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Key Events and Changes in APUSH Unit 6

Feb 20, 2025

APUSH Unit 6 (1865-1898) Notes

Reconstruction Era (1865-1877)

  • Major Amendments
    • 13th Amendment: Abolished slavery
    • 14th Amendment: Citizenship and equal protection under the law
    • 15th Amendment: Voting rights for African American men
  • Reconstruction Acts
    • Divided the South into five military districts
    • Required Southern states to ratify the 14th Amendment

Gilded Age (1870s-1900)

  • Economic Growth
    • Rapid industrialization and urbanization
    • Rise of monopolies and big businesses
    • Key figures: John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie
  • Labor Movements
    • Formation of labor unions (AFL, Knights of Labor)
    • Strikes and labor conflicts (Homestead Strike, Pullman Strike)

Westward Expansion

  • Homestead Act (1862)
    • Encouraged settlement of the West
    • Provided land to settlers for a small fee
  • Native American Relations
    • Conflicts and forced relocation (e.g., Trail of Tears)
    • Assimilation policies (Dawes Act)

Populism and Agrarian Discontent

  • Populist Party
    • Emerged from farmers' alliances
    • Advocated for bimetallism, direct election of senators
  • Economic Issues
    • Farmers' struggles with debt and railroads

Key Supreme Court Cases

  • Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
    • Established "separate but equal" doctrine
    • Legalized racial segregation

Foreign Policy

  • Imperialism
    • Expansion of American influence overseas
    • Spanish-American War (1898)
  • Diplomatic Policies
    • Monroe Doctrine and its applications

Social and Cultural Changes

  • Women's Rights Movement
    • Continued push for suffrage
    • Key figures: Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton
  • Immigration
    • Increase in immigration from Europe and Asia
    • Nativism and immigration restrictions (Chinese Exclusion Act)