APUSH Period 5

Question 1

Popular Sovereignty

Answer 1

States could decide/vote whether they were a slave or free state.

Question 2

Dred Scott v Sandford

Answer 2

Case where Scott sued for his freedom arguing that because he became a resident in a free state, he should be free as well. However the Supreme Court ruled that Americans of African descent, whether free or slave, were not American citizens and could not sue in federal court.

Question 3

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Answer 3

Law that allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide if slavery would be allowed in their state. This repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820

Question 4

Bleeding Kansas

Answer 4

Refers to a period of violent conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in the Kansas Territory following the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854

Question 5

John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

Answer 5

Violent attack led by radical abolitionist John Brown on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia 1859, aimed to incite a slave uprising by seizing weapons, which is considered a major catalyst leading to the Civil War due to the intense sectional tensions

Question 6

Third Party System

Answer 6

Started with the rise of the Republican Party in the 1850s, which was formed in response to divisions within existing political parties over slavery.

Question 7

Free Soil Movement

Answer 7

A political movement in the pre-Civil War era that actively opposed the expansion of slavery into newly acquired Western territories, advocating for “free soil” where slavery would not be permitted

Question 8

What kind of states did Lincoln win to win the presidency and why is that significant?

Answer 8

North, got no Southern electoral votes. Made South angry because they felt they had no voice in the government.

Question 9

Manifest Destiny

Question 10

Mexican- American War

Question 11

The California Gold Rush

Question 12

Election of 1844

Answer 12

James K Polk won election, promoting westward expansion.
*Illustrates Manifest Destiny’s influence on American politics/policy and decisions

Question 13

Wilmot Proviso

Answer 13

Proposed legislation that aimed to ban slavery in territories acquired from Mexico, did NOT pass but showed sectionalism tensions

Question 14

Commodore Perry’s Expedition to Japan

Answer 14

Arrived in Japan with naval ships and opened Japan to American trade, used military force to pressure negotiations.
Laid groundwork for further involvement in Asian markets.

Question 15

What type of relationship will business and political leaders have with foreign leaders and companies to help build relationships.

Answer 15

Diplomatic relations with foreign nations

Question 16

What migration fueled the Gold Rush?

Answer 16

From Asia especially, and also Europe (Ireland, Germany)