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 15th amendment Fugitive slave act Tenure of Office Act

#2 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Divided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage)

Mexican-American war Kansas-Nebraska act Compromise of 1850 Reconstruction acts

#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

Radical Republicans Dred Scott case Battle of Vicksburg Bleeding Kansas

#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)

White supremacy Compromise of 1877 Fugitive slave act Tenure of Office Act

#5 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

All African Americans were citizens of the United States

Election of 1844 Republican party formed Compromise of 1877 Civil rights act of 1866

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

Battle of Vicksburg

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.

True

False

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

Election of 1860

Gold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed

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

The contested election was decided by a Republican-leaning committee the obv chose the Republican candidate. Democrats threatened to filibuster

True

False

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

John Brown

Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

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

Divided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage)

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

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.

Election of 1860

Gold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed

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

The contested election was decided by a Republican-leaning committee the obv chose the Republican candidate. Democrats threatened to filibuster

John Brown

Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.

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