APUSH: Unit 5 Multiple Choice Test
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1. All of the following are parts of Andrew Johnson's plan for
reconstruction EXCEPT:
A. Recommending to slaves Southern states that the vote be
extended to recently freed slaves
B. Requiring ratification of the 13th amendment
C. Requiring payment of montetary reparations for the
damage caused by the war
D. Requiring reanunciation of session
E. Replying repudiation of Confederate debt: C. Requiring
payment of monetary reparations for damage caused by the
war
2. All of the following contributed to the conflict between
Mexico's government and settlers in Texas in the early 1830s
EXCEPT:
A. The collection of import duties
B. The support for annexation by John Tyler and James Polk
C. Mexico's decision to abolish slavery in its territory
D. Mexico's law requiring acceptance of the Catholic faith
E. The coming of power of general Santa Anna: B. The
support for annexation by John Tyler and James Polk
3. All of the following figured prominently in debates over the
compromise of 1850 except the:
A. Provision for a new Fugitive Slave Law
B. Slave trade in the district of Columbia
C. Admission of California into the Union as a free state
D. Future of slavery in the Mexican Cession territories
E. Extension of slavery into Kansas and Nebraska territories:
E. Extension of slavery into Kansas and Nebraska territories
4. All of the following statements about the election of 1860 was
accurate EXCEPT:
A. The Republicans won control of the presidency but not
Congress
B. No candidate received a majority of the popular vote
C. The popular and electoral votes were divided among four
candidates
D. Lincoln won election because of the split in the
Democratic Party
E. A major consequence of the luncheon with the central
something stay seceded from the union: D. Lincoln one
election because of the split in the Democratic Party
5. All of the following were part of the initial union strategy to
win the Civil War EXCEPT:
A. A naval blockade of southern ports
B. Control of the Mississippi River
C. The capture of Richmond
D. Keeping the border states in the Union
E. Emancipation of slaves in the seceded states: E.
Emancipation of slaves in the seceded states
6. All the following were factors in the defeat of the south in
1865 EXCEPT:
A. shortages caused by the Union's naval blockade
B. Slave uprising against Southern plantations
C. Grants war of attrition in Virginia
D. Sherman's march through Georgia
E. The Confederacy's failure to obtain foreign intervention: B.
Slave uprising against southern plantations
7. And analysis of the election of 1868 best supports to
conclusion that:
A. The Republicans had given up on gaining the black vote
B. The weakened Democrat party had little chance to elect a
president
C. Northerners overwhelmingly approved the policies of the
radical Republicans
D. Voters approved the impeachment of Andrew Johnson
E. Republican victory depended on the votes of African-
Americans: E. Republican victory depended on the votes of
African-Americans
8. The black codes passed in a number of southern states after
the Civil War were intended to:
A. Close public schools to the children of former slaves
B. Promote the return of former slaves to Africa
C. Enable black citizens to vote in federal elections
D. Place limits on socioeconomic opportunities open to black
people
E. Further the integration of southern society: D. Place limits
on socioeconomic opportunities open to black people
9. By the end of reconstruction, most blacks in the south:
A. Had migrated to lands in the west
B. Owned small family farms
C. Earned wages as factory workers in the new industries
D. Worked on farms as renters and sharecroppers
E. Operated independent businesses in the black community:
D. Worked on farms as renters and sharecroppers
10. The civil rights act of 1866 was significant because:
I. It meant that Congress rather than the president would
determine reconstruction policies
II. It showed President Andrew Johnson unwillingness to
accept the radical Republican approach to reconstruction
III. It was the first major legislation that became law over a
presidential veto
IV. It guaranteed that former slaves would control the state
legislators in the south
A. I only
B. III only
C. I and III only
D. II and IV only
E. I, II, and III only: C. I and III only
11. The Compromise of 1850 did which of the following?
A. Admitted Texas to the union as a slave state
B. Admitted California to the union under the principles of
popular sovereignty
C. Prohibited slavery in the District of Columbia
D. Enacted a stringent fugitive slave law
E. Adjusted the Texas-Mexico boundary: D. Enacted a
stringent fugitive slave law
12. The Confederate government was able to achieve which of
the following goals?
