AP®HistoryCollege BoardUS HistoryPeriod 5: 1844-1877

Period 5: 1844-1877 (College Board AP® US History)

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Manifest Destiny

  1. Westward Movement
  2. New Territory Settled

The Mexican–American War

  1. Fight with Mexico for New Territory

The Compromise of 1850

  1. Slavery in New Territories and Attempts at Compromise

Sectional Conflict: Regional Differences

  1. Continued Growth Through Immigation & The Anti-Catholic Movement
  2. Resistance By Aboliitionists

Failure of Compromise

  1. Legislation and Supreme Court Unable to Find Compromise

Election of 1860 & Secession

  1. Election of 1860 and South Reacts to 1860 Results

Military Conflict in the Civil War

  1. War Divides the United States

Government Policies During the Civil War

  1. Ending Slavery in the South & Unifying the Nation

Reconstruction

  1. Opposing Plans for Reconstruction

Failure of Reconstruction

  1. Treatment of Newly Freed African Americans

Manifest Destiny

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

The Mexican–American War

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

The Compromise of 1850

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

Sectional Conflict: Regional Differences

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

Failure of Compromise

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

Election of 1860 & Secession

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

Military Conflict in the Civil War

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

Government Policies During the Civil War

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

Reconstruction

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

Failure of Reconstruction

  1. Multiple Choice Questions
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