Unit 5 Test Apush
Which best provides an example of how the "Constitution and its righteous laws," according to Douglass, provide hope for the "colored people of this country'?
Civil Rights Act of 1866
South advantages
Attrition= all they had to do was survive, better military leaders, foreign support (England and France- cotton diplomacy)
Northerners were most upset by the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision because
blacks and whites were not treated equally
In July of 1861, President Lincoln was particularly concerned about how his policies on slavery would affect which areas?
the states in white (border states) because they were slaves states that remained in the Union
Which of the following statements best describes the states in dark gray?
they had a strong military tradition
Which of the following statements best describes the states in medium gray?
they included most of the country's population
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
Abolitionist
wanted to get rid of slavery immediately
Onesto Manifesto
wanted to purchase Cuba as a slave state, stopped b Congress
Mexican American War
wasn't a fair fight, only heat and disease killed Americans
A major part of the Confederate strategy for winning independence was based on
winning recognition and support from Great Britain
Manifest Destiny
written by John L.O. Sullivan- America's God given right to move west
Which of the following would in part cause Douglass's view that for African Americans, "citizenship is but a sham"?
Black Codes
Which of the following developed during Reconstruction to provide direct support and support self-discrimination for those freed from slavery?
Black churches
Lincoln's rhetoric in the excerpt would most likely have been interpreted as promoting which of the following arguments? (President Abraham Lincoln, letter to James Conkling explaining why he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863)
Changing the purpose of the war would strengthen the Union cause.
In proclaiming that all persons born in the United States were citizens, the 14th Amendment directly repudiated which of the following?
Dred Scott Decision
Ideas in the excerpt would most likely have influenced which of the following? (Frederick Douglass to New York Tribune editor Horace Greeley, 1846)
Efforts at assisting enslaved people in escaping from the South
The excerpt best provides evidence about which of the following historical situations in the late 1840s? (John C. Calhoun, senator, speech in the United States Senate, 1847)
Growing sectional tensions caused by the Mexican-American War
Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay comes to settle the argument - California is a free state, even though it upsets the balance of the senate - Utah and New Mexico can vote to ban slavery - Slave Trade ended in Washington DC - Stronger Fugitive Slave Law (allows southerners to recapture slaves in the north)
Levine's argument about Reconstruction in the excerpt differs from that of Langguth in that Levine argues
Northern Republicans gradually withdrew their support for Reconstruction policies
Texas Revolution
Not an American war Texans lost the Alamo Sam Houston is president of the Republic of Texas, own independent nation for 9 years, it would upset the balance because they wanted slaves
The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was intended to resolve debates about which of the following issues in the 1850s?
The expansion of slavery
People who shared the views expressed in the image most likely supported which of the following?
The extension of political opportunities to formerly enslaved people
The excerpt best reflects the development of which of the following? ( James H. Carson, describing life in the early California gold fields, 1848)
The widely held belief that the United States had a right to expand westward
Which of the following political groups had its efforts to find a compromise over slavery effectively ended by Taney's decision in the Dred Scott case?
Whigs
One attempt to prevent slavery in the territories was the
Wilmot Proviso
Oregon Treaty
divided Oregon along the 49th parallel and Oregon became a free territory
Crittenden Compromise
extends Missouri Compromise, instead of Fugitive Slave Law they want to protect free blacks and the government now compensates slave owners for runaway slaves (Lincoln says no and it doesn't pass)
Compact Theory
fighting to "preserve the union," the war is not about slavery for Lincoln
Emancipation Proclamation
freed all slaves in the seceded states NOT in all states, border states can still have slavery
Gold Rush
gold is found in California after the Mexican Cession, a BIG population boom out west
North disadvantages
had to invade the South to win, difficult to maintain enthusiasm (with photography)
President Polk
he wanted Texas and Oregon, wasn't supposed to win but he did
Oregon Trail
highway to move west
The major opposition to the Mexican War was based on the belief that
it would expand slavery
Which of the following was most important in enabling the Democratic Party to regain political power in the South?