A. Recognition of a foreign power
B. Frequent victories over Union armies
C. A stable monetary system
D. Strong central government
E. Control over the southern River system: B. Frequent
victories over Union armies
13. The disputed boundary between Maine and Canada was
settled by the:
A. Transcontinental treaty
B. Clayton-Bulwer treaty
C. Webster-Ashburton Treaty
D. Gadsen Purchase
E. Treaty of Ghent: C. Webster-Ashburton Treaty
14. The dramatic increase in the south's slave labor force
between 1810 and 1860 was due to:
A. An increase in African trade
B. The importation of slaves from the west Indies
C. An increase in the severity of fugitive slave laws
D. The accusation of Louisiana
E. The natural population increase of American-born slaves:
E. The natural population increase of American-born slaves
15. The Dred Scott decision held that a slave:
A. Could sue for his freedom in the courts
B. Became free when transported to free territory
C. Was a private property even in a free territory
D. Was a citizen when in a free territory
E. Could not be transported out of a slave state: C. Was a
private property even in a free territory
16. During the Civil War, African-Americans in the North:
A. Were not allowed to join the union army
B. Fought in segregated regiments
C. Were allowed to join the union army but saw no combat
D. Were integrated into white regiments
E. Were are permitted to select their own officers: B. Fought
in segregated regiments
17. Early years of reconstruction, an important function of the
Freedmen's bureau was:
A. The protection of the economic rights of former slaves
B. Register former slaves to vote
C. Establish schools for free blacks in the north
D. To encourage freed slaves to migrate to the north
E. The prosecution of plantation owners who had abused
their slaves: A. The protection of economic rights of former
slaves
18. The Economic impact of the Civil War included all of the
following EXCEPT:
A. And increased number of women in the labor force
B. Widespread destruction of property in the south
C. Creation of a national banking system in the north
D. Reduced rate of industrial production in the north
E. Runaway inflation in the south: D. Reduced rate of industrial
production in the south
19. For the period from the end of reconstruction to 1900, the
position of the Supreme Court toward civil rights is best
characterized as:
A. Supporting the integration of African-Americans into
society
B. Strictly interpreting the construction to broaden the rights
of African-Americans
C. Establishing the constitutionally of segregation
D. Vigorously enforcing the terms of the 14th and 15th
amendments
E. Willing to end segregation in the south but not in the
north: C. Establishingly the constitutionally of segregation
20. "Forty acres and a mule" refers to:
A. The proposal to make freed slaves small scale farmers
B. The terms of Homestead act of 1862
C. The allotment given to the Native Americans under the
Dawes Severalty act
D. The inducement given recent immigrants if they would
settle outside of urban centers
E. A typical homestead on the great plains in the 1870s: A.
The proposal to make freed slaves small scale farmers
21. The Friedmans bureau provided all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Food, shelter, and medical aid for the victims of the war
B. Resettlement of some freed slaves on confiscated lands
C. Protection from sharecropping agreements
D. Schools to promote literacy among blacks
E. College for blacks: C. Protection from sharecropping
agreements
22. Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel which brought home the evils
of slavery to many in the north was:
A. Uncle Tom's Cabin
B. The Impending Crisis
C. Twelve Years a Slave
D. Below the Mason-Dixon Line
E. The Yellow Rose of Texas: A. Uncle Tom's Cabin
23. Harvard College and Yale College were established primarily
to:
A. Train lawyers and doctors
B. Encourage scientific advances
C. Ensure an adequate supply of ministers
D. Prepare young men for political leadership
E. Preserve the traditions of classical scholarship: C. Ensure
adequate supply of ministers
24. In 1865 a number of southern state passed Black Codes in
order:
A. Control movement and provide a stable workforce for the
plantations
B. Keep the two races segregated in public places
C. Limit the educational opportunities recently of freed
slaves
D. Embarrassed President Johnson's administration
E. Convince the north that the cells could solve its own
problems: A. Control movement and provide a stable
workforce for the plantations
25. In the 1850s, the South differed from the North in:
A. A better-developed transportation system
B. A better-educated White population
C. Less interest in evangelical religion
D. Fewer European immigrants
E. More cities: D. Fewer European countries
26. In the 1860 election, what was the position of Lincoln and the
Republican Party on slavery?
