Study Unit 6 with 500 digital AP U.S. History flashcards you can use right on this page. These cards cover the period from 1865 to 1898, including the rise of industrial capitalism, the growth of big business, labor unions, rapid urbanization, large-scale immigration, western expansion, the closing of the frontier, Populist movements, and Gilded Age politics.
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Unit 6 is a high-value AP U.S. History unit that tracks the dramatic transition of the United States into an industrial world power. Students often struggle to connect the rapid growth of big business with the resulting social tensions, such as labor strikes, urban poverty, and the displacement of Native Americans. These flashcards help students move beyond isolated facts to understand the broader patterns: how industrialization fueled economic growth while simultaneously creating new political and social conflicts that defined the Gilded Age.
| Flashcard Category | What Students Practice | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| Industrialization & Big Business | Railroads, Carnegie, Rockefeller, trusts, monopolies, Social Darwinism, Gospel of Wealth, vertical and horizontal integration. | Explains how industrial capitalism transformed the U.S. economy and concentrated wealth. |
| Labor Conflict & Working Conditions | Knights of Labor, American Federation of Labor, Haymarket, Homestead, Pullman Strike, wage labor, collective bargaining. | Shows how workers responded to industrial power and unsafe working conditions. |
| Immigration, Urbanization & Political Machines | New immigrants, Ellis Island, tenements, settlement houses, Jane Addams, Tammany Hall, patronage, urban reform. | Connects city growth to immigration, poverty, politics, and reform pressure. |
| The West, Native Peoples & Federal Policy | Homestead Act, transcontinental railroad, Dawes Act, reservations, Little Bighorn, Wounded Knee, Ghost Dance. | Explains how federal policy and settlement reshaped Native life and western land use. |
| Farmers, Populism & Gilded Age Politics | Grange, Farmers' Alliances, Populist Party, Omaha Platform, silver, gold standard, election of 1896. | Shows how farmers challenged banks, railroads, deflation, and limited government response. |
| Exam Skills | SAQ, DBQ, LEQ, MCQ, sourcing, comparison, causation, contextualization. | Shows how to use Unit 6 content on the actual exam. |
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