limiting voting rights of the freedmen
Confederate States of America
loose alliance, want more states rights and less federal control (we know how well the Articles of Confederation worked out)
President Polk was motivated to reject the treaty with Mexico because of which of the following?
many southerns wanted the United States to get larger gains in territory
Greenberg's argument most differs from Hietala's in that Greenberg claims that (Thomas Hietala, historian, Manifest Design: American Exceptionalism and Empire, 2003)
most Americans believed that Mexicans in the new territories could not assimilate
Santa Fe Trail
new resources and new markets for trading
Northwest Ordinance
once a state has 60,000 free inhabitants they can acquire statehood, need to keep balance so if a free state enters a slave state has to come in (Missouri Compromise)
Which of the following describes a reason not mentioned by Strong in this excerpt that ultimately stopped Britain from recognizing the Confederacy?
opposition from the British working class
Texas
owned by Spain, controlled by Mexico, buy land from Mexico and pay taxes to Mexico (win win), Stephen A. Austin took the deal
Which of the following parts of the Compromise of 1850 was the most appealing to the South?
passing a new Fugitive Slave Law
North advantages
people, industry, military
Free Soil Party
political party wanted to stop the expansion of slavery in newly acquired territories (they understand it takes time to get rid of slavery)
An increase in which of the following was the key part of the Kansas-Nebraska Act to attract Southern support?
popular sovereignty
Which of the following ideas is Douglas appealing to when he says "whether the people of the territories shall be allowed to do as they please upon the question of slavery"?
popular sovereignty
Constitution of Confederacy
protected slavery and state's rights and outlawed tarrifs
Mormon Trails
religious groups moved away from being persecuted
President Polk accepted a compromise with Britain on the Oregon dispute because
the United States was facing problems with Mexico
Which of the following served as a major cause of the war with Mexico?
the annexation of Texas
Wilmot Proviso
the attempt by northern congressman to outlaw slavery in the Mexican Cession, it failed but hostility between north and south increased (creates Free Soil Party)
For future Supreme Courts, one of the key points of the 14th Amendment would be which of the following?
"nor deny... equal protection of the laws"
Start of Civil War
- Election of 1860; Lincoln wins - South secedes because California is admitted as a free state (north has control of the senate) - mass immigration and an industrial boom in the north - population boom in the north (north has power in both senate and house)
Which of the following developments in labor systems in the United States before the Civil War is reflected by the data in the graph?
An internal trade in enslaved people spread throughout the South.
cause of Mexican American War
Texas border dispute
The victor in the 1876 presidential election was decided by
a special electoral commission
Texas rules
must convert to Catholicism and go to mass, no slaves, visitor (they can't vote)
By going to war, the United States gained the territory labeled as the
Mexican Cession
Which of the following can be concluded based on the situation in which Calhoun gave this speech? (John C. Calhoun, senator, speech in the United States Senate, 1847)
Americans debated how to integrate conquered territories into the United States.
Which period was the peak of Manifest Destiny?
1842-1853
The phrase in the excerpt "Some of them seem willing to fight for you" could most likely be interpreted as having which of the following purposes? (President Abraham Lincoln, letter to James Conkling explaining why he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863)
Highlighting the enlistment of formerly enslaved people into the Union army
The excerpt could best be used by historians studying which of the following? (President Abraham Lincoln, letter to James Conkling explaining why he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863)
How Lincoln used executive powers to initiate wartime policy
Dred Scott Decision
Missouri Compromise is deemed illegal- you can take slaves wherever you want, slaves are defined as property, blacks are not citizens
Which of the following acts of Congress was declared unconstitutional in the Dred Scott decision?
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Which of the following arguments about the Mexican-American War do the excerpts best support? (Thomas Hietala, historian, Manifest Design: American Exceptionalism and Empire, 2003)
It generated debates over citizenship.
Which of the following claims is supported by the arguments made by both Levine and Langguth?
Local political tactics served to deny African Americans their rights.
Which of the following developments resulted most directly from the gold rush described in the excerpt? (James H. Carson, describing life in the early California gold fields, 1848)
People from America, Europe, and Asia migrated to the region.