A. Slavery was immoral ad should be abolished immediately
B. Slavery should not be allowed to expand into the
territories
C. Popular sovereignty would be allowed in the new
territories north of 36,30
D. The Dred Scott decision should be supported in the
territories but not in the states
E. The federal government should act to bring about the
gradual emancipation of slaves in the south: B. Slavery should
not be allowed to expand into the territories
27. In the response of southern intransigence in the face of
President Johnson's mild reconstruction plan, Congress did
all of the following EXCEPT:
A. exclude southern representatives and senators from
participating in Congress
B. Passed the civil rights act of 1866
C. Order the arrest and imprisonment of former Confederate
leaders
D. Approve and send on the states the 14th amendment
E. Divided the south into five districts to be ruled by military
governors with almost dictatorial powers: C. Order the arrest
and imprisonment of former Confederate leaders
28. John Brown's primary purpose in attacking Harpers Ferry was
to:
A. Gain contribution from northern abolitionists
B. Take revenge for the death of anti-slavery settlers in
Kansas
C. Start a slave rebellion in Virginia
D. Open up a new path for underground railroad
E. Destroy the federal arsenal in Virginia: C. Start a slave
rebellion in Virginia
29. The Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854 increased sectional tension
because it:
A. Enriched Northern railroad investors at the expense of the
South
B. Reopen the issue of slavery in a territory of North 36, 30
C. Supported proslavery state constitutions in Kansas and
Nebraska
D. Repealed the Compromise of 1850
E. Persuaded the Whig party to side with the South: B.
Reopen the issue of slavery in a territory North of 36,30
30. The leading Radical Republican Congress included:
I. Charles Sumner
II. William H. Seward
III. Edwin Stanton
IV. Thaddeus Stevens
A. I
B. III
C. I and IV
D. II and III
E. I, III, IV: C. I and IV
31. The Lincoln-Douglas debate resulted in all of the following
EXCEPT:
A. Lincoln's emergency as a national political figure
B. Increased support for Douglas in the south
C. Douglas' reelection to the Senate
D. Douglas's attempt to reconcile popular sovereignty with
the Dred Scott decision
E. Increase public awareness of slavery as a moral issue: B.
Increased support for Douglas in the south
32. The long-range plan of the Albany Congress in 1754 was to:
A. Achieve colonial unity in common defense against French
threat
B. Propose independence of colonies from Britain
C. Declare war on the Iroquois tribe
D. Prohibit new England in New York from trading with the
French West Indies
E. Support George Washington's desire to head to colonial
militia: A. Achieved colonial unity in common defense against
French threat
33. The main reason for US delay in annexing Texas was the:
A. Controversy over the boundary of Texas and Mexico
B. Opposition of Great Britain and France
C. Independent spirit of the settlers in Texas
D. Opposition in Congress to adding slave states
E. Opposition in the Mexican government: D. Opposition in
Congress to adding slave states
34. Manifest destiny was based on all of the following ideas
EXCEPT:
A. Angelo-saxon racial superiority justified American
absorption of inferior peoples and their lands
B. New lands would extend the domain of three government
free enterprise
C. The will of God
D. American had a specially ordained mission in the world
E. Conquest of new territory would prove the American
military superiority: E. Conquest of new territory would prove
American military superiority
35. The most common form of resistance on the part of black
American slaves prior to the Civil War was:
A. Violent uprisings in which many persons were killed
B. Attempts to escape and reach Canada by means of the
"Underground Railroad"
C. Passive resistance, including breaking tools and slightly
slowing the pace of work
D. Arson of plantation building and Cotton gins
E. Poisoning the food consumed by their white masters: C.
Passive resistance, including breaking tools and slightly
slowing the pace of work
36. Northern advantages in the Civil War included all of the
following EXCEPT:
