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Famous People
Famous People - Civil War, Slavery, and the Underground RR
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Frederick Douglass | Abolitionist who led the attack on slavery, published anti-slavery newspaper The North Star. |
| Harriet Tubman | Abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor who helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom. |
| Abraham Lincoln | The 16th President of the US, he wrote the Gettysburg Address. |
| John Brown | Abolitionist who led a raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859. |
| Jefferson Davis | President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 - 1865. |
| Robert E. Lee | Army officer who commanded the Confederate army during the Civil War. |
| Ulysses S. Grant | Commander of the Union army, and later 18th President of the US. |
| Clara Barton | Nurse for the Union forces during the Civil War, later founded the American Red Cross. |