Historical figures Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
She wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
It brought the issues of slavery to life for many people.
It showed the truth about slavery.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
2
Q
The 16th president of the United states
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Abraham Lincoln
3
Q
a slave. He argued that he should be free because his master was in a free state.
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Dred Scott
4
Q
Top Union general. His gunboats got rid of Fort Dunelson and Fort Henry and he gained control of some important rivers in the south.
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General Ulysses Grant
5
Q
Brilliant Military Leader, he captured John Brown at Harpers. He was against slavery but he was fighting for Virginia. Good war plans and risky, attempt to attack the North.
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General Robert E. Lee
