new promised land

American interests and priorities with regard to Asia in the 1840s and 1850s primarily centered around:

Trade and commerce

President Andrew Johnson was impeached as a result of his:

Violation of the Tenure of Office Act

Advocated for the immediate and uncompensated release of all slaves held in the United States?

William Lloyd Garrison

Hinton R. Helper//which of the following was most likely the intended audience of the excerpt above?

agriculturists of the southeast and southwest

Sumner-Brooks Cartoon//The sentiments such as those depicted in the cartoon above most directly contributed to which of the following?

breakdown in trust between sectional leaders

Thomas Nast Cartoon//the controversy highlighted in the cartoon above was most directly a result of

determined Southern resistance to Northern efforts to change its culture

Congressional Speech//the excerpt above is best understood in the context of the

idea of manifest destiny

Storming Fort Wagner//the scene depicted in the image above was most directly a result of

lincoln's decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation

Sumner-Brooks Cartoon// which group was most likely the intended audience of the cartoon above?

members of the Republican party

Thomas Nast Cartoon//which of the following groups was most likely the intended audience of the cartoon above?

moderate republicans

Hinton R. Helper//the excerpt above was most likely a reaction to which of the following historical trends?

regional economic and demographic changes between the north and south

Louisiana Black Code//which 19th century group would most likely oppose the regulations in the legislation above?

republican party members

Susan B. Anthony//which of the following was a major consequence of the ideas expressed in the passage above?

some women's equality activists abandoned the movement to grant and protect African-American rights

The American or "Know-Nothing" Party of the 1850s

sought to limit the rights of immigrants

Louisiana Black Code//the excerpt above is best understood in the context of

southern resistance to radical republicans' efforts to change southern attitudes

William T. Sherman//the excerpt above would be most useful to historians analyzing the

strategies and leadership of the Union army

Labor Contract//the practices described in the excerpt above most directly led to

the abolition of slavery

Labor Contract// the excerpt above would best serve as evidence of which of the following?

the abolition of the social and economic continuities that characterized the antebellum and post-civil war south

William T. Sherman//the message in the letter above best reflects which of the following continuities in the US history?

the application of effective economic and industrial strategies to warfare

Congressional Speech//the passage above was most likely a reaction to which of the following events or processes

the assertion of US power in the western hemisphere

Gettysburg Address//the passage above best serves as evidence of which of the following?

the changing purpose of the civil war

Storming Fort Wagner//the image above best serves as evidence of which of the following

the changing purpose of the civil war

Gettysburg Address//which of the following actions of the lincoln administration best exemplified the belief expressed in the quotation above?

the decision to issue the emancipation proclamation

Granville Stuart//the ideas expressed in the excerpt above reflect which of the following continuities in the US history?

the desire for resources causing environmental transformation

the sentiments expressed in the excerpt above were most directly a result of which of the following?

the election of Lincoln in 1860

Susan B. Anthony//the excerpt above is best understood in the context of

the passage of the 14th and 15th Amendments

Hinton R. Helper//which of the following most directly supports the assertion expressed in the excerpt above?

the slow population growth of the south

William T. Sherman// which of the following most directly resulted from the excerpt above?

the south's environment and infrastructure was increasingly destroyed

South Carolina Secession//the ideas expressed in the passage above most clearly show the influence of which of the following?

the use of states' rights for the defense of slavery

Sumner-Brooks Cartoon//the cartoon above is best understood in the context of the

variety of proposals leaders made that ultimately failed to reduce sectional conflict

Granville Stuart//the passage above best reflects which of the following historical trends or patterns?

whites, asians, and african americans seeking new economic opportunities