Winthrop suggests that Polk's slogan of "Fifty-four Forty or Fight!" was based mainly on which of the following attitudes?
Polk hoped to get political benefit
The Fourteenth Amendment emerged from which of the following contexts?
Republican concerns that African Americans would be denied citizenship rights
Which of the following conclusions can best be reached based on the sentiments expressed in the excerpt? (Waitman T. Willey, addressing the Virginia State Secession Convention, March 4, 1861)
Sectional tensions erupted because most Southerners did not support Abraham Lincoln.
Confederate States
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Virginia
Which of the following groups would most likely have supported secession from the United States after the 1860 presidential election?
Southern Democrats
Evidence in the excerpt most strongly suggests which of the following? (Waitman T. Willey, addressing the Virginia State Secession Convention, March 4, 1861)
Southern voters viewed the presidential election with contempt.
To which politicians is Clay directing the last line of the excerpt?
Southerns who were threatening to secede
Which of the following describes a trend in sectional development by 1860 reflected in the data in the graph?
The North was becoming more diverse in its economic activities than the South.
Which of the following differences between the North and the South during the Civil War is depicted in the graph?
The South relied more on plantation agriculture than the North.
Which of the following developments was most directly connected to the collapse of the Whig Party in United States politics during the 1850s?
The escalation of tensions between proslavery and antislavery factions
Which of the following developments most directly led to the activities described in the excerpt? (James H. Carson, describing life in the early California gold fields, 1848)
The acquisition of significant territory following the Mexican-American War
Which of the following developments most likely influenced the argument expressed in the image?
The conclusion of the Civil War stirred debates over citizenship.
Both authors would most likely suggest that the historical situation described in the excerpts contributed to which of the following? (Thomas Hietala, historian, Manifest Design: American Exceptionalism and Empire, 2003)
The continued alteration of Native American culture and society
The industrial resources of the North during the Civil War most likely accounted for which of the following?
The disadvantage of the Confederacy in access to arms, munitions, and other supplies
The speech given by Calhoun relates to which of the following? (John C. Calhoun, senator, speech in the United States Senate, 1847)
The effect of regional attitudes on federal policy making
The artist who created the image would have most likely opposed which of the following developments?
The ending of Reconstruction
Louisiana Purchase
created a rise in nationalism
The excerpt could best be used by historians studying which of the following? (Frederick Douglass to New York Tribune editor Horace Greeley, 1846)
The growth of the abolition movement in the United States
Rhetoric in the excerpt would most likely have been interpreted as promoting which of the following? (Frederick Douglass to New York Tribune editor Horace Greeley, 1846)
The immediate end to the practice of slavery through legal reform
Which of the following developments most directly related to the increased sectional strife immediately prior to the election of 1860?
The legal ruling that denied African Americans rights of citizenship
Which of the following arguments about Reconstruction policies would both authors most likely disagree with?
With Republicans in retreat, Southern Democrats grew more supportive of Reconstruction policies.
To issue an Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln felt that he needed which of the following?
a military victory
Bleeding Kansas
a series of violent fights between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas who had moved to Kansas to try to influence the decision of whether or not Kansas would a slave state or a free state
13th Amendment
abolished slavery
Which of the following parts of the Compromise of 1850 was the most appealing to the North?
admitting California as a free state
Why travel west?
agriculture (opportunity for land), technology, transportation, money, OPPORTUNITY
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
all of Texas land to the Rio Grande is now Americas, Mexico gives up the Mexican Cession, Gadsden Purchase to build a railroad
The Union was most disturbed because they believed that Britain was supporting the Confederates by doing which of the following?
building warships
President Lincoln delayed issuing an Emancipation Proclamation because his concern that it would
cause the border states to secede
The excerpt best serves as evidence that, in 1861, (Waitman T. Willey, addressing the Virginia State Secession Convention, March 4, 1861)
citizens in the Southern states were deeply divided over secession
Kansas-Nebraska Act
created Nebraska and Kansas as states and gave the people in those territories the right to chose to be a free or slave state through popular sovereignty
