AP US History
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CH 16 Key Terms: Reconstruction
DUE __________________
1. Sumner and Stevens
2. 10% Plan
3. Johnson
4. Wade-Davis Bill
5. 13th Amd
6. Black Codes
7. Freedman’s Bureau
8. Civil Rights Act
9. 14th Amd
10. “Swing Around the Circle”
11. Reconstruction Acts
12. Tenure of office Act
13. 15th Amd
14. Scalawags
15. Carpetbaggers
16. Sharecropping
17. Crop-Lien System
18. KKK
19. Panic of 1873
20. Whiskey Ring
21. Election of 1876/Compromise of 1877
Chapter Synthesis
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Chapter ____________
Topic _____________________________
Historical Period ________________________
TIMELINE: Use your notes and key terms to summarize key ideas and information for this chapter: Decide on the 10 most important events
of this chapter (in chronological order). You have limited space so choose your words wisely, be succinct and clear.
Date(s)
Event, Idea, Concept
Brief Description with Significance
7 Themes: A challenge in AP US History is to recognize patterns/changes that cross Historical Periods – there are seven (7) themes for AP US
History. As you review your notes and key terms for the chapter, categorize them thematically below. Also, make notes of any trends, patterns,
and/or changes, connecting them to other Historical Periods.
POLITICS AND POWER
Debates over the role of the state and its role as an agent for change; mechanisms for creating, implementing, or limiting participation in the political process and the resulting social
effects; changing relationships among the branches of government (national, state, and local); efforts to define or gain access to individual rights and citizenship; tensions between liberty
and authority
WORK, EXCHANGE, TECHNOLOGY
Economic development (agricultural, commerce, manufacturing; effects of different economic systems and values, labor systems, technological innovations, and gov’t policies;
IDEAS, BELIEFS, CULTURE
Ideas, beliefs, social mores, and creative expression that have shaped American society; effects of aesthetic, moral, religious, scientific, and philosophical principles on individuals and
group actions; interactions between beliefs and communities, economic values, political movements, and attempts to align American society with specific ideals
IDENTITY
American national identity and group identities in US history (gender, class, racial, ethnic, religious, regional)
AMERICA IN THE WORLD
Global context of US origination, development, and influence of the US on world affairs; impact of competition for territory and resources on the US and others; effects of US foreign
policies and military actions on the world, as well as social issues with the US
PEOPLING
How and why people who have moved to, from, and within the US adapted to social and physical environments; effects of migrations on America; impact of peoples’ beliefs, traditions,
technologies, religions, and gender roles on American society
ENVIRONMENT AND GEOGRAPHY – PHYSICAL AND HUMAN
Role of the environment, geography, and climate in constraining and shaping human actions; interactions between Americans and its environment; efforts to interpret, preserve, manage,
or exploit natural and man-made environments and their historical contexts