APUSH AP EXAM
Chesapeake Bay Area correct answermajority of migrants who moves there were indentured servants,
economy based on tobacco, few women, less democratic
Deism correct answerthe belief that God had created the world but allowed it to operate through the
laws of nature
exodusters correct answerafrican americans who fled the violence of the Reconstruction South in 1879
and 1880 to start a new in Kansas (west)
scalawags correct answerterm used by southerners in the reconstruction era for fellow southerners who
either supported republican reconstruction policies or gained economically as a result of these policies,
A derogatory term for Southerners who were working with the North to buy up land from desperate
Southerners
new south advocates correct answerrecovering from the devastation from the Civil War, promoted a
self-sufficient southern economy built on modern capitalist values, industrial growth, and improved
transportation--supported expansion of southern industry
open door policy correct answerpolicy that China should be open to trade with all of the major powers,
including the US, should have equal rights to trade there. This was the official position toward China as
announced by secretary of state john hay in 1899. To protect US economic interests in China
Greenback Labor Party correct answerpolitical party of the 1870s and early 1800s, supported that govt
should put more money in circulation and supported 8-hr work day and female suffrage. received
support from farmers. argued that more greenbacks should be put in circulation to help farmers who
were in debt
,socialist party correct answer3rd party that gained popularity in the early 1900s. dedicated to the
welfare of the working class. called for more radical reforms than the progressives favored: public
ownership of the railroad, utilities, and even major industries such as oil and steel
progressive party correct answercalled for reforming city government, better conditions for urban
workers, the education of newly arrived immigrants, and the regulation of big businesses; use
government power to regulate industrial production and labor conditions
Palmer Raids correct answerrelated to the fear of communism and radicalism; part of the red scare;
measure to hunt out political radicals and immigrants who were potential threats to American Security.
These raids let to the arrest of nearly 5,000 people and the deportation of nearly 400
Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" correct answer1962 book that helped launch the national environmental
movement
Missouri Compromise correct answeran effort to maintain a balance between free and slave states;
admitted Maine to the Union as a free state, Missouri to the Union as a slave stated, and stated that any
part of the Louisiana Territory north of 36 degrees, 30 minutes would be non-slave territory; a victory
for antislavery advocates b/c it closed most of the Louisiana Purchase to slavery
Monroe Doctrine correct answermaintained that European powers should not pursue any future
colonization in the Americas; stated that the Western Hemisphere was the hemisphere of the US and
not of Europe
Frederick Jackson Turner correct answerwrote the frontier thesis which states that the frontier
experience played an essential role in shaping the unique character of American society. It promotes
independence and individualism. It was a key factor in the development of American individualism and
democracy
transcendentalism correct answerEmerson and Thoreau. Argued for a mystical and intuitive way of
thinking as a means for discovering one's inner self and looking for the essence of God in nature.
Suggesting that artistic expression was more important than the pursuit of wealth
, Social Gospel correct answerlate 19th century; preaching that all true Christians should be concerned
with the plight of immigrants and other poor residents of American cities and should financially support
efforts to improve the lives o there poor people---> settlement houses
Jacob Riis correct answerinvolved in the reform movements of the late 19th and 20th centuries for
publicizing poor housing and sanitation in urban tenements; wrote "How the Other Half Lives"
Cuban Missile Crisis correct answerConflict between the US and Soviet Union over Soviet missiles
discovered in Cuba; Soviets eventually removed the missiles under American pressure; result: Soviets
gained none of their objectives while the US emerged victorious
Taft- Hartley Act correct answerlimited the powers of labor unions; presidents of some industries can
declare an 80-day cooling off period before a strike could actually take place; allowed owners to sure
unions over broken contracts and forced union leaders to sign anticommunist oaths
Black Panthers correct answeremphasized developing a greater sense of Black nationalism and
solidarity; protect blacks from police harassment; promoted militant black power;
Nation of Islam correct answeralso emphasized developing a greater sense of Black nationalism and
solidarity; preached Islamic principles along with black pride and black separatism
Bacon's Rebellion correct answerresult: tensions between backcountry farmers and the tidewater gentry
were exposed; led to a decline in white indentured servitude and rise in black slavery; highlighted
problems such as: class differences between wealthy planters and landless or poor farmers & colonial
resistance to royal control; signaled that colonial governors struggled to contain domestic unrest
American System correct answereconomic plan promoted by the Speaker of the House; promoted
vigorous growth of the American economy and the use of protective tariffs to encourage Americans to
buy more domestic goods; a key purpose: to develop a national economy by improving transportation;
consisted of 3 parts (BIT: nation Bank, Internal improvements, protective Tariffs
