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David Wilmot correct answers a congressman in 1845 and Senate member in 1861 who intended
to ban slavery in the west... wrote a "proviso"
Wilmot's Proviso correct answers a Bill written up by David Wilmot... it passed the House vote
but failed to pass the Senate.. it would have banned slavery in the west...
Ironies of the Civil War correct answers in the end, it was a fight to end slavery, but it resulted in
"free people" who could not actually act as though they were truly free (racism, etc...)
William Sherman correct answers A union general in the Civil War who received recognition for
his outstanding military strategy.. served under Grant and then became commanding general of
the army in 1869 when Grant became president... he wrote many memoirs about his service in
the military...... Military historians Herman Hattaway and Archer Jones cited the significant
damage wrought to railroads and Southern logistics in Sherman's "March to the Sea" and stated
that "Sherman's raid succeeded in 'knocking the Confederate war effort to pieces'."[23] David J.
Eicher wrote that "Sherman had accomplished an amazing task. He had defied military principles
by operating deep within enemy territory and without lines of supply or communication. He
destroyed much of the South's potential and psychology to wage war
Oberlin College correct answers located in Ohio in the 1830s, first school that admitted women
under coed circumstances. also the first school to admit African Americans...
John Wilkes Booth correct answers an actor who assassinated Lincoln on April 14, 1865!
confederate sympathizer who strongly opposed the abolition of slavery... after shooting Lincoln,
he fled on horseback to southern Maryland, and then on to rural VA.. 12 days later he was
tracked down; refused to give himself up, and was shot by a Union soldier.
Brooks-Sumner Affair correct answers Sumner was a northern abolitionist senator... brooks was
a congressman from south Carolina.. Sumner went off on a multi-day tirade in from of congress
about the crimes against Kansas. he speaks extremely rudely about southerners, and says terrible
things about Andrew Butler. his nephew (brooks) beats up Sumner with a cane!
John Brown correct answers Radical Abolitionist from Kansas who rallied with his northern
friends and raided the Pottawatomie town and killed 5 min (hacked them up with axes)... debated
whether he was a hero or insane! ... involved in the Harpers Ferry incident of 1859
Uncle Tom's Cabin correct answers written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852.. about the
hardships of being a slave and being sold over and over again.. sold half a million copies in the
North and another half million in England.. book becomes outlawed in the Southern states!! a
major leading point towards the war!
Susan B. Anthony correct answers (1820-1906) she was a pioneer for the Women's rights
movements in the US president of the National American Women's suffrage Association (1892-
1900).. her work led to the 19th amendment. After 1854 she supported the republican party and
, the antislavery movement.. after the civil war, Anthony collaborated with Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and published the Revolution (a liberal paper promoting women's rights)... she was
arrested on several occasions
Anaconda Plan correct answers developed by Winfield Scott.. union will use their superior arm
and navy to 'strangle' the enemy to block out resources and supplies from coming in and out.. the
confederacy eventually became strangled and died out.. the plan destroyed the southern economy
John Calhoun correct answers proponent of slavery.. against the Compromise of 1820.. VP for
John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.. died 7 years before the Civil War, but was an
inspiration for secessionists.. pro-states rights, and pro nullification
Charles Finney correct answers minister during the Second Great Awakening in NY.. called the
father of modern revivalism.. abolitionist.. taught at Oberlin College in Ohio
Harriet Tubman correct answers Maryland slave who was solely responsible for leading 70
slaves out of Maryland into freedom.. also led hundreds more to freedom during the Civil War..
underground railroad.. suffered her while life due to an injury to her head from her youth and
died at 91...
James Polk correct answers President from 1845-1849.. democrat... defeated henry clay by
promising to annex Texas... leader of the Jacksonian democracy.. was the last strong pre-civil
war president... had foreign policy success.. oversaw the opening of the US Naval Academy and
the Smithsonian Institution.. issued the first postage stamps in the US
Abraham Lincoln correct answers was the 16th President of the United States, serving from
March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He led the United States through its Civil War
—its bloodiest war and an event often considered its greatest moral, constitutional, and political
crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal
government, and modernized the economy.
Harriat Beecher Stowe correct answers Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852... the "little lady who
started the war"
Arguments for slavery correct answers transformed America into an economic power.. made
work much more efficient.... without slavery, the agriculture in the south would be unable to
keep up with the demand.. if slaves were suddenly free, there would be widespread
unemployment.. slavery has existed throughout history, and was a natural state of mankind
1.Inferior to whites
2.Cursed descendants of Cain
3.Slavery never condemned
4.Better off in living and working conditions than factory workers
5.Bible instructs slaves to obey and submit
6.Bible instructs masters to be kind...but not free them
7.Hebrews practiced slavery
8.NT Philemon describes Paul returning Christian slave to master
David Wilmot correct answers a congressman in 1845 and Senate member in 1861 who intended
to ban slavery in the west... wrote a "proviso"
Wilmot's Proviso correct answers a Bill written up by David Wilmot... it passed the House vote
but failed to pass the Senate.. it would have banned slavery in the west...
