Test Bank for American Stories:
A History of the United States,
Volume 2, 5th Edition
African American Families Under Slavery - ANSWERSthe institution that prevented slavery from
becoming utterly demoralizing
Black Codes - ANSWERSLaws passed by southern states immediately after the civil war in an effort to
maintain the pre-war social order; attempted to tie freedmen to field work and prevent them from
becoming equal to white southerners
14th Amendment - ANSWERSProvided citizenship to ex-slaves after the civil war and protected equal
rights; used by radical republicans
Reconstruction Acts - ANSWERSDivided south into 5 military districts, and required states to
guarantee black male suffrage and ratify the 14th amendment as a condition of their readmission to
the union
How did slaves express discontent - ANSWERSopen rebellion, ran away, sabotage, worked slowly,
resistance, slave religion
How did southern states crack down on free blacks in the 1830's - ANSWERSforced them to register
or have white guardians, required to carry papers proving they were free, had to obtain permission
to move from one country to another
Why was slavery weaker in the upper south than in the lower south - ANSWERSagriculture in the
upper south did not need slaves
Temperance Movement - ANSWERScrusade against alcohol out of the second great awakening
What was the most important function of american schools in 1850 - ANSWERSshaped character and
self discipline, extension of family
, Young America Movement - ANSWERSIn the 1840's many public figures used this term to describe a
movement that advocated territorial expansion and industrial growth in the name of patriotism
Manifest Destiny - ANSWERScoined in 1845, this term referred to a doctrine in support of territorial
expansion based on beliefs that population growth demanded territorial expansion, that God
supported American expansion, and it equaled expansion of freedom
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - ANSWERSThis ended the Mexican-American war, and Mexico
relinquished its claims to Texas and ceded an additional 500,000 square miles to the US for $15
million
What was the most plausible reason for the Texas Revolution? - ANSWERSThey were tired of Santa-
Anna's Rule
Why were US leaders uninterested in annexing all of Mexico in 1848 - ANSWERSthe combination of
racism and anti colonialism that dominated American opinion
Wilmot Proviso - ANSWERSIn 1846 after the Mexican-American war, congressman David Wilmot of
Pennsylvania introduced this controversial Amendment stating that any lands won from Mexico
would be closed to slavery
Lincoln-Douglas Debates - ANSWERSThe campaign was a battle for slavery in the territories, and
established Lincoln's reputation as a rising start of the Republican party
What was the most important example of literary abolitionism - ANSWERS"Uncle Tom's Cabin" by
Harriet Beecher Stowe
13th amendment - ANSWERSfreedom from slavery
Copperheads - ANSWERSNorthern Democrats suspected of being indifferent or hostile to the Union
cause in the civil war
President Johnson's Reconstruction Plan - ANSWERSPlaced NC, and eventually other states, under
appointed governors who were responsible for calling constitutional conventions and ensuing that
loyal whites were permitted to vote for delegates
A History of the United States,
Volume 2, 5th Edition
African American Families Under Slavery - ANSWERSthe institution that prevented slavery from
becoming utterly demoralizing
Black Codes - ANSWERSLaws passed by southern states immediately after the civil war in an effort to
maintain the pre-war social order; attempted to tie freedmen to field work and prevent them from
becoming equal to white southerners
14th Amendment - ANSWERSProvided citizenship to ex-slaves after the civil war and protected equal
rights; used by radical republicans
Reconstruction Acts - ANSWERSDivided south into 5 military districts, and required states to
guarantee black male suffrage and ratify the 14th amendment as a condition of their readmission to
the union
How did slaves express discontent - ANSWERSopen rebellion, ran away, sabotage, worked slowly,
resistance, slave religion
How did southern states crack down on free blacks in the 1830's - ANSWERSforced them to register
or have white guardians, required to carry papers proving they were free, had to obtain permission
to move from one country to another
Why was slavery weaker in the upper south than in the lower south - ANSWERSagriculture in the
upper south did not need slaves
Temperance Movement - ANSWERScrusade against alcohol out of the second great awakening
What was the most important function of american schools in 1850 - ANSWERSshaped character and
self discipline, extension of family
, Young America Movement - ANSWERSIn the 1840's many public figures used this term to describe a
movement that advocated territorial expansion and industrial growth in the name of patriotism
Manifest Destiny - ANSWERScoined in 1845, this term referred to a doctrine in support of territorial
expansion based on beliefs that population growth demanded territorial expansion, that God
supported American expansion, and it equaled expansion of freedom
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - ANSWERSThis ended the Mexican-American war, and Mexico
relinquished its claims to Texas and ceded an additional 500,000 square miles to the US for $15
million
What was the most plausible reason for the Texas Revolution? - ANSWERSThey were tired of Santa-
Anna's Rule
Why were US leaders uninterested in annexing all of Mexico in 1848 - ANSWERSthe combination of
racism and anti colonialism that dominated American opinion
Wilmot Proviso - ANSWERSIn 1846 after the Mexican-American war, congressman David Wilmot of
Pennsylvania introduced this controversial Amendment stating that any lands won from Mexico
would be closed to slavery
Lincoln-Douglas Debates - ANSWERSThe campaign was a battle for slavery in the territories, and
established Lincoln's reputation as a rising start of the Republican party
What was the most important example of literary abolitionism - ANSWERS"Uncle Tom's Cabin" by
Harriet Beecher Stowe
13th amendment - ANSWERSfreedom from slavery
Copperheads - ANSWERSNorthern Democrats suspected of being indifferent or hostile to the Union
cause in the civil war
President Johnson's Reconstruction Plan - ANSWERSPlaced NC, and eventually other states, under
appointed governors who were responsible for calling constitutional conventions and ensuing that
loyal whites were permitted to vote for delegates
