AP US History Exam Review Flashcards

Flashcards for reviewing key dates, periods, and concepts in AP US History.

1491

The year before the arrival of Columbus; marks the undisturbed progression of native cultures before widespread European contact.

1607

The founding of Jamestown, the first permanent English-speaking colony.

1754

The start of the French and Indian War.

1800

Marked by the election of Thomas Jefferson; birth of modern democracy; end of slavery in the North (approximate); start of the 1st Industrial Revolution (approximate).

1844

The election of James K. Polk and the coining of the phrase Manifest Destiny.

1848

The end of the Mexican American War; Seneca Falls Convention; Gold discovered in California.

1865

The end of the Civil War and the start of Reconstruction.

1877

The end of Reconstruction and the Compromise of 1876.

1898

The Spanish American War and annexation of Hawaii.

1945

The end of World War II and the start of the Cold War (approximate).

1980

The election of Ronald Reagan; end of the counterculture movement; birth of a resurgent conservative movement.

Period I (1491-1607)

Encompasses maize cultivation, the Columbian Exchange, and the Encomienda System.

Period II (1607-1754)

Includes Spanish, French, British, and Dutch colonization, the First Great Awakening, and Mercantilism.

Period III (1754-1800)

Features the Colonial Independence Movement, Revolutionary War, and the creation of the Constitution.

Period IV (1800-1848)

Involves the development of modern democracy, the Market Revolution, Louisiana Purchase, and the Missouri Compromise.

Period V (1848-1877)

Encompasses Manifest Destiny, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.

Period VI (1865-1898)

Highlights Trusts and Holding Companies, the Transcontinental Railroad, and the Gilded Age.

Period VII (1890-1945)

Includes the Progressive Era, Prohibition, the Great Depression, and World War II.

Period VIII (1945-1980)

Covers the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Great Society.

Period IX (1980-2015)

Features the Presidential Election of 1980, Ronald Reagan's policies, and the War on Terrorism.

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Established the principle of judicial review.

Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)

Ruled that slaves were not citizens and could not sue in federal court.

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Established the 'separate but equal' doctrine.

Korematsu v. United States (1944)

Upheld the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

Roe v. Wade (1973)

Legalized abortion nationwide.

Bush v. Gore (2000)

Resolved the dispute over the 2000 presidential election.

Marshall Plan (1947)

Provided economic aid to Europe after World War II.

Monroe Doctrine

Addressed US policy regarding Latin America.

Truman Doctrine

Foreign policy to contain communism.