APUSH Exam Review Questions & Complete
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Terms in this set (447)
Columbus "discovers" 1492
America
Jamestown founded 1607
Pilgrims land in Plymouth 1620
French & Indian War 1754-1763
Declaration of 1776
Independence
Louisiana Purchase 1803
War of 1812 1812-1815
Texas gains independence 1836
Mexican-American War 1846-1848
Civil War 1861-1865
Lincoln Assassination 1865
Spanish-American War 1898
World War I 1914-1918
Stock Market Crash 1929
World War II 1939-1945
Pearl Harbor attacked 1941
JFK assassination 1963
,Martin Luther King Jr. 1968
assassination
Man on the Moon 1969
Berlin Wall falls 1991
Voyage across the Atlantic Middle Passage
Ocean taken by slave ships to
the Americas. Over 20% of
enslaved people would die
before landing.
1739 enslaved rebellion in Stono Rebellion
South Carolina where over 75
enslaved people killed whites
and marched through the
countryside. Once it was put
down, it was used as
justification to impose
stricter laws on the enslaved.
Somerset Decision
1773 decision that outlawed
slavery in Great Britain, but
not in the colonies.
,1787 compromise in the Three-Fifths Compromise
debate over the
Constitution's ratification in
which the enslaved were
counted as 3/5 of a person,
for representation purposes
in the new Congress. The
South wanted the enslaved
to count as one person, but
not vote. The North didn't
want the enslaved to count
as a person so they wouldn't
increase
Southern representation in
Congress.
1820 compromise to Missouri Compromise
maintain the balance of
slave vs free states.
Allowed Maine into the
Union as a free state,
Missouri as a slave state, and
any part of the Louisiana
Purchase north 36'30 would
be free territory.
The Liberator
Abolitionist newspaper
begun by William Lloyd
Garrison in 1831.
, 1831 rebellion led by Nat Nat Turner
Turner to overthrow and kill
planter families.
Unsuccessful, but fear over
slave revolts led to more
strict laws on enslaved.
Rule passed in the House of Gag Rule
Representatives that
prohibited discussion of
antislavery petitions,
18361844.
Proposed by Rep. David Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot in 1846, the Wilmot
Proviso would ban slavery in
all territories acquired from
the MexicanAmerican War.
Caused an uproar.
Part of the Compromise of Fugitive Slave Act
1850 as a concession to the
South. If an enslaved person
escaped to a northern state,
they could be captured and
returned to their owner.
Abolitionist Movement
Dedicated to the abolition of
slavery. Mostly in the North
in the years leading up to the
Civil War, consisted of both
black and white members.
Answers / Newest Update 2025.
Terms in this set (447)
Columbus "discovers" 1492
America
Jamestown founded 1607
Pilgrims land in Plymouth 1620
French & Indian War 1754-1763
Declaration of 1776
Independence
Louisiana Purchase 1803
War of 1812 1812-1815
Texas gains independence 1836
Mexican-American War 1846-1848
Civil War 1861-1865
Lincoln Assassination 1865
Spanish-American War 1898
World War I 1914-1918
Stock Market Crash 1929
World War II 1939-1945
Pearl Harbor attacked 1941
JFK assassination 1963
,Martin Luther King Jr. 1968
assassination
Man on the Moon 1969
Berlin Wall falls 1991
Voyage across the Atlantic Middle Passage
Ocean taken by slave ships to
the Americas. Over 20% of
enslaved people would die
before landing.
1739 enslaved rebellion in Stono Rebellion
South Carolina where over 75
enslaved people killed whites
and marched through the
countryside. Once it was put
down, it was used as
justification to impose
stricter laws on the enslaved.
Somerset Decision
1773 decision that outlawed
slavery in Great Britain, but
not in the colonies.
,1787 compromise in the Three-Fifths Compromise
debate over the
Constitution's ratification in
which the enslaved were
counted as 3/5 of a person,
for representation purposes
in the new Congress. The
South wanted the enslaved
to count as one person, but
not vote. The North didn't
want the enslaved to count
as a person so they wouldn't
increase
Southern representation in
Congress.
1820 compromise to Missouri Compromise
maintain the balance of
slave vs free states.
Allowed Maine into the
Union as a free state,
Missouri as a slave state, and
any part of the Louisiana
Purchase north 36'30 would
be free territory.
The Liberator
Abolitionist newspaper
begun by William Lloyd
Garrison in 1831.
, 1831 rebellion led by Nat Nat Turner
Turner to overthrow and kill
planter families.
Unsuccessful, but fear over
slave revolts led to more
strict laws on enslaved.
Rule passed in the House of Gag Rule
Representatives that
prohibited discussion of
antislavery petitions,
18361844.
Proposed by Rep. David Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot in 1846, the Wilmot
Proviso would ban slavery in
all territories acquired from
the MexicanAmerican War.
Caused an uproar.
Part of the Compromise of Fugitive Slave Act
1850 as a concession to the
South. If an enslaved person
escaped to a northern state,
they could be captured and
returned to their owner.
Abolitionist Movement
Dedicated to the abolition of
slavery. Mostly in the North
in the years leading up to the
Civil War, consisted of both
black and white members.
