AP US History
Chapter 12 Reading Guide
Part A
Using the text, answer the following on a separate sheet of paper. Be detailed in your responses.
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Part B
What were the consequences of the California Gold Rush?
How did Zachary Taylor address the issue of slavery in the territories?
Why did Southerners demand a Fugitive Slave Act?
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act address the issue of slavery?
What events led to the formation of the Republican Party?
What events led to “Bleeding Kansas”?
What were the effects of the Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sanford?
Compare and contrast the economies of the North and South.
What was the political significance of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?
Why did Southerners interpret Lincoln’s election in 1860 as cause for secession?
Provide a brief definition of each of the following key terms and people.
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Part C
Compromise of 1850
Millard Fillmore
Fugitive Slave Act
Franklin Pierce
Nativism
Know-Nothings
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Provide a detailed example from the chapter for each of the 7 APUSH Learning Objectives on a separate sheet of paper.
19. P (Politics and Power)
20. A (America in the World)
21. S (Social and Cultural
22. T (Technology, Work, and Exchange)
23. I (Identity)
24. M (Migration and Settlement)
25. E (Environment and Geography)