A. A superior navy
B. A political party system that could marshal support for the
war
C. A superior railroad network
D. General agreement over was aims
E. Greater capacity to produce military equipment: D.
General agreement over was aims
37. Of the following, the most threatening problem for the union
from 1861 to 1863 was:
A. Possible British recognition of the Confederacy
B. Spanish intervention in Santo Domingo
C. French objections to the Union blockade
D. British insistence of the abolition of slavery
E. British objections to the union position of "continuous
voyage": A. Possible British recognition of the Confederacy
38. A political effects of fighting Kansas in 1855 and 1856 was to:
A. Further divide the Democratic Party
B. Cause the founding of the Republican Party
C. Gain increased congressional support for proslavery
forces in Kansas
D. Unite Northern and Southern Democrats against
Republicans
E. Elect a Republican president in 1856: A. Further divide the
Democratic Party
39. President Andrew Johnson was impeached for:
A. Vetoing the civil rights act of 1866
B. Refusing to support the 13th Amendment
C. Taking a controversial position on states' rights
D. Removing a radical Republican from his cabinet
E. Attempting to break up the Republican: D. Removing a
radical Republican from his cabinet
40. President Lincoln was reluctant to emancipate slaves in the
first year of the Civil War because:
A. He feared that freeing the slaves would bring England
and France into the war
B. Congress was opposed to Emancipation
C. He knew that the a proclamation about slavery would only
further alienate the south
D. He feared that emancipation would drive the border states
out of the union
E. He had always been opposed to the abolitionists in his
party: D. He feared that emancipation would drive the border
states out of the union
41. The Proclamation of 1763 did which of the following?
A. Introduced a tax on tea
B. Prohibited colonists from producing iron for the American
market
C. Forbade all colonial trade with French West Indies
D. Set a boundary along the crest of the Appalachians
beyond which the English colonists were forbidden to settle
E. Announced the wrecking mission of the colonial office
under Parliament, rather than directly under the king-in-
Council: D. Set a boundary along the crest of the
Appalachians beyond which the English colonists were
forbidden to settle
42. The provisions of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo included
all of the these EXCEPT:
A. Pay $15 million to Mexico
B. Set the Texas boundary at the Rio grande
C. Yield California to the United States
D. Yield New Mexico to the United States
E. Yield the Mesilla Valley of the Arizona to the United
States: E. Yield the Mesilla Valley of the Arizona to the United
States
43. The purpose of Lincoln's and Johnson's reconstruction was to:
A. The south for causing the civil war
B. Give Congress the final authority in the process of
reconstruction
C. Give equal voting rights for both white and black males
the south
D. Provide financial aid to rebuild the south
E. Encourage rapid readmission of ex-confederate states into
the union: E. Encourage rapid readmission ex-confederates
states into the union
44. Reconstruction legislation passed by Congress included all
the following EXCEPT the:
A. Tenure of Office Act
B. Civil Rights Act of 1856
C. Black Codes
D. First Reconstruction Act
E. Reconstruction Act of 1866: C. Black Codes
45. The "redeemers" in the south supported:
A. Integrated schools and public places
B. States' rights and white supremacy
C. Increased state spending for internal improvements
D. Continued cooperation with the military to protect the
freedmen
E. Redemption of greenback dollars with gold: B. States'
rights and white supremacy
46. The Republican Party originate in the mid 1850s as a
sectional party committed to which of the following?
A. Opposition to the further expansion of slavery into the
territories
B. Immediate emancipation of slaves
C. Repeal of whig economic policies
D. Restriction of immigration
E. Acknowledgment of popular sovereignty as the basis for
organizing federal territories: A. Opposition to the further
expansion of slavery into the territories
47. The republican reconstruction governments in the south
accomplished all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Developing state supported public schools for whites and
blacks
B. Reducing waste and corruption in local and state
governments
C. Founding stay institutions to care for the sick and
handicapped
D. Building of roads, bridges, harbors, and railroads
E. Adopting liberalized state constitutions: B. Reducing waste
and corruption in local and state governments
48. The results of the Mexican American war included:
I. Acquisition of California by the United States
II. Important military experience that would be good to use
in the Civil War
III. Contempt for the abilities of the U.S. Navy
IV. Extension of the 36° 30 minute slavery wine to the Pacific
Ocean
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I and IV only
D. I, II, and III only
E. I, II, and IV only: B. I and II only
49. Senator Stephen A. Douglas manage to engineer the
Compromise of 1850 by:
A. Winning the endorsement of President Zachary Taylor for
the Compromise
B. Letting the southern Democrats dictate the terms of the
Compromise
C. Securing passage of the different parts of the
Compromise as separate laws
D. Threatening to remove political opponents from important
Congressional committees
E. A policy conciliation for all factions: C. Securing passage
of the different parts of the Compromise as separate laws
50. The slave states that remained in the union included:
A. Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia
B. Delaware, Kentucky and Tennessee
C. North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas
D. Missouri, Kentucky and Delaware
E. South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama: D. Missouri,
Kentucky and Delaware
51. The Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case
outraged public opinion in the North chiefly because it:
A. Declared the Fugitive Slave law unconstitutional
B. Guaranteed citizenship to free blacks
C. Remove restrictions against the spread of slavery into
Western Territories
D. Failed to abolish slavery in the South
E. Challenged California's status as a free state: C. Removed
restrictions against the spread of slavery into Western
Territories
52. What happened to southern interest in slavery after Nat
Turner's Rebellion in 1831?
