APUSH Period 5 2025/2026 Exam
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Manifest Destiny - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A notion held by a nineteenth-century
Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from
the Atlantic the Pacific. Based on racial and cultural superiority.
Main question when the U.S is expanding west- - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Will the
land be free or slave?
Mexican-American War - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔(1846-1848) The war between the
United States and Mexico in which the United States acquired one half of
the Mexican territory. This increased the U.S's size by 1/3.
Wilmot Proviso - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1846 proposal that attempted to outlaw
slavery in any territory gained from the War with Mexico. It passed in the
House, but not in the Senate.
, Impacts of expansion - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Environmental changes, settlement
of Indian lands
Irish tended to settle... - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔in cities.
Germans tended to settle... - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔as farmers.
Immigrants who came to America pre Civil War - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Irish and
Germans
Irish experienced persecution because they were... - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Cathloic
Opportunities out west - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔*Increased due to legislation
promoting economic development
*Homestead Act (1862) - 160 acres of cheap land to move out West and
settle for 5 years
Sand Creek Massacre - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔an attack on a village of sleeping
Cheyenne Indians by a regiment of Colorado militiamen on 29 November
1864 that resulted in the death of more than 200 tribal members
In the North - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔free labor manufacturing, more power in the
House
Questions and Detailed Answers | Get it
100% Correct Answers
Manifest Destiny - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A notion held by a nineteenth-century
Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from
the Atlantic the Pacific. Based on racial and cultural superiority.
Main question when the U.S is expanding west- - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Will the
land be free or slave?
Mexican-American War - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔(1846-1848) The war between the
United States and Mexico in which the United States acquired one half of
the Mexican territory. This increased the U.S's size by 1/3.
Wilmot Proviso - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1846 proposal that attempted to outlaw
slavery in any territory gained from the War with Mexico. It passed in the
House, but not in the Senate.
, Impacts of expansion - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Environmental changes, settlement
of Indian lands
Irish tended to settle... - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔in cities.
Germans tended to settle... - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔as farmers.
Immigrants who came to America pre Civil War - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Irish and
Germans
Irish experienced persecution because they were... - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Cathloic
Opportunities out west - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔*Increased due to legislation
promoting economic development
*Homestead Act (1862) - 160 acres of cheap land to move out West and
settle for 5 years
Sand Creek Massacre - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔an attack on a village of sleeping
Cheyenne Indians by a regiment of Colorado militiamen on 29 November
1864 that resulted in the death of more than 200 tribal members
In the North - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔free labor manufacturing, more power in the
House
