APUSH AP EXAM terms with answers.
Revision guide. Rated A. 2022/2023
Chesapeake Bay Area - ✔✔majority of migrants who moves there were indentured servants, economy
based on tobacco, few women, less democratic
Deism - ✔✔the belief that God had created the world but allowed it to operate through the laws of
nature
exodusters - ✔✔african americans who fled the violence of the Reconstruction South in 1879 and 1880
to start a new in Kansas (west)
scalawags - ✔✔term 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 - ✔✔recovering 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 - ✔✔policy 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 - ✔✔political 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 - ✔✔3rd 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 - ✔✔called 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 - ✔✔related 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" - ✔✔1962 book that helped launch the national environmental
movement
Missouri Compromise - ✔✔an 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 - ✔✔maintained 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 - ✔✔wrote 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 - ✔✔Emerson 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 - ✔✔late 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 - ✔✔involved 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 - ✔✔Conflict 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 - ✔✔limited 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 - ✔✔emphasized developing a greater sense of Black nationalism and solidarity; protect
blacks from police harassment; promoted militant black power;
Nation of Islam - ✔✔also emphasized developing a greater sense of Black nationalism and solidarity;
preached Islamic principles along with black pride and black separatism
Bacon's Rebellion - ✔✔result: 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 - ✔✔economic 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
Booker T. Washington - ✔✔head of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama; argued that blacks' needs for
education an economic progress were important; blacks should concentrate on learning industrial skills
for better wages; work on securing their economic base
Robert La Follette - ✔✔Member of the House, senator and Governor of the state of Wisconsin, he
brought about many democratic reforms in the state's politics, including the nomination of candidates
by direct vote and the regulation of railroad rates. He also introduced the idea of direct appeal to the
electorate on questions of policy, called the referendum.
Revision guide. Rated A. 2022/2023
Chesapeake Bay Area - ✔✔majority of migrants who moves there were indentured servants, economy
based on tobacco, few women, less democratic
Deism - ✔✔the belief that God had created the world but allowed it to operate through the laws of
nature
exodusters - ✔✔african americans who fled the violence of the Reconstruction South in 1879 and 1880
to start a new in Kansas (west)
scalawags - ✔✔term 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 - ✔✔recovering 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 - ✔✔policy 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 - ✔✔political 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 - ✔✔3rd 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 - ✔✔called 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 - ✔✔related 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" - ✔✔1962 book that helped launch the national environmental
movement
Missouri Compromise - ✔✔an 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 - ✔✔maintained 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 - ✔✔wrote 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 - ✔✔Emerson 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 - ✔✔late 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 - ✔✔involved 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 - ✔✔Conflict 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 - ✔✔limited 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 - ✔✔emphasized developing a greater sense of Black nationalism and solidarity; protect
blacks from police harassment; promoted militant black power;
Nation of Islam - ✔✔also emphasized developing a greater sense of Black nationalism and solidarity;
preached Islamic principles along with black pride and black separatism
Bacon's Rebellion - ✔✔result: 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 - ✔✔economic 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
Booker T. Washington - ✔✔head of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama; argued that blacks' needs for
education an economic progress were important; blacks should concentrate on learning industrial skills
for better wages; work on securing their economic base
Robert La Follette - ✔✔Member of the House, senator and Governor of the state of Wisconsin, he
brought about many democratic reforms in the state's politics, including the nomination of candidates
by direct vote and the regulation of railroad rates. He also introduced the idea of direct appeal to the
electorate on questions of policy, called the referendum.