A. It grew gradually due to the influence of abolitionism
B. Southern ministers became more militant in the sermons
denouncing the evils of slavery
C. Southern states made it increasingly difficult for masters
to free their slaves
D. Because new slaves continue to be imported from Africa,
it did not matter if summer freedom or who were already in
America
E. Southern plantations ceased to exist and slavery became
eradicated: C. Southern states made it increasingly difficult for
masters to free their slaves
53. When President Andrew Johnson removed Secretary of War
Edwin M. Stanton without the approval of the Senate,
contrary to the terms of his recently passed Tenure of Office
Act, he:
A. Was impeached and removed from office
B. Came within one vote of being impeached
C. Was impeached and came within one vote of being
removed from office
D. Resigned to avoid impeachment and was subsequently
pardoned by his successor
E. Was impeached, refuse to resign, and has term ended
before a vote could be taken on his removal from office: C.
Was impeached and came within one vote of being removed
from office
54. Which of the following best describes an immediate effect of
the Emancipation Proclamation?
A. Slaves in the border states became free
B. Slaves in the Deep South became free
C. Abolition of slavery in Confederate territory became one
of the North's war goals
D. Lincolns reelection was assured
E. Draft riots arrested in New York City: C. Abolition of
slavery in Confederate territory became one of the North's
war goals
55. Which of the following best describes the policy of the
government of Mexico toward Texas?
A. It tried to sell Texas to the United States at the time of the
Louisiana purchase.
B. It encouraged American settlement in Texas in the 1820s
and early 1830s.
C. It governed Texas with stringent regulations in the 1820s.
D. It encouraged the establishment of the strong local
government in Texas in the mid-1830s.
E. If favored the annexation of the republic of Texas by the
United States in 1830s and early 1840s.: B. It encouraged
American settlement in Texas in the 1820s and early 1830s.
56. Which of the following BEST reflected the idea of manifest
destiny?
A. The signing of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty
B. Henry Clay's position on Texas election of 1844
C. The establishment of Texas as an independent republic
D. The campaign platform of James Polk in 1844
E. Northern Whigs during the Mexican War: D. The campaign
platform of James Polk in 1844
57. Which of the following is a correct statement about the
Wilmont Proviso?
A. It forbade the introduction of slavery in the territory
acquired from Mexico
B. It denied President Polk additional funds to conduct the
war with Mexico
C. It compromise differences between the north and the
south
D. It passed both houses of Congress but was vetoed by the
president
E. It was proposed by the Whigs to embarrass the
Democrats: A. It forbade the introduction of slavery into
territory acquired from Mexico
58. Which of the following is LEAST useful in arguing that
territorial expansion was motivated by a desire to spread
slavery?
A. William Walker's campaign in Nicaragua
B. The Ostend manifesto
C. The slogan "Fifty-four Forty of Fight"
D. The annexation of Texas
E. Opposition to Wilmot proviso: C. The slogan "Fifty-four
Forty of Fight"
59. Which of the following is true of Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan?
A. It stipulated that at least 10% of former slaves must be
accorded the right to vote within a given southern state
before the state could be readmitted to the union
B. It allowed the rights of citizenship only to those
Southerners who could take an oath that they had never
been disloyal to the union
C. It allowed high-ranking rebel officials to regain the right
to vote and hold office by simply promising future good
behavior
D. It was silent on the issue of slavery
E. It provided the restoration of the local governments for
that erstwhile Confederate states now under union control: E.
