Who was Henry Clay?
Born in 1777 in Hanover Country, Virginia, he was a former U.S. senator and representative for Kentucky. Selected by a Senate Committee in 1957 as one of the 5 greatest senators, Abraham Lincoln said he was "my ideal of a great man". Owner of a plantation, he freed his slaves by his will. He died in 1859 in Washington D.C.
Tags: Civil War, Henry Clay, Slavery
Source: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clay
Source: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clay
Who was Stephen Douglas?
Stephen A. Douglas (1813, 1861) was politician and former leader of the Democratic Party before the Civil War. Re-elected senator form Illinois in 1858 after eloquent debates with Abraham Lincoln, he was later defeated by this one in the run for presidency two years later.
Tags: Civil War, Politics, slavery
Source: http://www.history.com/topics/stephen-a-douglas
Source: http://www.history.com/topics/stephen-a-douglas
Who was Charles Sumner and what did he do?
Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner was an Republican abolitionists who criticized firmly a lot of Southern politicians before the Civil War. His name became a symbol for the fight in the U.S. government against slavery when he was hit multiple times by Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina with a heavy cane.
Tags: abolitionism, Civil War, Republicans, Slavery
Source: https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Featured_Bio_Sumner.htm
Source: https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Featured_Bio_Sumner.htm
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was a writer that published more than 30 books in which she expressed her anti-slavery ideas. Her best selling book was Uncle Tom's Cabin, a masterpiece and milestone in the war against slavery.
Tags: Civil War, Slavery, Uncle Toms Cabin
Source: https://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/hbs/
Source: https://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/hbs/
What happened at Pottawatomie Creek the May 24, 1856?
In the night of May 24, 1856, John Brown, an anti-slavery activist, and his band raided the pro-slavery town of Pottawatomie Creek killing many people, of which five were brutally beheaded by Brown itself. It's one of the most violent events during what is known as Bleeding Kansas.
Tags: Civil War, John Brown, Slavery
Source: http://www.ushistory.org/us/31d.asp
Source: http://www.ushistory.org/us/31d.asp
What is the Lecompton Constitution?
The Lecompton Constitution was a proposed constitution for Kansas presented by pro-slavery activists. It allowed slavery in Kansas, excluded free black men from living in Kansas and allowed only white U.S. men to vote. It was rejected by resident in 1858.
Tags: Bleeding Kansas, Civil War, Slavery
Source: http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/207409
Source: http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/207409
Who was Dred Scott?
Dred scott was an African American enslaved who tried to sue his owner in order to obtain the liberty, for the fact that he was married to a free woman and that he lived for some years in free states. In his famous court case, the Supreme Court stated that he couldn't suit for the fact that no one with African ancestry had the U.S. citizenship.
Tags: Civil War, freedom, Slavery
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dred_Scott
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dred_Scott
What happened at Harpers Ferry in 1859?
Harper's Ferry is remembered in the pre-Civil War clashes that characterized the United States for his importance. In this little town, John Brown, a Northern activist, and 21 companions captured the federal arsenal, killing many people, before being stopped by U.S. troops and later sentenced to death.
Tags: Civil War, Slavery
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown%27s_raid_on_Harpers_Ferry
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown%27s_raid_on_Harpers_Ferry
What is the Constitutional Union Party?
The Constitutional Union Party was a party founded in 1960 from former Whigs and some Southern Democrats who wanted to avoid secessionism over the slavery issue. The creators were Robert Toombs, Alexander Stephens, and Howell Cobb.
Tags: Civil War, Slavery
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Union_Party_%28United_States%29
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Union_Party_%28United_States%29
What happened at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, in 1861?
In April 12, 1861 began the first event that started the American Civil War. After the secession of Southern States into the Confederacy, Union soldiers in Charlstone, Shouth Carolina, found themselves trapped in Fort Sumter under the command of Robert Anderson. The crisis involved shot from both sides, but eventually ended with Anderson surrender and no man killed.
Tags: Civil War, Confederacy, Confederate States of America, Fort Sumter, Slavery
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_Army
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_Army
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Author: CoboCards-User
Main topic: History, US
Topic: American Civil War
Published: 04.03.2015
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