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

Reconstruction acts Mexican-American war Election of 1844 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)

Reconstruction acts Compromise of 1877 Reconstruction acts Battle of Vicksburg

#3 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Radical Republicans

Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress 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 Formed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.

#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)

Election of 1844 Tenure of Office Act Wilmot Proviso Fugitive slave act

#5 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

All African Americans were citizens of the United States

Kansas-Nebraska act Positions on expansion of slavery Civil rights act of 1866 15th amendment

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

Battle of Vicksburg

Americans had been settling in Texas since the 1820s. The southerners outnumbered actual Mexicans and had brought their slaves. The Mexican government outlawed slavery and mandated catholicism.

True

False

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

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

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

divided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!

True

False

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

John Brown

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

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

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

Americans had been settling in Texas since the 1820s. The southerners outnumbered actual Mexicans and had brought their slaves. The Mexican government outlawed slavery and mandated catholicism.

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

divided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!

John Brown

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

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