Quiz on APUSH Unit 5 (1844-1877)

#1 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Johnson impeached

Protected voting rights of former slaves (in theory) 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) Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River.

#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)

Reconstruction acts Reconstruction acts Compromise of 1877 White supremacy

#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 Positions on expansion of slavery Mexican-American war Republican party formed

#4 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Tenure of Office Act

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) James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River. Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions Established the southern border of the United States and granted a huge portion of land known as the Mexican cession which included California and new Mexico

#5 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

Johnson impeached

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

All African Americans were citizens of the United States

Section 2: True/false questions

Battle of Vicksburg

California and New Mexico wanted to enter the union as free states. Henry Clay created compromise: New Mexico and Utah would vote on slavery, California would be admitted as a free state, Slavery would be banned in Washington D.C., and there would be a new fugitive slave act

Election of 1860

Formed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere

Dred Scott case

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

Anaconda plan

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

John Brown

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.

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