APUSH Opposites Review

APUSH Opposites

These names almost always go together on the APUSH Exam!

Period 1

Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda Vs Bartolomé de Las Casas

Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda

• Argued Natives were inferior.
• Supported the subjugation and forced conversion of Natives under the Encomienda System.

Bartolomé de Las Casas

• Advocated for the humane treatment and rights of indigenous peoples.
• Supported conversion through peaceful means.

Period 3

Alexander Hamilton Vs Thomas Jefferson

Alexander Hamilton

• Favored a strong central government, a national bank, and an industrial economy to promote economic growth and stability.

Thomas Jefferson

• Supported limited government, states' rights, a nation of farmers, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution.

Period 5

Abraham Lincoln Vs Stephen Douglas

Abraham Lincoln

• Republican.
• Opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories.
• Believed slavery was immoral.

Stephen Douglas

• Democrat.
• Supported popular sovereignty.
• Prioritized the preservation of the Union over morality of slavery.

Periods 6 & 7

Booker T. Washington Vs W.E.B. DuBois

Booker T. Washington

• Emphasized vocational education and economic self-reliance for African Americans.
• Supported a gradual approach to rights.

W.E.B. DuBois

• Advocated for immediate civil rights and political equality for African Americans.
• Promoted higher education and social activism.

Period 8

Malcolm X Vs Martin Luther King, Jr.

Malcolm X

• Argued for black empowerment, self-defense, and self-determination.
• Criticized nonviolence as ineffective.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Advocated for nonviolent civil disobedience like marches and sit-ins.
• Founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.