AP US History Lecture Notes

These flashcards cover key themes, terms, and events from the AP US History lectures, focusing on significant political, social, and economic developments in early American history.

Columbian Exchange

Transfer of goods, people, and diseases between the New and Old Worlds.

Encomiendas

System where Spanish conquistadors were granted lands and forced Native Americans to work in exchange for protection.

Mercantilism

Economic system focused on trade, aiming to export more than import.

Primogeniture

An inheritance practice where the oldest son inherits land, leading younger sons to seek opportunities elsewhere.

Spanish Armada

The Spanish naval fleet defeated by England, weakening Spanish power.

Plantation Economy

An economic system based on large-scale agriculture and the exploitation of slave labor.

Indentured Servants

European immigrants who worked for a period of time in exchange for passage to America.

Bacon's Rebellion

A 1676 uprising of poor farmers in Virginia against the colonial government.

Mayflower Compact

An agreement signed by the Pilgrims to establish self-governance in their colony.

Protestantism

A branch of Christianity that emerged in opposition to Catholic Church practices.

Pequot War

Violent conflict between English settlers and the Pequot tribe in New England.

Toleration Act

Maryland law that established freedom of worship for all Christians.

Royal African Company

An English company that controlled the slave trade in the colonies.

Navigation Acts

Laws that required colonial trade to be conducted only with England.

Stono Rebellion

A 1739 slave uprising in South Carolina that led to stricter slave laws.

Second Great Awakening

A religious revival movement that emphasized personal faith and emotional preaching.

Abolitionism

The movement to end slavery.

Suffrage Movement

The campaign for women's right to vote.