AP US History Flashcards: Contextualizing Period 5

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This deck focuses on Contextualizing Period 5, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for AP US History.

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Flashcard 1: Identify the movement that sought to improve conditions for workers and farmers in the late 19th century.

Answer: Populism. Political movement advocating for common people's interests.

Flashcard 2: What was the primary goal of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer: Free slaves in Confederate states. War measure to weaken Confederacy, not moral crusade.

Flashcard 3: What years does Period 5 in AP US History encompass?

Answer: 1844 to 1877. Spans from manifest destiny through Reconstruction's end.

Flashcard 4: What significant event in 1848 increased westward migration?

Answer: California Gold Rush. Discovery of gold sparked massive migration to California.

Flashcard 5: Identify the war between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848.

Answer: Mexican-American War. Resulted from Texas annexation and territorial disputes.

Flashcard 6: What act prohibited Chinese labor immigration to the U.S. in 1882?

Answer: Chinese Exclusion Act. First race-based immigration restriction in U.S. history.

Flashcard 7: What amendment granted African American men the right to vote?

Answer: 15th Amendment. Ratified 1870, prohibited voting discrimination by race.

Flashcard 8: What was the primary focus of the Wilmot Proviso?

Answer: Ban slavery in territories acquired from Mexico. Proposed by David Wilmot to prevent slavery's expansion.

Flashcard 9: Which President faced impeachment for violating the Tenure of Office Act?

Answer: Andrew Johnson. Impeached for removing Edwin Stanton as War Secretary.

Flashcard 10: Which 1850 legislation aimed to ease tensions between free and slave states?

Answer: Compromise of 1850. Henry Clay's package deal addressing territorial slavery.

Flashcard 11: Identify the 1860s legislation that aimed to provide public lands for railroads.

Answer: Pacific Railway Acts. Subsidized transcontinental railroad construction with land grants.

Flashcard 12: Identify the type of farming that became prevalent in the South post-Civil War.

Answer: Tenant farming. Farming system where landowners provided land for crops.

Flashcard 13: What was the primary aim of the Freedmen's Bureau?

Answer: Assist freed slaves and poor whites. Federal agency providing education, food, and legal aid.

Flashcard 14: What laws were enacted to enforce racial segregation in the South?

Answer: Jim Crow Laws. State laws enforcing racial separation after Reconstruction.

Flashcard 15: Which President's administration was marred by the Credit Mobilier scandal?

Answer: Ulysses S. Grant. Railroad construction company's corrupt financial schemes.

Flashcard 16: Identify the speech by Lincoln reaffirming American democratic ideals.

Answer: Gettysburg Address. Brief speech redefined war as preserving democratic ideals.

Flashcard 17: Identify the speech by Lincoln reaffirming American democratic ideals.

Answer: Gettysburg Address. Brief speech redefined war as preserving democratic ideals.

Flashcard 18: What was the primary objective of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

Answer: Allow popular sovereignty to decide slavery. Stephen Douglas's plan repealed Missouri Compromise line.

Flashcard 19: Which group was known for using violence to oppose Reconstruction?

Answer: Ku Klux Klan. White supremacist organization terrorizing African Americans.

Flashcard 20: What was the goal of the Homestead Act of 1862?

Answer: Encourage Western settlement. Provided 160 acres free to settlers meeting requirements.

Flashcard 21: Identify the term for Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction.

Answer: Carpetbaggers. Derogatory Southern term for Northern opportunists.

Flashcard 22: Which amendment granted citizenship to all persons born in the U.S.?

Answer: 14th Amendment. Ratified 1868, defined citizenship and equal protection.

Flashcard 23: Identify the period of rebuilding and transformation in the South post-Civil War.

Answer: Reconstruction. Federal effort to rebuild South and protect freedpeople.

Flashcard 24: Identify the 1857 Supreme Court decision that denied citizenship to African Americans.

Answer: Dred Scott v. Sandford. Ruled African Americans couldn't be citizens or sue.

Flashcard 25: What was the primary focus of the Wilmot Proviso?

Answer: Ban slavery in territories acquired from Mexico. Proposed by David Wilmot to prevent slavery's expansion.

