APUSH UNIT 5 Assessment

Which event in 1845 contributed to the Mexican-American War?

• The Gadsden Purchase

• The Oregon Trail

• The Texas Annexation

• The Compromise of 1850

What did the Wilmot Proviso (1846) propose?

• Banning slavery in land acquired from Mexico

• Allowing popular sovereignty in new territories

• Admitting California as a free state

• Acquiring land for a transcontinental railroad

Who was a key figure in the abolitionist movement?

• Frederick Douglass

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

• Stephen Douglas

What did the Compromise of 1850 achieve?

• Admitted California as a free state

• Banned slavery in all new territories

• Established the Oregon Trail

• Annexed Texas to the U.S.

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision in 1857?

• African Americans were granted citizenship.

• Slavery was prohibited in all territories.

• African Americans were not considered citizens.

• The Missouri Compromise was upheld.

What political realignment occurred in the 1850s?

• The rise of the Democratic Party

• The decline of the Whig Party and rise of the Republican Party

• The formation of the Federalist Party

• The dissolution of the Republican Party

What did the Fugitive Slave Act require?

• The return of escaped slaves

• The banning of slavery in new territories

• The annexation of California

• The establishment of the Oregon Trail

What was the purpose of the Anaconda Plan?

• To emancipate enslaved people

• To blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River

• To seek European support

• To defend Southern territory

Which amendment abolished slavery?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• Reconstruction Acts

What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

• To provide assistance to freed slaves and poor whites

• To intimidate African Americans

• To create a cycle of poverty

• To end Reconstruction