APUSH Flashcards + Core Notes for Quizlet

A comprehensive set of APUSH flashcards summarizing key terms and definitions from U.S. history periods 1 to 9.

Columbian Exchange

Transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Europe.

Encomienda System

Spanish system that forced Native Americans into labor.

Mercantilism

Economic theory that colonies exist to benefit the mother country.

Salutary Neglect

British non-enforcement of trade laws in colonies.

Enlightenment

Intellectual movement emphasizing reason and individualism.

French and Indian War

1754-1763 conflict between Britain and France in North America.

Common Sense

Pamphlet by Thomas Paine advocating independence.

Declaration of Independence

1776 document asserting colonial independence.

Articles of Confederation

First U.S. government; weak federal structure.

Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists

Debate over ratification of the Constitution and federal power.

Jeffersonian Democracy

Focus on agrarianism, limited government, and states' rights.

Second Great Awakening

Religious revival fueling social reforms.

Market Revolution

Shift to a national economy with more trade and industry.

Missouri Compromise

1820 agreement maintaining slave/free state balance.

Manifest Destiny

Belief in U.S. expansion westward.

Compromise of 1850

Admitted CA as a free state and included Fugitive Slave Act.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Popular sovereignty leads to Bleeding Kansas.

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Ruled African Americans weren't citizens; increased tensions.

Emancipation Proclamation

Freed slaves in Confederate states.

13th-15th Amendments

Abolished slavery, granted citizenship, and voting rights.

Gilded Age

Era of rapid economic growth and political corruption.

Populist Party

Represented farmers, supported bimetallism.

Progressive Era

Reforms to address corruption and social injustice.

New Deal

FDR's programs to combat the Great Depression.

WWII Homefront

Economic mobilization, rationing, women in workforce.

Containment

Cold War policy to prevent spread of communism.

Marshall Plan

Aid to rebuild Western Europe after WWII.

Brown v. Board

Supreme Court decision ending school segregation.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Banned segregation and job discrimination.

Vietnam War

Cold War-era conflict that divided American society.

Reaganomics

Economic policies of tax cuts and deregulation.

End of the Cold War

Collapse of USSR and fall of Berlin Wall.

NAFTA

Trade agreement between U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

9/11 Attacks

Terrorist attacks that led to War on Terror.

USA PATRIOT Act

Expanded government surveillance powers.

Affordable Care Act

Healthcare reform under Obama.

Social Media & Politics

Rise of digital platforms in political discourse.

Globalization

Growth of global economic and cultural exchange.

Partisan Polarization

Increasing political division.

Climate Change Debate

Ongoing political and scientific discussion.