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Civil War - Reconstruction

Civil War - Reconstruction. People Chart. Dred Scott. Slave who was moved from a slave state to a free state and sued for his freedom under the Missouri Compromise. Lost the case because the court ruled that slaves are “property’ and not citizens. Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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Civil War - Reconstruction

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  1. Civil War - Reconstruction People Chart

  2. Dred Scott • Slave who was moved from a slave state to a free state and sued for his freedom under the Missouri Compromise. • Lost the case because the court ruled that slaves are “property’ and not citizens

  3. Harriet Beecher Stowe • Homemaker from Connecticut who wrote the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a story about slave life and pro-abolition.

  4. John Brown • Extreme Abolitionist • Vision by God to end slavery by force through Bleeding Kansas. • Led raid on Harper’s Ferry (Federal Arsenal) in order to arm a slave army • Became a martyr and terrorist.

  5. Roger B. Taney • Chief Justice who ruled against Scott in Dred Scott case. • Slaves to be viewed as property.

  6. Abraham Lincoln • Whig turned Republican • Came onto the stage during Douglas debates. • 16th President of USA • Emancipation Proclamation • Gettysburg Address • 1st President to be assignated • 10% Plan for Reconstruction

  7. Stephen A. Douglas • Illinois Senator • Defeats Lincoln in Senate race. • Kansas-Nebraska Act • Northern Democrat nominee for President in 1860.

  8. Jefferson Davis • Senator from Mississippi • Got Congress to restrict Congressional control of slavery (leaving to states) • Becomes the President of the Confederate States of America

  9. John C. Brekinridge • Southern Democrat nominee for President in 1860. • Pushed for expansion of slavery into the western territories.

  10. Robert E. Lee • Mexican War Veteran • Put down the raid on Harper’s Ferry • Turned down USA Generalship to stay with VA • Great leader, very knowledgeable • CSA Lead Commander • Many victories in war, especially early. • Lost at Gettysburg, was on defense for rest of war. • Surrendered to Grant at Appomattox

  11. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson • Professor at VMI • Devout Christian • Brilliant military strategist • Wins at Bull Run • Accidently shot at Chancellorsville, huge loss for the CSA

  12. George B. McClellan • 2nd USA General in lead command • Fired by Lincoln for wasting time and not being aggressive • Runs for President in 1864 and looses to Lincoln

  13. Ulysses S. Grant • USA General • Draw at Shiloh • Victories in west (Ft. Donelson, McHenry, and Vicksburg) • Promoted to Lead Commander of all USA forces in 1864 • Lee surrenders to him at Appomattox • Becomes President in 1868

  14. Clara Barton • Field nurse during the Civil War • Founder of the Red Cross

  15. George Pickett • CSA General under Lee • Infamous charge at Gettysburg (Pickett’s Charge) where his entire division is wiped out while crossing 300 yds. of open field at Gettysburg.

  16. William T. Sherman • USA General • Grant’s best friend • “March to the Sea” campaign where we enacted “total war” on Georgia • Burned Atlanta • Captured Savannah

  17. John Wilkes Booth • CSA sympathizer • Actor • Plot to kidnap the President • Assonated President Lincoln

  18. Matthew Brady • Famous Civil War photographer. • 1st war to be photographed • Captured the carnage of battle

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