Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe was a women with many words, she was supposedly the cause to the start of the American Civil War. She wrote a novel called Uncle Tom's Cabin which was an anti-slavery novel that was admired nation-wide, the novel started to make people think about how bad slavery actually was. While writing she used the pen name Christopher Crowfield. Harriet died on July 1st, 1896, but she did liv to see Congress pass the 13th Amendment in 1865, which abolished slavery in the U.S.
Harriet Beecher Stowe was a women with many words, she was supposedly the cause to the start of the American Civil War. She wrote a novel called Uncle Tom's Cabin which was an anti-slavery novel that was admired nation-wide, the novel started to make people think about how bad slavery actually was. While writing she used the pen name Christopher Crowfield. Harriet died on July 1st, 1896, but she did liv to see Congress pass the 13th Amendment in 1865, which abolished slavery in the U.S.
Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner was an American politician and Senator from Massachusetts, he was a large leader of the anti-slavery forces within Massachusetts. He was the leader of the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate, they worked towards destroying the Confederacy. The Radical Republicans were a group of American politicians, who were apart of the Union trying to destroy the Confederacy, formed in 1854 until the end of the Reconstruction era in 1877. Charles Sumner change his political views many times, but he is most famous for being an extreme Republican.
Charles Sumner was an American politician and Senator from Massachusetts, he was a large leader of the anti-slavery forces within Massachusetts. He was the leader of the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate, they worked towards destroying the Confederacy. The Radical Republicans were a group of American politicians, who were apart of the Union trying to destroy the Confederacy, formed in 1854 until the end of the Reconstruction era in 1877. Charles Sumner change his political views many times, but he is most famous for being an extreme Republican.
John Brown
John Brown was an American abolitionist who thought that insurrection would be the only possible way to overthrow the system of slavery in the United States. He commanded the forces at the battle of black jack, the Battle of Black Jack occurred on June 2nd, 1856, when anti-slavery forces attacked the encampment of Henry C. Pate near Baldwin City, Kansas; the battle is also known as Bleeding Kansas. Captain John Brown was later hung for treason on December 2nd 1859.
John Brown was an American abolitionist who thought that insurrection would be the only possible way to overthrow the system of slavery in the United States. He commanded the forces at the battle of black jack, the Battle of Black Jack occurred on June 2nd, 1856, when anti-slavery forces attacked the encampment of Henry C. Pate near Baldwin City, Kansas; the battle is also known as Bleeding Kansas. Captain John Brown was later hung for treason on December 2nd 1859.
Stephan Douglas
Stephan Douglas was an American politician from Illinois, he helped form the Kansas-Nebraska Act. He was a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and the Democratic Party Nominee for the 1860 presidential election against Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln. He did previously defeated Lincoln in the famous Senate contest, the Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858. He was a strong believer in popular sovereignty, which is where the people choose what happens and what laws pass, but is different than a democracy where the people elect a representative to represent them in the government. He was also largely responsible for helping create the Compromise of 1850 which consisted of 5 bills in which removed a four year confrontation between the slave states and the free states on September 1850.
Stephan Douglas was an American politician from Illinois, he helped form the Kansas-Nebraska Act. He was a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and the Democratic Party Nominee for the 1860 presidential election against Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln. He did previously defeated Lincoln in the famous Senate contest, the Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858. He was a strong believer in popular sovereignty, which is where the people choose what happens and what laws pass, but is different than a democracy where the people elect a representative to represent them in the government. He was also largely responsible for helping create the Compromise of 1850 which consisted of 5 bills in which removed a four year confrontation between the slave states and the free states on September 1850.
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States of America, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April of 1865. Abraham Lincoln led the U.S. through the greatest constitutional, military, and moral crisis that has ever existed. He did many remarkable things, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery in the U.S. for good, strengthened the national government, and even modernized the economy. President Lincoln was assassinated on April 14th 1865 by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre, but didn't die until early the next morning on April 15th.