Chesapeake Bay Area correct answermajority of migrants who moves there were indentured servants,
economy based on tobacco, few women, less democratic
Deism correct answerthe belief that God had created the world but allowed it to operate through the
laws of nature
exodusters correct answerafrican americans who fled the violence of the Reconstruction South in 1879
and 1880 to start a new in Kansas (west)
scalawags correct answerterm used by southerners in the reconstruction era for fellow southerners who
either supported republican reconstruction policies or gained economically as a result of these policies,
A derogatory term for Southerners who were working with the North to buy up land from desperate
Southerners
new south advocates correct answerrecovering from the devastation from the Civil War, promoted a
self-sufficient southern economy built on modern capitalist values, industrial growth, and improved
transportation--supported expansion of southern industry
open door policy correct answerpolicy that China should be open to trade with all of the major powers,
including the US, should have equal rights to trade there. This was the official position toward China as
announced by secretary of state john hay in 1899. To protect US economic interests in China
Greenback Labor Party correct answerpolitical party of the 1870s and early 1800s, supported that govt
should put more money in circulation and supported 8-hr work day and female suffrage. received
support from farmers. argued that more greenbacks should be put in circulation to help farmers who
were in debt
,socialist party correct answer3rd party that gained popularity in the early 1900s. dedicated to the
welfare of the working class. called for more radical reforms than the progressives favored: public
ownership of the railroad, utilities, and even major industries such as oil and steel
progressive party correct answercalled for reforming city government, better conditions for urban
workers, the education of newly arrived immigrants, and the regulation of big businesses; use
government power to regulate industrial production and labor conditions
Palmer Raids correct answerrelated to the fear of communism and radicalism; part of the red scare;
measure to hunt out political radicals and immigrants who were potential threats to American Security.
These raids let to the arrest of nearly 5,000 people and the deportation of nearly 400
Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" correct answer1962 book that helped launch the national environmental
movement
Missouri Compromise correct answeran effort to maintain a balance between free and slave states;
admitted Maine to the Union as a free state, Missouri to the Union as a slave stated, and stated that any
part of the Louisiana Territory north of 36 degrees, 30 minutes would be non-slave territory; a victory
for antislavery advocates b/c it closed most of the Louisiana Purchase to slavery
Monroe Doctrine correct answermaintained that European powers should not pursue any future
colonization in the Americas; stated that the Western Hemisphere was the hemisphere of the US and
not of Europe
Frederick Jackson Turner correct answerwrote the frontier thesis which states that the frontier
experience played an essential role in shaping the unique character of American society. It promotes
independence and individualism. It was a key factor in the development of American individualism and
democracy
transcendentalism correct answerEmerson and Thoreau. Argued for a mystical and intuitive way of
thinking as a means for discovering one's inner self and looking for the essence of God in nature.
Suggesting that artistic expression was more important than the pursuit of wealth
, Social Gospel correct answerlate 19th century; preaching that all true Christians should be concerned
with the plight of immigrants and other poor residents of American cities and should financially support
efforts to improve the lives o there poor people---> settlement houses
Jacob Riis correct answerinvolved in the reform movements of the late 19th and 20th centuries for
publicizing poor housing and sanitation in urban tenements; wrote "How the Other Half Lives"
Cuban Missile Crisis correct answerConflict between the US and Soviet Union over Soviet missiles
discovered in Cuba; Soviets eventually removed the missiles under American pressure; result: Soviets
gained none of their objectives while the US emerged victorious
Taft- Hartley Act correct answerlimited the powers of labor unions; presidents of some industries can
declare an 80-day cooling off period before a strike could actually take place; allowed owners to sure
unions over broken contracts and forced union leaders to sign anticommunist oaths
Black Panthers correct answeremphasized developing a greater sense of Black nationalism and
solidarity; protect blacks from police harassment; promoted militant black power;
Nation of Islam correct answeralso emphasized developing a greater sense of Black nationalism and
solidarity; preached Islamic principles along with black pride and black separatism
Bacon's Rebellion correct answerresult: tensions between backcountry farmers and the tidewater gentry
were exposed; led to a decline in white indentured servitude and rise in black slavery; highlighted
problems such as: class differences between wealthy planters and landless or poor farmers & colonial
resistance to royal control; signaled that colonial governors struggled to contain domestic unrest
American System correct answereconomic plan promoted by the Speaker of the House; promoted
vigorous growth of the American economy and the use of protective tariffs to encourage Americans to
buy more domestic goods; a key purpose: to develop a national economy by improving transportation;
consisted of 3 parts (BIT: nation Bank, Internal improvements, protective Tariffs
