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Pre-Civil War to Modern Day--Work in Progress

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Daniel Webster US Senator from Massachusetts who represented Northern interests. He believed in the benefits of a strong national government, opposed slavery, and rejected the doctrine of nullification
John C. Calhoun US senator from South Carolina. He became a champion of the southern cause. He preached states' rights, argued for the doctrine of nullification, and believed in the preservation of slavery in both the South and western territories.
William Lloyd Garrison a white abolotionist leader who founded an influential, anti-slavery newspaper called "The Liberator" in 1831 and helped establish the "American Anti-Slavery Society."
Frederick Douglass Abolitionist leader who was an escaped slave. An eloquent speaker, he became a powerful voice in the movement. He personally testified of the horrors of slavery and became one of the abolitionist movements most recognized and influential leaders.
John Brown a radical abolitionist who attacked the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. His plan failed and he was hanged.
Abraham Lincoln served as president of the United States during the Civil War. He was also the First Republican president in history.
Sojourner Truth African American abolitionist who gained freedom in 1827 when NY freed all remaining enslaved persons in the state. Made antislavery speeches in the 1840s that attracted huge crowds.
Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery when she was 29 years old and helped many others escape by guiding them along the Underground Railroad
Harriet Beecher Stowe Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin that aroused passionate antislavery sentiment in the North. Many consider the book a cause of the Civil War.
Dred Scott A Missouri slave who had been taken to work in free territory for several year. After returning to Missouri he sued his slaveholder arguing that living in free territory had made him a free man. Lost the case in the Supreme Court.
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