Every Class APUSH

Gentry / Colonial Elites

Wealthy landowners, planters, merchants, such as Virginia planters and Boston merchants.

Yeoman Farmers

Small, independent landowners, especially in the South.

Artisans

Skilled workers in urban areas.

Indentured Servants

Poor Europeans working to pay off their passage to America.

Enslaved People

Forced laborers forming a distinct social and political underclass.

Native American Tribes

Sovereign groups often treated as political entities.

Patriots

Pro-independence colonists during the American Revolution.

Loyalists / Tories

Colonists who supported British rule.

Continental Congress Delegates

Political representatives of the colonies.

Federalists

Pro-strong central government and elite-oriented political group.

Democratic-Republicans

Political group advocating states’ rights and agrarian-focused policies.

Backcountry Farmers

Farmers often opposing elite coastal interests, associated with events like the Whiskey Rebellion.

Women (Republican Motherhood)

Women seen as vital to civic virtue but with limited rights.

Free Black Communities

Small but politically active groups in the North.

Jacksonian Democrats

Supporters of the 'common man,' opposing elitism.

Whigs

Political group that supported banks and internal improvements, often elite-based.

Southern Planter Aristocracy

Wealthy slaveholders who dominated Southern politics.

Northern Industrialists

Politically powerful due to economic expansion.

Free Soil Party

Opposed the expansion of slavery for both political and economic reasons.

Know-Nothings (American Party)

Nativist political group, anti-immigrant.

Abolitionists

Politically active individuals from diverse class backgrounds fighting against slavery.

Women’s Rights Activists

Individuals pushing for suffrage and equality.

Confederate Planter Class

Political leaders who supported secession during the Civil War.

Union Republicans

Political group pro-war and anti-slavery.

Radical Republicans

Political faction advocating for strong Reconstruction reforms.

Carpetbaggers

Northern Republicans who moved to the South after the Civil War.

Scalawags

Southern whites who cooperated with Reconstruction efforts.

Freedmen

Former slaves asserting new political rights.

Robber Barons / Captains of Industry

Wealthy industrial titans and railroad magnates.

Political Machines (e.g., Tammany Hall)

Urban political organizations led by bosses appealing to immigrants.

Populists / Farmers’ Alliances

Agrarian protest movements advocating for farmer's rights.

Labor Unions (Knights of Labor, AFL)

Working-class political forces advocating for labor rights.

Immigrant Working Class

Politically influential group in urban areas.

Progressives

Middle-class reformers advocating for social and political change.

Muckrakers

Journalists who pushed for political reform through investigative reporting.

Women Reformers

Women who advocated for suffrage through organizations like NAWSA and later NWP.

Socialists

Leftist political movement primarily composed of the working class.

Black Activists

Leaders of movements advocating for Black rights, such as W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington.

Harlem Renaissance Intellectuals

Key political and cultural voices during the Harlem Renaissance.

New Deal Coalition

Political alliance that included labor unions and Black voters.

Isolationists / Interventionists

Groups in debate over U.S. foreign policy before WWII.

Fascist Sympathizers / Anti-Communists

Political extremes that emerged during the interwar period.

Liberals

Individuals who supported government intervention in social issues like civil rights.

Conservatives

Political group favoring limited government and traditional values.

Civil Rights Activists

Individuals advocating for the rights of Black Americans and other marginalized groups.

Chicano / Native American / Asian American Activists

Groups demanding political equity for their communities.

Counterculture / Hippies

A movement protesting against prevailing political and social systems.

Feminists (Second Wave)

Activists pushing for women's equality and political rights.

Anti-Communists / McCarthyists

Individuals advocating for the political purging of leftists during the Cold War.

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)

A radical youth political organization during the 1960s.

Neoconservatives

Political movement advocating for aggressive foreign policy and market reforms.

Religious Right / Evangelicals

Conservative political base emerging from religious affiliations.

LGBTQ+ Activists

Advocates for political rights during and after the AIDS crisis.

New Democrats

Centrist political faction, particularly during the Clinton era.

Third-Party Movements

Political movements such as Ross Perot and Green Party advocating for alternatives.

Tea Party Republicans

Small-government, anti-tax populist group emerging in the 2000s.

Progressive Democrats

Left-leaning faction within the Democratic Party.

MAGA Movement

Populist-nationalist supporters of Donald Trump.

Black Lives Matter / Modern Civil Rights Groups

Organizations advocating for racial equity in the present day.

Online Activists / Influencers

New political class utilizing social media for activism.

Gig Workers / Tech Class

Emerging political force addressing labor rights issues.