APUSH Unit 5
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This flashcard set covers key events, movements, and figures in U.S. history from the Aroostook War to the Reconstruction era. Learners will explore topics such as the impact of Manifest Destiny, the dynamics of the Civil War, and the political shifts surrounding slavery and immigration. The set includes specific questions about significant legislation, key battles, and the experiences of various immigrant groups, providing a comprehensive overview of 19th-century America.
Card 1
What was the Aroostook War?
A conflict between lumber workers on the Maine-Canadian border.
Card 2
What caused the whaling boom between 1830 and 1860?
The demand for whale oil by middle-class Americans.
Card 3
What renewed the sectional debate over slavery during the Mexican-American War?
It renewed questions about the extension of slavery into new territories.
Card 4
What was the Free-Soil Party's main objective?
Preventing the extension of slavery into territories.
Card 5
What skills did the Irish bring to America?
The Irish spoke English well and understood electoral politics.
Card 6
What did George Fitzhugh believe about wage workers and slaves?
He viewed wage workers as worse off than slaves and criticized equal rights for 'unequal men.'
Card 7
What tensions led to the birth of the Republican Party?
Tensions over slavery divided Democrats and broke apart the Whig Party.
Card 8
What was the main issue threatening compromise in the U.S. before the Civil War?
The North's increasing power, which endangered slavery.
Card 9
What was Lincoln's position on the Missouri Compromise line?
He opposed it as it violated the Republican position against slavery's extension.
Card 10
What was the costliest American war in terms of human life?
The Civil War between the Union and the Confederacy.
Card 11
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
A West Point graduate who captured significant Confederate forts.
Card 12
What discouraged Britain from recognizing the Confederacy?
Opposition to slavery among the British working class discouraged it.