Period 1
The trading of goods, diseases, and lifestock that occured in the 1500's-1700's is best known as this
What is the Columbian Exchange?
Name the three countries that colonized the Americas
The term that reflects that a mother country uses its colonies for profit
What is Mercantilism?
Term that describes that there is a central government and a state government that share power
Federalism
Jonathan Winthrop wrote that his colony had to be the model society in this famous speech
What is City Upon a Hill?
He said:
“For we must consider that we shall be as a City upon a Hill, the eyes of all people are upon us…”
Who is John Winthrop?
The number of MCQ questions on the test
55
Tariff that was associated with a growing dissent for the country as it unfairly affected one section of the US over the other.
Double points: Who wrote the complaint?
Triple points: What state did this individual belong to?
Who is John C. Calhoun?
What is South Carolina?
The three Native tribes that are considered the most formative during this period
Who are the Iroquois, Sioux, and Aztec?
Name the first settlement created by England and the year
What is Jamestown in 1607?
England ignored the colonies and let them self govern. This is referred to as...
What is salutary neglect?
Term that describes the loyalty for a part of the country and not the whole
What is sectionalism?
This event led the way for the creation of a new American identity where "religion MOVES" you.
What is the GREAT AWAKENING?
“We are all Republicans, We are all Federalists.”
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
How long is the AP exam? (Time)
3 hours and 15 minutes
Name two advantages the Confederacy had against the Union
1.Own territory
2. trained military
3. Arms/ money
4. Morale, fighting for what they believed was fair
This system created by the Spaniards is considered an early form of slavery
What is the encomienda system?
This sermon was given by Jonathan Edwards to push the idea that people should repent for their sins and fear God.
What is "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?
Act that created a border along the Appalachian Mountains after the Seven Years War.
What is the Proclamation Act of 1763?
This machine, created by Eli Whitney led to the massive rise in slave labor throughout the South.
What is the cotton gin?
The United States is a unique country above the rest, or so says this American ideology
This speech, written at the Seneca Falls Convention, promoted women’s suffrage and equality.
What is the Declaration of Sentiments?
Name all part of the AP exam. Be specific. Amount of Questions.
55 MCQ, 3/4 SAQs, 1 LEQ, 1 DBQ
Supreme court case that established that African Americans were not citizens and therefore were not covered under the constitution.
Dread Scott V Sanford
These three reasons are considered to be the basis for Spanish colonization of the "New World"
What are the three G's: God, Gold, Glory?
The system in which your inheritance is based off of your line of succession
What is primogeniture, or hereditary succession?
This diplomatic act was the last attempt by the colonies to avoid the Revolutionary war
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
The supreme court case that determined that African Americans could NOT be citizens regardless of status or location.
Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)
This ideology continued to fuel slavery and led to its advancement West and its growth in the South
What is White supremacy?
He was the author of the South Carolina Exposition, which advocated the ideas of nullification and states’ rights.
Who is John C. Calhoun?
How much is the DBQ worth overall?
25%
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Iroquois invented this type of farming that allowed for the soil to remain nutritious for long periods of time
What is Three Sister Farming?
Indentured servitude led to this major event after the head-right system began to fail
What is Bacons Rebellion?
The Articles of Confederation did not allow for taxes to be collected, what event resulted in the further weakening of governmental power during this era, and has a direct link to minimal taxation.
What is Shays Rebellion?
This act was introduced after the Mexican American war to stop the spread of slavery and bring about its gradual end.
What is the Wilmot Proviso?
This diplomatic step, first suggested during the Virginia and Kentucky Rebellions, was most famously used by South Carolina to reject the Tarriff of Abomination.
What is Nullification?
“The Congress shall have the power… to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing Powers…”
(Article I, Section 8, Clause 18)
What is the Elastic Clause?
Alexander Hamilton, or McCollough v Madison are also acceptable
Name three of the five hardest AP exams to take.
1. Physics
2. APUSH
3. AP Gov
4. Macroeconomics
5. Human Geo
SUPPOSEDLY...
What general led the Union and what was the final battle of the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant, Battle/ Surrender of Appomattox