Chapter 13 Apush Assignment
Katharine Abbot
Mr. Tiner
AP U.S. History
29 November 2012
Chapter 13 Terms
Wilmot Proviso-unsuccessful 1846 congressional amendment that sought to ban slavery in territories newly acquired from Mexico
California Gold Rush- (1848-1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California, news of the discovery brought some 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad
Indian Slavery- during the Gold Rush, the Indians were exploited in a way that resembled slavery
Daniel Webster- leading American statesman during the nation's Antebellum Period. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests
Zachary Taylor- 12th President of the United States; died in office (1784-1850)
Fugitive Salve Act- provided harsh punishments for people who helped slaves run away. It also forced people living in free states to return run-away slaves to their owners.
Transcontinental Railroad- railroad network of trackage that crosses a continental landmass, with termini at different oceans or continental borders
Kansas Nebraska Act- 1854 created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opened new lands, repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and allowed settlers in those territories to determine if they would allow slavery within their boundaries
Pottawatomie Massacre- reaction to the sacking of Lawrence (Kansas) by pro-slavery forces, John Brown and a band of abolitionist settlers (some of them members of the Pottawatomie Rifles) killed seven settlers north of of Pottawatomie Creek in Franklin County, Kansas. This was one of the many bloody episodes in Kansas preceding the American Civil War
Preston Brooks- Democratic Congressman from South Carolina, known for severely beating Senator Charles Sumner on the floor of the United States Senate with a cane in response to an insult. His first cousin, Matthew Butler, was a
Mr. Tiner
AP U.S. History
29 November 2012
Chapter 13 Terms
Wilmot Proviso-unsuccessful 1846 congressional amendment that sought to ban slavery in territories newly acquired from Mexico
California Gold Rush- (1848-1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California, news of the discovery brought some 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad
Indian Slavery- during the Gold Rush, the Indians were exploited in a way that resembled slavery
Daniel Webster- leading American statesman during the nation's Antebellum Period. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests
Zachary Taylor- 12th President of the United States; died in office (1784-1850)
Fugitive Salve Act- provided harsh punishments for people who helped slaves run away. It also forced people living in free states to return run-away slaves to their owners.
Transcontinental Railroad- railroad network of trackage that crosses a continental landmass, with termini at different oceans or continental borders
Kansas Nebraska Act- 1854 created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opened new lands, repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and allowed settlers in those territories to determine if they would allow slavery within their boundaries
Pottawatomie Massacre- reaction to the sacking of Lawrence (Kansas) by pro-slavery forces, John Brown and a band of abolitionist settlers (some of them members of the Pottawatomie Rifles) killed seven settlers north of of Pottawatomie Creek in Franklin County, Kansas. This was one of the many bloody episodes in Kansas preceding the American Civil War
Preston Brooks- Democratic Congressman from South Carolina, known for severely beating Senator Charles Sumner on the floor of the United States Senate with a cane in response to an insult. His first cousin, Matthew Butler, was a