APUSH Periods 1-5 Midterm Study Set Flashcards

Front

What was the most significant economic transformation of the early 1800s known as?

Back

The Market Revolution

Front

Which Supreme Court case ruled that only Congress could regulate interstate commerce?

Back

Gibbons v. Ogden

Front

What political party emerged in the 1830s to oppose Andrew Jackson?

Back

The Whig Party

Front

What belief justified American territorial expansion in the 1840s?

Back

Manifest Destiny

Front

Which event triggered the Mexican-American War?

Back

The dispute over the Texas–Mexico border

Front

What did the Wilmot Proviso propose?

Back

Banning slavery in the Mexican Cession

Front

What law required Northerners to assist in the capture of escaped enslaved people?

Back

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

Front

Which book increased Northern resistance to slavery in the 1850s?

Back

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Front

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act establish as the method for deciding slavery in the territories?

Back

Popular sovereignty

Front

What violent conflict resulted from the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Back

Bleeding Kansas