Flashcard 26: What years does Period 5 in AP US History encompass?

Answer: 1844 to 1877. Spans from manifest destiny through Reconstruction's end.

Flashcard 27: What novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe intensified Northern opposition to slavery?

Answer: Uncle Tom's Cabin. 1852 novel dramatized slavery's horrors for Northern readers.

Flashcard 28: Which treaty ended the Mexican-American War?

Answer: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Ceded Mexican territory to U.S. for $15 million.

Flashcard 29: Which President faced impeachment for violating the Tenure of Office Act?

Answer: Andrew Johnson. Impeached for removing Edwin Stanton as War Secretary.

Flashcard 30: What was a major consequence of the Compromise of 1877?

Answer: End of Reconstruction. Hayes became president, federal troops left South.

Flashcard 31: Identify the war between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848.

Answer: Mexican-American War. Resulted from Texas annexation and territorial disputes.

Flashcard 32: What was the primary aim of the Freedmen's Bureau?

Answer: Assist freed slaves and poor whites. Federal agency providing education, food, and legal aid.

Flashcard 33: What was a major consequence of the Compromise of 1877?

Answer: End of Reconstruction. Hayes became president, federal troops left South.

Flashcard 34: Identify the system that replaced slavery in the South, keeping African Americans in economic dependency.

Answer: Sharecropping. Labor system trapping farmers in cycles of debt.

Flashcard 35: Identify the Supreme Court case that upheld 'separate but equal' segregation.

Answer: Plessy v. Ferguson. 1896 decision legitimized legal racial segregation.

Flashcard 36: What was the result of the Supreme Court decision in Ex parte Milligan?

Answer: Limited military jurisdiction over civilians. Protected civilians from military tribunals during wartime.

Flashcard 37: What amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

Answer: 13th Amendment. Ratified 1865, ended slavery except as criminal punishment.

Flashcard 38: Which amendment granted citizenship to all persons born in the U.S.?

Answer: 14th Amendment. Ratified 1868, defined citizenship and equal protection.

Flashcard 39: Identify the period of rebuilding and transformation in the South post-Civil War.

Answer: Reconstruction. Federal effort to rebuild South and protect freedpeople.

Flashcard 40: What was the significance of the Morrill Act of 1862?

Answer: Established land-grant colleges. Created agricultural and mechanical colleges nationwide.

Flashcard 41: What event is considered the immediate cause of the Civil War?

Answer: Election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. Republican victory triggered Southern secession fears.

Flashcard 42: Identify the movement that sought to improve conditions for workers and farmers in the late 19th century.

Answer: Populism. Political movement advocating for common people's interests.

Flashcard 43: What significant event in 1848 increased westward migration?

Answer: California Gold Rush. Discovery of gold sparked massive migration to California.

Flashcard 44: What was the goal of the Homestead Act of 1862?

Answer: Encourage Western settlement. Provided 160 acres free to settlers meeting requirements.

Flashcard 45: Identify the primary method used by Southern states to disenfranchise African Americans post-Reconstruction.

Answer: Poll taxes and literacy tests. Legal barriers circumventing 15th Amendment protections.

Flashcard 46: Identify the term for Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction.

Answer: Carpetbaggers. Derogatory Southern term for Northern opportunists.

Flashcard 47: Which political party emerged in the 1850s opposing the expansion of slavery?

Answer: Republican Party. Formed from anti-slavery Whigs and Free-Soilers.

Flashcard 48: What was the primary goal of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer: Free slaves in Confederate states. War measure to weaken Confederacy, not moral crusade.

Flashcard 49: What novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe intensified Northern opposition to slavery?

Answer: Uncle Tom's Cabin. 1852 novel dramatized slavery's horrors for Northern readers.

Flashcard 50: What act prohibited Chinese labor immigration to the U.S. in 1882?

Answer: Chinese Exclusion Act. First race-based immigration restriction in U.S. history.

Flashcard 51: Identify the 1857 Supreme Court decision that denied citizenship to African Americans.

Answer: Dred Scott v. Sandford. Ruled African Americans couldn't be citizens or sue.

Flashcard 52: Identify the primary method used by Southern states to disenfranchise African Americans post-Reconstruction.

