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

Wilmot Proviso Compromise of 1877 Manifest destiny Johnson impeached

#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)

Compromise of 1877 Johnson impeached Civil rights act of 1866 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

Gold rush Manifest destiny White supremacy Radical Republicans

#4 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Tenure of Office Act

Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote 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) Argued that slavery was a constitutional right, wanted line established in the Missouri Compromise to extend all the way westward to the Pacific.

#5 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Civil rights act of 1866

All African Americans were citizens of the United States 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. Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Gold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed

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

Battle of Vicksburg

White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)

True

False

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

Election of 1860

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

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

Dred Scott case

An amendment to a law in congress that stipulated that any land gained in the Mexican-American war wouldn't be ineligible for the spread of slavery. Symbolized the growing tension over westward expansion and slavery.

True

False

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

Anaconda plan

Plan to completely cut off the south by blockading southern ports and eventually the Mississippi river

True

False

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

John Brown

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

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

Tenure of Office Act

Civil rights act of 1866

Section 2: True/false questions

Battle of Vicksburg

White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)

Election of 1860

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.

Dred Scott case

An amendment to a law in congress that stipulated that any land gained in the Mexican-American war wouldn't be ineligible for the spread of slavery. Symbolized the growing tension over westward expansion and slavery.

Anaconda plan

Plan to completely cut off the south by blockading southern ports and eventually the Mississippi river

John Brown

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

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