APUSH Period 5 Speed Review

Manifest Destiny

The belief that it was America's God-given duty to expand across the continent.

James K. Polk

The president who promoted Manifest Destiny and campaigned with the slogan '54-40 or fight'.

Oregon Territory

The area claimed by America from Britain as part of Manifest Destiny.

Mexican-American War

A conflict triggered by a border dispute and the annexation of Texas.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

The treaty that ended the Mexican-American War and expanded U.S. territory.

Compromise of 1850

A legislative package that attempted to resolve sectional tensions over slavery.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Legislation that allowed popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska, leading to 'Bleeding Kansas'.

Fugitive Slave Law

A law that required Northern states to assist in the capture of escaped slaves.

Dred Scott case

A Supreme Court decision declaring that African Americans were not citizens.

Harriet Tubman

An abolitionist who helped slaves escape via the Underground Railroad.

Emancipation Proclamation

An executive order issued by Lincoln freeing enslaved people in rebel states.

Reconstruction Era

The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and integrating freedmen into society.

Freedmen's Bureau

An agency established to assist freed slaves by providing food, education, and shelter.

Radical Republicans

A group that sought to impose strict standards for Southern reconstruction.

Jim Crow laws

Laws enacted in the South to enforce racial segregation and disenfranchise African Americans.

Compromise of 1877

The agreement that ended Reconstruction by withdrawing federal troops from the South.