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 Black codes Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Battle of Vicksburg

#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)

Dred Scott case Battle of Vicksburg Republican party formed Reconstruction acts

#3 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Radical Republicans

James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River. Formed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere Led a small raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. His goal was to arm the southern slave population and incite a slave rebellion Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress

#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) Formed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere 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. Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.

#5 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

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)

Radical Republicans

Tenure of Office Act

All African Americans were citizens of the United States

Section 2: True/false questions

Battle of Vicksburg

Granted the Union control of the entire Mississippi River. Cut the confederacy in half

Election of 1860

Lincoln campaigned on halting the expansion of slavery. He won without a single Southern electoral vote, prompting the south to realize they no longer any voice in the future of slavery in america

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

Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress

John Brown

Argued that slavery was a constitutional right, wanted line established in the Missouri Compromise to extend all the way westward to the Pacific.

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