Answer: Poll taxes and literacy tests. Legal barriers circumventing 15th Amendment protections.

Flashcard 53: Which 1850 legislation aimed to ease tensions between free and slave states?

Answer: Compromise of 1850. Henry Clay's package deal addressing territorial slavery.

Flashcard 54: Identify the 1860s legislation that aimed to provide public lands for railroads.

Answer: Pacific Railway Acts. Subsidized transcontinental railroad construction with land grants.

Flashcard 55: What was the primary objective of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

Answer: Allow popular sovereignty to decide slavery. Stephen Douglas's plan repealed Missouri Compromise line.

Flashcard 56: What was the significance of the Morrill Act of 1862?

Answer: Established land-grant colleges. Created agricultural and mechanical colleges nationwide.

Flashcard 57: Which political party emerged in the 1850s opposing the expansion of slavery?

Answer: Republican Party. Formed from anti-slavery Whigs and Free-Soilers.

Flashcard 58: Identify the Supreme Court case that upheld 'separate but equal' segregation.

Answer: Plessy v. Ferguson. 1896 decision legitimized legal racial segregation.

Flashcard 59: What amendment granted African American men the right to vote?

Answer: 15th Amendment. Ratified 1870, prohibited voting discrimination by race.

Flashcard 60: What event is considered the immediate cause of the Civil War?

Answer: Election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. Republican victory triggered Southern secession fears.

Flashcard 61: What amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

Answer: 13th Amendment. Ratified 1865, ended slavery except as criminal punishment.

Flashcard 62: Identify the type of farming that became prevalent in the South post-Civil War.

Answer: Tenant farming. Farming system where landowners provided land for crops.

Flashcard 63: What was the main goal of the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction?

Answer: Ensure civil rights for freed slaves. Congressional faction demanding harsh Southern punishment.

Flashcard 64: Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?

Answer: Battle of Gettysburg. July 1863 Union victory ended Lee's invasion attempt.

Flashcard 65: Which treaty ended the Mexican-American War?

Answer: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Ceded Mexican territory to U.S. for $15 million.

Flashcard 66: What system was created to regulate the money supply and banking in the U.S. in 1863?

Answer: National Banking System. Centralized banking to finance Civil War efforts.

Flashcard 67: What system was created to regulate the money supply and banking in the U.S. in 1863?

Answer: National Banking System. Centralized banking to finance Civil War efforts.

Flashcard 68: Identify the law that required the return of runaway slaves.

Answer: Fugitive Slave Act. Part of Compromise of 1850, increased antislavery sentiment.

Flashcard 69: Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?

Answer: Battle of Gettysburg. July 1863 Union victory ended Lee's invasion attempt.

Flashcard 70: What was the purpose of the Black Codes in the South?

Answer: Restrict African Americans' freedom. Post-war laws limiting freedpeople's civil rights.

Flashcard 71: What was the result of the Supreme Court decision in Ex parte Milligan?

Answer: Limited military jurisdiction over civilians. Protected civilians from military tribunals during wartime.

Flashcard 72: Which President's administration was marred by the Credit Mobilier scandal?

Answer: Ulysses S. Grant. Railroad construction company's corrupt financial schemes.

Flashcard 73: What laws were enacted to enforce racial segregation in the South?

Answer: Jim Crow Laws. State laws enforcing racial separation after Reconstruction.

Flashcard 74: Identify the system that replaced slavery in the South, keeping African Americans in economic dependency.

Answer: Sharecropping. Labor system trapping farmers in cycles of debt.

Flashcard 75: What was the purpose of the Black Codes in the South?

Answer: Restrict African Americans' freedom. Post-war laws limiting freedpeople's civil rights.

Flashcard 76: Identify the law that required the return of runaway slaves.

Answer: Fugitive Slave Act. Part of Compromise of 1850, increased antislavery sentiment.

Flashcard 77: Which group was known for using violence to oppose Reconstruction?

Answer: Ku Klux Klan. White supremacist organization terrorizing African Americans.

Flashcard 78: What was the main goal of the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction?

Answer: Ensure civil rights for freed slaves. Congressional faction demanding harsh Southern punishment.