Ironies of the Civil War correct answers in the end, it was a fight to end slavery, but it resulted in
"free people" who could not actually act as though they were truly free (racism, etc...)
William Sherman correct answers A union general in the Civil War who received recognition for
his outstanding military strategy.. served under Grant and then became commanding general of
the army in 1869 when Grant became president... he wrote many memoirs about his service in
the military...... Military historians Herman Hattaway and Archer Jones cited the significant
damage wrought to railroads and Southern logistics in Sherman's "March to the Sea" and stated
that "Sherman's raid succeeded in 'knocking the Confederate war effort to pieces'."[23] David J.
Eicher wrote that "Sherman had accomplished an amazing task. He had defied military principles
by operating deep within enemy territory and without lines of supply or communication. He
destroyed much of the South's potential and psychology to wage war
Oberlin College correct answers located in Ohio in the 1830s, first school that admitted women
under coed circumstances. also the first school to admit African Americans...
John Wilkes Booth correct answers an actor who assassinated Lincoln on April 14, 1865!
confederate sympathizer who strongly opposed the abolition of slavery... after shooting Lincoln,
he fled on horseback to southern Maryland, and then on to rural VA.. 12 days later he was
tracked down; refused to give himself up, and was shot by a Union soldier.
Brooks-Sumner Affair correct answers Sumner was a northern abolitionist senator... brooks was
a congressman from south Carolina.. Sumner went off on a multi-day tirade in from of congress
about the crimes against Kansas. he speaks extremely rudely about southerners, and says terrible
things about Andrew Butler. his nephew (brooks) beats up Sumner with a cane!
John Brown correct answers Radical Abolitionist from Kansas who rallied with his northern
friends and raided the Pottawatomie town and killed 5 min (hacked them up with axes)... debated
whether he was a hero or insane! ... involved in the Harpers Ferry incident of 1859
Uncle Tom's Cabin correct answers written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852.. about the
hardships of being a slave and being sold over and over again.. sold half a million copies in the
North and another half million in England.. book becomes outlawed in the Southern states!! a
major leading point towards the war!
Susan B. Anthony correct answers (1820-1906) she was a pioneer for the Women's rights
movements in the US president of the National American Women's suffrage Association (1892-
1900).. her work led to the 19th amendment. After 1854 she supported the republican party and
, the antislavery movement.. after the civil war, Anthony collaborated with Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and published the Revolution (a liberal paper promoting women's rights)... she was
arrested on several occasions
Anaconda Plan correct answers developed by Winfield Scott.. union will use their superior arm
and navy to 'strangle' the enemy to block out resources and supplies from coming in and out.. the
confederacy eventually became strangled and died out.. the plan destroyed the southern economy
John Calhoun correct answers proponent of slavery.. against the Compromise of 1820.. VP for
John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.. died 7 years before the Civil War, but was an
inspiration for secessionists.. pro-states rights, and pro nullification
Charles Finney correct answers minister during the Second Great Awakening in NY.. called the
father of modern revivalism.. abolitionist.. taught at Oberlin College in Ohio
Harriet Tubman correct answers Maryland slave who was solely responsible for leading 70
slaves out of Maryland into freedom.. also led hundreds more to freedom during the Civil War..
underground railroad.. suffered her while life due to an injury to her head from her youth and
died at 91...
James Polk correct answers President from 1845-1849.. democrat... defeated henry clay by
promising to annex Texas... leader of the Jacksonian democracy.. was the last strong pre-civil
war president... had foreign policy success.. oversaw the opening of the US Naval Academy and
the Smithsonian Institution.. issued the first postage stamps in the US
Abraham Lincoln correct answers was the 16th President of the United States, serving from
March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He led the United States through its Civil War
—its bloodiest war and an event often considered its greatest moral, constitutional, and political
crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal
government, and modernized the economy.
Harriat Beecher Stowe correct answers Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852... the "little lady who
started the war"
Arguments for slavery correct answers transformed America into an economic power.. made
work much more efficient.... without slavery, the agriculture in the south would be unable to
keep up with the demand.. if slaves were suddenly free, there would be widespread
unemployment.. slavery has existed throughout history, and was a natural state of mankind
1.Inferior to whites
2.Cursed descendants of Cain
3.Slavery never condemned
4.Better off in living and working conditions than factory workers
5.Bible instructs slaves to obey and submit
6.Bible instructs masters to be kind...but not free them
7.Hebrews practiced slavery
8.NT Philemon describes Paul returning Christian slave to master
