APUSH Opposites Review

APUSH Opposites Vocabulary Flashcards

Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda

Argued Natives were inferior and supported the subjugation and forced conversion of Natives under the Encomienda System.

Bartolomé de Las Casas

Advocated for the humane treatment and rights of indigenous peoples and supported conversion through peaceful means.

Alexander Hamilton

Favored a strong central government, a national bank, and an industrial economy to promote economic growth and stability.

Thomas Jefferson

Supported limited government, states' rights, a nation of farmers, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution.

Abraham Lincoln

Republican who opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories and believed slavery was immoral.

Stephen Douglas

Democrat who supported popular sovereignty and prioritized the preservation of the Union over morality of slavery.

Booker T. Washington

Emphasized vocational education and economic self-reliance for African Americans and supported a gradual approach to rights.

W.E.B. DuBois

Advocated for immediate civil rights and political equality for African Americans and promoted higher education and social activism.

Malcolm X

Argued for black empowerment, self-defense, and self-determination and criticized nonviolence as ineffective.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Advocated for nonviolent civil disobedience like marches and sit-ins and founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.