APUSH Exam Prep Flashcards

Flashcards of Anchor Dates and Key Vocabulary for APUSH Exam Prep

Columbian Exchange

Exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases between Europe and the Americas starting in 1492.

Jamestown

First permanent English settlement in North America, established in 1607.

Mayflower Compact

Agreement signed by Pilgrims in 1620, establishing self-government in Plymouth Colony.

Navigation Acts

British laws that restricted colonial trade to benefit the mother country.

Bacon’s Rebellion

Uprising in 1676 by Virginia settlers against the colonial government.

Great Awakening

Religious revival in the 1730s and 1740s that emphasized personal religious experience.

French & Indian War

War between Britain and France (1754-1763) that led to increased British control over the colonies.

Declaration of Independence

Document declaring the American colonies independent from Great Britain in 1776.

Articles of Confederation

The first government of the United States (1781-1789) which created a weak central government.

Washington’s Farewell Address

President Washington's advice to avoid political parties and foreign alliances.

Louisiana Purchase

The acquisition of territory from France in 1803, doubling the size of the United States.

American System

Henry Clay's plan for economic development, including tariffs, a national bank, and internal improvements.

Missouri Compromise

Agreement in 1820 that regulated slavery in western territories.

Monroe Doctrine

U.S. policy that opposed European interference in the Western Hemisphere.

Jacksonian Democracy

Political movement during the presidency of Andrew Jackson that championed greater rights for the common man.

Manifest Destiny

Belief that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent.

Seneca Falls Convention

The first women's rights convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848.

Mexican-American War

War between the United States and Mexico (1846-1848) resulting in U.S. acquisition of new territories.

Compromise of 1850

Series of laws intended to resolve the issue of slavery in new territories.

Civil War

War between the Union and the Confederacy (1861-1865) over the issue of slavery and states' rights.

Reconstruction

The period after the Civil War (1865-1877) focused on rebuilding the South and reintegrating it into the Union.

Sherman Antitrust Act

Law passed in 1890 that sought to prevent monopolies and promote competition.

Plessy v. Ferguson

Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the doctrine of 'separate but equal'.

Spanish-American War

War between Spain and the United States in 1898, resulting in U.S. acquisition of territories.

The Jungle

A novel published in 1906, which exposed the unsanitary conditions in meatpacking plants.

Dollar Diplomacy

President Taft's policy of using economic power to exert influence over other countries.

World War I

Global conflict fought from 1914 to 1918.

Espionage & Sedition Acts

Laws passed during World War I that restricted freedom of speech and press.

Treaty of Versailles

The peace treaty that ended World War I.

19th Amendment

Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote.

Harlem Renaissance

A cultural and artistic movement of African Americans in the 1920s.

Roaring Twenties

The decade of the 1920s, characterized by economic prosperity and social change.

Stock Market Crash of 1929

A major stock market collapse that triggered the Great Depression.

New Deal

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's program to combat the Great Depression.

World War II

Global conflict fought from 1939 to 1945.

Truman Doctrine

President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to countries resisting communist aggression.

Marshall Plan

U.S. program that provided economic assistance to rebuild Europe after World War II.

Cold War

A period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies.

Korean War

Conflict between North Korea and South Korea from 1950-1953, with the United States supporting South Korea and China supporting North Korea.

Brown v. Board of Education

Supreme Court case that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.

Civil Rights Movement

A social movement in the United States that aimed to end racial segregation and discrimination.

Great Society

President Lyndon B. Johnson's program to reduce poverty and racial injustice.

Vietnam War

A prolonged conflict in Southeast Asia fought between Communist North Vietnam and U.S-backed South Vietnam.

Watergate Scandal

A political scandal in the 1970s involving President Richard Nixon and his administration.

Camp David Accords

Peace agreement brokered by President Jimmy Carter between Israel and Egypt.

Reaganomics

President Ronald Reagan's economic policies, which included tax cuts and deregulation.

NAFTA

The North American Free Trade Agreement, a trade agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

9/11

Common shorthand for the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.