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1. Chesapeake Bay majority of migrants who moves there were indentured servants, economy based
Area on tobacco, few women, less democratic
2. Deism the belief that God had created the world but allowed it to operate through the
laws of nature
3. exodusters african americans who fled the violence of the Reconstruction South in 1879 and
1880 to start a new in Kansas (west)
4. 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
5. new south advo- recovering from the devastation from the Civil War, promoted a self-sufficient
cates southern economy built on modern capitalist values, industrial growth, and im-
proved transportation--supported expansion of southern industry
6. 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
7. Greenback Labor political party of the 1870s and early 1800s, supported that govt should put more
Party 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
8. 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
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9. progressive par- called for reforming city government, better conditions for urban workers, the
ty education of newly arrived immigrants, and the regulation of big businesses; use
government power to regulate industrial production and labor conditions
10. 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
11. Rachel Carson's 1962 book that helped launch the national environmental movement
"Silent Spring"
12. Missouri Com- an effort to maintain a balance between free and slave states; admitted Maine
promise 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
13. 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
14. Frederick Jackson wrote the frontier thesis which states that the frontier experience played an
Turner 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
15. transcendental- Emerson and Thoreau. Argued for a mystical and intuitive way of thinking as a
ism 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
16. Social Gospel
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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
17. Jacob Riis involved in the reform movements of the late 19th and 20th centuries for publiciz-
ing poor housing and sanitation in urban tenements; wrote "How the Other Half
Lives"
18. Cuban Missile Conflict between the US and Soviet Union over Soviet missiles discovered in Cuba;
Crisis Soviets eventually removed the missiles under American pressure; result: Soviets
gained none of their objectives while the US emerged victorious
19. 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
20. Black Panthers emphasized developing a greater sense of Black nationalism and solidarity; pro-
tect blacks from police harassment; promoted militant black power;
21. Nation of Islam also emphasized developing a greater sense of Black nationalism and solidarity;
preached Islamic principles along with black pride and black separatism
22. Bacon's Rebel- result: tensions between backcountry farmers and the tidewater gentry were
lion 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
23. 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
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1. Chesapeake Bay majority of migrants who moves there were indentured servants, economy based
Area on tobacco, few women, less democratic
2. Deism the belief that God had created the world but allowed it to operate through the
laws of nature
3. exodusters african americans who fled the violence of the Reconstruction South in 1879 and
1880 to start a new in Kansas (west)
4. 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
5. new south advo- recovering from the devastation from the Civil War, promoted a self-sufficient
cates southern economy built on modern capitalist values, industrial growth, and im-
proved transportation--supported expansion of southern industry
6. 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
7. Greenback Labor political party of the 1870s and early 1800s, supported that govt should put more
Party 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
8. 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
, APUSH AP EXAM
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_p96l8
9. progressive par- called for reforming city government, better conditions for urban workers, the
ty education of newly arrived immigrants, and the regulation of big businesses; use
government power to regulate industrial production and labor conditions
10. 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
11. Rachel Carson's 1962 book that helped launch the national environmental movement
"Silent Spring"
12. Missouri Com- an effort to maintain a balance between free and slave states; admitted Maine
promise 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
13. 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
14. Frederick Jackson wrote the frontier thesis which states that the frontier experience played an
Turner 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
15. transcendental- Emerson and Thoreau. Argued for a mystical and intuitive way of thinking as a
ism 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
16. Social Gospel
, APUSH AP EXAM
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_p96l8
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
17. Jacob Riis involved in the reform movements of the late 19th and 20th centuries for publiciz-
ing poor housing and sanitation in urban tenements; wrote "How the Other Half
Lives"
18. Cuban Missile Conflict between the US and Soviet Union over Soviet missiles discovered in Cuba;
Crisis Soviets eventually removed the missiles under American pressure; result: Soviets
gained none of their objectives while the US emerged victorious
19. 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
20. Black Panthers emphasized developing a greater sense of Black nationalism and solidarity; pro-
tect blacks from police harassment; promoted militant black power;
21. Nation of Islam also emphasized developing a greater sense of Black nationalism and solidarity;
preached Islamic principles along with black pride and black separatism
22. Bacon's Rebel- result: tensions between backcountry farmers and the tidewater gentry were
lion 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
23. 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
