APUSH Period 5

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This deck covers key events, concepts, and figures from APUSH Period 5, including popular sovereignty, major court cases, and significant political movements.

Popular Sovereignty

States could decide/vote whether they were a slave or free state.
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Popular Sovereignty
States could decide/vote whether they were a slave or free state.
Dred Scott v Sandford
Case where Scott sued for his freedom arguing that because he became a resident in a free state, he should be free as well. However the Supreme Court ...
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Law that allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide if slavery would be allowed in their state. This repealed the Missouri Compromise of...
Bleeding Kansas
Refers to a period of violent conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in the Kansas Territory following the passage of the Kansas-Nebrask...
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
Violent attack led by radical abolitionist John Brown on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia 1859, aimed to incite a slave uprising by seizi...
Third Party System
Started with the rise of the Republican Party in the 1850s, which was formed in response to divisions within existing political parties over slavery.

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TermDefinition
Popular Sovereignty
States could decide/vote whether they were a slave or free state.
Dred Scott v Sandford
Case where Scott sued for his freedom arguing that because he became a resident in a free state, he should be free as well. However the Supreme Court ruled that Americans of African descent, whether free or slave, were not American citizens and could not sue in federal court.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Law that allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide if slavery would be allowed in their state. This repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820
Bleeding Kansas
Refers to a period of violent conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in the Kansas Territory following the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
Violent attack led by radical abolitionist John Brown on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia 1859, aimed to incite a slave uprising by seizing weapons, which is considered a major catalyst leading to the Civil War due to the intense sectional tensions
Third Party System
Started with the rise of the Republican Party in the 1850s, which was formed in response to divisions within existing political parties over slavery.
Free Soil Movement
A political movement in the pre-Civil War era that actively opposed the expansion of slavery into newly acquired Western territories, advocating for “free soil” where slavery would not be permitted
What kind of states did Lincoln win to win the presidency and why is that significant?
North, got no Southern electoral votes. Made South angry because they felt they had no voice in the government.
Manifest Destiny
The 19th-century belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across North America.
Mexican- American War
A conflict (1846–1848) between the U.S. and Mexico, resulting in the U.S. acquiring vast southwestern territories.
The California Gold Rush
A mass migration to California (starting in 1848) after gold was discovered, boosting the U.S. economy and westward expansion.
Election of 1844
James K Polk won election, promoting westward expansion. *Illustrates Manifest Destiny’s influence on American politics/policy and decisions
Wilmot Proviso
Proposed legislation that aimed to ban slavery in territories acquired from Mexico, did NOT pass but showed sectionalism tensions
Commodore Perry’s Expedition to Japan
Arrived in Japan with naval ships and opened Japan to American trade, used military force to pressure negotiations. Laid groundwork for further involvement in Asian markets.
What type of relationship will business and political leaders have with foreign leaders and companies to help build relationships.
Diplomatic relations with foreign nations
What migration fueled the Gold Rush?
From Asia especially, and also Europe (Ireland, Germany)