It provided to restoration of the local governments for that
erstwhile confederate states now under union control
60. Which of the following most accurately describes the
Stephen Douglas' idea of popular sovereignty?
A. A section of western land would be given free to anyone
who would homestead it for a certain number of years
B. Only citizens of the United States would be permitted to
settle territories acquired from Mexico
C. Public lands in the new territories would be open on a first
-come first -served basis
D. The status of slavery in a territory would be determined
by the voters in the territory
E. New territories would be close to both slaves and free
blacks: D. The status of slavery in the territory would be
determined by the voters in the territory
61. Which of the following statements about the Dred Scott
decision is correct?
A. It recognize the power of Congress to prohibit slavery in
the territories, but refused on technical grounds to free
Scott.
B. It stated that black people were not citizens of the United
States.
C. It upheld the constitutionality of Missouri compromise.
D. It upheld the principle of popular sovereignty.
E. It freed Scott, but not other slaves and circumstances
similar to Scott's.: B. It stated that black people were not
citizens of the United States.
62. Which of the following states the principle of "popular
sovereignty?"
A. Congresshas the right to decide where slavery shall and
shall not exist.
B. The settlers in a given territory have the sole right to
decide whether or not slavery will be permitted there.
C. Individual citizens can decide for themselves whether or
not to hold slaves.
D. The American people shall decide where slavery will exist
through national plebiscite.
E. Individual states have the right to reject congressional
decisions pertaining to slavery.: B. The settlers in a given
territory have the sole right to decide whether not slavery will
be permitted there.
63. Which of the following was a major factor in the decline of 69. Why did the congressional reconstruction end in 1877?
the Whig party in the 1850s? A. The freed slaves had been successfully integrated into
A. Death of John Calhoun Southern society.
B. Election of Zachary Taylor B. The treaty ending the Civil War had set such a time limit.
C. Lincoln-Douglas debates C. Most of the politically active black people had left the
D. Know-Nothing movement South for Northern Cities.
E. "Bleeding Kansas": D. Know-Nothing movement D. The Republican and Democratic parties effected a
64. Which of the following was LEAST important issue in the compromise agreement after the 1876 presidential election.
election of 1844? E. The United States needed the troops stationed in the south
A. Settlement of the Oregon border to confront the French in Mexico.: D. The Republican and
B. Acquisition of California Democratic parties effected a compromise agreement after
C. Re-chartering the Bank of the United States the 1876 presidential election.
D. Reducing of the Tariff
E. Annexation of Texas: C. Re-chartering the Bank of the
United States
65. Which of the following was not a factor in the formation of
new England Confederation?
A. The problem of defending against Indiana attacks
B. Complex over colonial boundaries
C. Concern about runway servants
D. Neglect by the English government
E. A desire to suppress religious dissent: E. A desire to
suppress religious dissent
66. Which of the following was NOT a major consequence of the
US war with Mexico?
A. US annexation of Texas
B. Long term Mexican resentment against the United States
C. Securing Texas' southern border on the Rio Grande
D. Increased sectional tensions over slavery
E. Cession of California and New Mexico in the United States:
A. US annexation of Texas
67. Which of the following was NOT provided for African
Americans by congressional reconstruction?
A. Guarantee of US citizenship
B. Equal protection if the laws
C. Distribution of confiscated confederate farmlands
D. Protection for voting rights
E. Equal access to public accommodations: C. Distribution of
confiscated Confederate farmlands
68. Which of the following would most likely have expressed
opposition to the idea of Manifest Destiny?
A. Advocates of the foreign policy of the Secretary of State
William H Seward
B. Voters for James K Polk in 1844
C. Supporters of the Treaty of Paris of 1898
D. Members of the Whig party in Congress during the
Mexican war
E. Supporters of the Ostend Manifesto: D. Members of the
Whig party in Congress during the Mexican war