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States of America, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April of 1865. Abraham Lincoln led the U.S. through the greatest constitutional, military, and moral crisis that has ever existed. He did many remarkable things, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery in the U.S. for good, strengthened the national government, and even modernized the economy. President Lincoln was assassinated on April 14th 1865 by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre, but didn't die until early the next morning on April 15th.
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis was an American statesmen and was the first and last leader of the Confederacy. He was born in Kentucky and grew up on many different plantations in Mississippi and Louisiana, which comes to show why he cared so much about not abolishing slavery. He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and shortly after getting out served as a colonel for a volunteer regiment in the Mexican-American war. While part of the Union he served as U.S Secretary of War under Democratic President Franklin Pierce, also was elected as Senator of Mississippi. He owned a plantation in Mississippi which depended 100% on slave labor, and was President of the Confederate States of America which only lasted for 4 years (1861-1865). Davis was a much less effective war leader than is opponent, President Abraham Lincoln of the Union states.
Jefferson Davis was an American statesmen and was the first and last leader of the Confederacy. He was born in Kentucky and grew up on many different plantations in Mississippi and Louisiana, which comes to show why he cared so much about not abolishing slavery. He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and shortly after getting out served as a colonel for a volunteer regiment in the Mexican-American war. While part of the Union he served as U.S Secretary of War under Democratic President Franklin Pierce, also was elected as Senator of Mississippi. He owned a plantation in Mississippi which depended 100% on slave labor, and was President of the Confederate States of America which only lasted for 4 years (1861-1865). Davis was a much less effective war leader than is opponent, President Abraham Lincoln of the Union states.
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States of America, he administered for two terms, from 1869-1873 and 1873-1877. While President Lincoln was still in office Ulysses S. Grant served as a general in the President army, President Lincoln appointed Ulysses as Lieutenant General and commander of all Union troops. General Grant won many battles such as the battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Chattanooga, and later would be the man that Robert E. Lee surrenders the Confederate states to the Union.
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States of America, he administered for two terms, from 1869-1873 and 1873-1877. While President Lincoln was still in office Ulysses S. Grant served as a general in the President army, President Lincoln appointed Ulysses as Lieutenant General and commander of all Union troops. General Grant won many battles such as the battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Chattanooga, and later would be the man that Robert E. Lee surrenders the Confederate states to the Union.
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was an American military career officer, who commanded the Confederate Army under the Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Lee was the son of a Revolutionary war officer and was a top graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he made the military his life. But when Virginia declared secession from the Union he was morally conflicted, he loved his home state of Virginia, but also loved his country and wanted to keep intact. Robert ended up going with the Confederate side despite the fact that President Lincoln offered Lee command of the Union army.
Robert E. Lee was an American military career officer, who commanded the Confederate Army under the Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Lee was the son of a Revolutionary war officer and was a top graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he made the military his life. But when Virginia declared secession from the Union he was morally conflicted, he loved his home state of Virginia, but also loved his country and wanted to keep intact. Robert ended up going with the Confederate side despite the fact that President Lincoln offered Lee command of the Union army.
William Tecumsah Sherman
William Tecumsah Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He was a U.S. Union General during the American Civil War, he received many recognitions for his outstanding leadership and command of military strategy. General Sherman has also been widely criticized for the "scorched earth" policies in which he implemented in organizing a total war against all Confederate states. He accepted minor surrenders of Confederate armies in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida in April 1865. Military historian B.H. Liddell Hart famously declared that Sherman was "the first modern general".
William Tecumsah Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He was a U.S. Union General during the American Civil War, he received many recognitions for his outstanding leadership and command of military strategy. General Sherman has also been widely criticized for the "scorched earth" policies in which he implemented in organizing a total war against all Confederate states. He accepted minor surrenders of Confederate armies in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida in April 1865. Military historian B.H. Liddell Hart famously declared that Sherman was "the first modern general".