APUSH One Pager Review Packet

These flashcards encompass vocabulary and key terms from the APUSH lecture notes, covering significant events, systems, and concepts throughout U.S. history.

Columbian Exchange

The transfer of goods, diseases, ideas, and people between the Americas and Europe.

Encomienda System

A Spanish labor system that rewarded conquerors with the labor of particular groups of conquered non-Christian people.

Caste System

A hierarchical social structure established by the Spanish in their colonies, organizing people by ethnicity and birthplace.

House of Burgesses

The first legislative assembly in the American colonies, established in Virginia in 1619.

Headright System

A system that granted land to settlers who paid their own way to the colonies as an incentive.

Indentured Servitude

A labor system where individuals worked for a number of years in exchange for passage to America.

Mayflower Compact

An agreement for self-government made by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower.

Pequot War

A conflict between New England colonists and Pequot Indians in 1637.

King Philip’s War

A conflict between New England colonists and Native Americans led by Metacom (King Philip) in 1675.

Bacon's Rebellion

A 1676 uprising led by Nathaniel Bacon against Virginia's government.

Great Awakening

A series of religious revivals in the American colonies during the 18th century.

Treaty of Paris (1763)

The agreement that ended the French and Indian War, resulting in British dominance in North America.

Stamp Act

A 1765 British law that imposed a tax on printed materials in the colonies.

Boston Massacre

A deadly confrontation in 1770 between colonists and British soldiers, leading to increased tensions.

Declaration of Independence

The document asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain, adopted on July 4, 1776.

Emancipation Proclamation

An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 declaring the freedom of slaves in Confederate-held territory.

Reconstruction Amendments

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments that addressed issues related to former slaves after the Civil War.

Social Darwinism

A social theory that applies the concept of natural selection to human society, suggesting that the fittest should survive.

Nineteenth Amendment

The constitutional amendment ratified in 1920 granting women the right to vote.

Cold War

The prolonged period of political and military tension between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II.

Vietnam War

A conflict from 1955 to 1975 involving North Vietnam and South Vietnam, with extensive U.S. involvement.

Reaganomics

Economic policies of President Ronald Reagan, focusing on tax cuts and deregulation to stimulate the economy.