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?
.
How did the government encourage westward migration?
What was the free soil movement?
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