Period 5 (1844 – 1877) Review Sheet
Chapters 13 – 15 of the American History Textbook
Chapters 12 – 15 of the America’s History Textbook
Chapters 16 – 23 of the American Pageant Textbook
Chapters of the Give M
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Period 5 (1844 – 1877) Review Sheet
Chapters 13 – 15 of the American History Textbook
Chapters 12 – 15 of the America’s History Textbook
Chapters 16 – 23 of the American Pageant Textbook
Chapters of the Give Me Liberty! Textbook
Welcome to Period 5! This period accounts for roughly 13% of the exam – the biggest
so far! In past exams, this period has been a popular choice for essays and Short
Answer Questions, so make sure you are able to explain main ideas!
Potential Short Answer Questions/Essay Topics Include:
● How could The Mexican-American War be seen As A Turning Point?
● Causes and effects of Manifest Destiny
● Sectional tensions prior to the Civil War – for example, The Compromise of
1850, The Kansas-Nebraska Act, and The Dred Scott decision.
● How successful was Reconstruction?
● Ways Southern states resisted the 13 – 15 Amendments
Why were these years chosen for this period?
1844 marked the election of James K. Polk. Shortly after his election, Manifest
Destiny was in full thrust as well as the Mexican-American War. Many have argued
that this war was a Turning Point. After the Civil War ended, the US entered a time
period known as Reconstruction, which ended in 1877.
Key vocabulary terms to know for this time period:
Reasons for westward migration (Manifest Destiny) - Access to natural and
mineral resources, economic opportunities for settlers, religious refuge (Mormons).
Arguments to annex western lands included
– Manifest Destiny and American
institutions (democracy)
Impact US acquiring the Mexican Cession- Debates over the status of slavery
(Wilmot Proviso), Native Americans, and Mexicans in the newly acquired land.
How did the government encourage westward migration?
- Passing new legislation
(think Homestead Act) encouraging settlers to move west, government gave land and
subsidies to RR companies.
Goal of the Nativist Movement? - It was especially Anti-Catholic. The nativists hoped
to limit the power and cultural influence of the immigrants (Irish and Germans).
What was the free soil movement?
- Sought to keep slavery from expanding into
newly acquired territories.
What were ways abolitionists campaigned against slavery?
- Moral arguments
(think William Lloyd Garrison), assisting slaves' escapes (think Underground RR),
using violence (think Bleeding-Kansas and Harpers Ferry).
How did the South justify and defend slavery?
– They claimed slavery was a
positive good (John C. Calhoun).
What was the Compromise of 1850?
- Dealt with the Mexican Cession - popular
● after the Mexican-American War, the US gained Mexico and the Wilmot proviso what did to keep
slavery out of Mexico cession and the debate whether Newlands should be free or slave
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