Harriet Beecher Stowe
> Stowe was an American abolitionist and author. Her most famous book, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," was a strong and powerful image of what slavery represented (to her). The images she created and the specific details she used deeply affected the emotional appeals of the Northern States. Her book flourished in the North, but it created hatred and hostility in the South.
> Stowe was an American abolitionist and author. Her most famous book, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," was a strong and powerful image of what slavery represented (to her). The images she created and the specific details she used deeply affected the emotional appeals of the Northern States. Her book flourished in the North, but it created hatred and hostility in the South.
Charles Sumner
> Sumner was incredibly dedicated to the cause of civil rights. He was a U.S. senator and was against slavery. Sumner was part of the Free-Soil party, meaning he did not want slavery to expand into new territories. He was extremely stubborn, had an extremely large personality to match his opinion. His relentless personality led to and fueled many conflicts. During one of his speeches, he criticized a fellow senator (South Carolina) which led to Sumner's beating. He was brutally beaten and was in recovery for quite some time. This harsh act and Sumner's empty desk was a symbol of the divided States, the Northern and Southern states.
> Sumner was incredibly dedicated to the cause of civil rights. He was a U.S. senator and was against slavery. Sumner was part of the Free-Soil party, meaning he did not want slavery to expand into new territories. He was extremely stubborn, had an extremely large personality to match his opinion. His relentless personality led to and fueled many conflicts. During one of his speeches, he criticized a fellow senator (South Carolina) which led to Sumner's beating. He was brutally beaten and was in recovery for quite some time. This harsh act and Sumner's empty desk was a symbol of the divided States, the Northern and Southern states.
John Brown
> Brown was an extremist version of an abolitionist. He believed that the only way to end slavery was to rebel against it with violence. He led a multitude of raids and attacks on towns that caused lots of damage, both physically and emotionally. During the time of Bleeding Kansas, he killed innocent citizens due to blind rage and misinformation. Also, he led an unsuccessful raid on the Harper Ferry Federal Armory. Because of these cruel, ignorant acts he was executed.
> Brown was an extremist version of an abolitionist. He believed that the only way to end slavery was to rebel against it with violence. He led a multitude of raids and attacks on towns that caused lots of damage, both physically and emotionally. During the time of Bleeding Kansas, he killed innocent citizens due to blind rage and misinformation. Also, he led an unsuccessful raid on the Harper Ferry Federal Armory. Because of these cruel, ignorant acts he was executed.
Stephen Douglas
> U.S. senator who supported popular sovereignty, "a pre-Civil War doctrine asserting the right of the people living in a newly organized territory to decide by vote of their territorial legislature whether or not slavery would be permitted there," as defined by Merriam-Webster. Brown also created the Freeport Doctrine stating that states could decide if the citizens were allowed to own slaves or not using popular sovereignty. He was running/arguing against Abraham Lincoln, at that time, to beat him out of winning a spot in the U.S. Senate.
> U.S. senator who supported popular sovereignty, "a pre-Civil War doctrine asserting the right of the people living in a newly organized territory to decide by vote of their territorial legislature whether or not slavery would be permitted there," as defined by Merriam-Webster. Brown also created the Freeport Doctrine stating that states could decide if the citizens were allowed to own slaves or not using popular sovereignty. He was running/arguing against Abraham Lincoln, at that time, to beat him out of winning a spot in the U.S. Senate.
Abraham Lincoln
> Lincoln was the first republican president; his party opposed slavery interests. He was the sixteenth president of the United States, president of the Union States, and was a blessing to the nation when it was in a time of need. His opinions were often different than his comrades, but he continued to lead the Union section of the United States to victory. Although his initial view was not to abolish slavery, his mind took a turn to abolish it altogether. He wrote and delivered the famous Emancipation Proclamation which freed all the slaves (although not immediately, it has a few limitations but it was a giant step for the United States of America). Sadly, he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C. on April 15th, 1865.
> Lincoln was the first republican president; his party opposed slavery interests. He was the sixteenth president of the United States, president of the Union States, and was a blessing to the nation when it was in a time of need. His opinions were often different than his comrades, but he continued to lead the Union section of the United States to victory. Although his initial view was not to abolish slavery, his mind took a turn to abolish it altogether. He wrote and delivered the famous Emancipation Proclamation which freed all the slaves (although not immediately, it has a few limitations but it was a giant step for the United States of America). Sadly, he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C. on April 15th, 1865.
Jefferson Davis
> Davis was the President of the Confederate States. He ended up loosing his citizenship from the United States of America.
> Davis was the President of the Confederate States. He ended up loosing his citizenship from the United States of America.
Ulysses S. Grant
> General Grant was the commander of the Union Army during the Civil War of 1861-1865.
> General Grant was the commander of the Union Army during the Civil War of 1861-1865.
Robert E. Lee
> General Lee was the commander of the Confederate Army during the Civil War of 1861-1865.
> General Lee was the commander of the Confederate Army during the Civil War of 1861-1865.
William Tecumesh Sherman
> Sherman was a general of the Union Army. He served with Commander/General Usysses S. Grant. He was a very weird, quirky, often dubbed with "insane" sort of man. He believed in "total war," meaning that whatever was in his path, he would destroy anything and everything.
> Sherman was a general of the Union Army. He served with Commander/General Usysses S. Grant. He was a very weird, quirky, often dubbed with "insane" sort of man. He believed in "total war," meaning that whatever was in his path, he would destroy anything and everything.