APUSH
UNIT 6
STUDY GD
Webster-Ashburton Treaty: events leading up to it and what it did
Fifty-Four, Forty, or Fight!
Mexican policy towards Texas in 1820’s and 1830’s
Reasons for conflict between Mexico and Texas
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: What it is, how it will affect the slavery issue
Why did the US delay in annexing Texas?
Major consequences of Mexican-American War?
Main issues of the 1844 election
Which groups supported the idea of Manifest Destiny and why?
Concept of “popular sovereignty”
Free-Soilers (Know-Nothings)
The Old Guard: Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun
Stephen Douglas: identify, what was his stance on slavery, what was his role in the
Compromise of 1850: author, know the provisions, outcomes
Wilmot Proviso
What led to the decline of the Whig party?
Kansas-Nebraska Act: its provisions and results/effects, how did it effect the Democratic Party,
how/why it increased sectional tensions
Uncle Tom’s Cabin: author, what was it about, how Northerners and Southerners reacted
Hinton R. Helper: who is he, name the book he wrote, what was its impact in the North and
South
Republican Party: why was it formed, who did it attract, party platform
Dred Scott Decision: case/ruling details, effects, reactions by North and South
Lincoln/Douglas Debates: id/significance (short-term and long-term)
John Brown: id/his role in abolition movement in Kansas
Harpers Ferry: purpose, what happened, significance
1860 Election: Lincoln’s stance on slavery (present and future), outcome, why did Lincoln win
Test will be approximately 60 questions