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Civil War and Reconstruction

Civil War and Reconstruction

  • Biography: Nat Turner Biography: Nat Turner

    Biography: Nat Turner

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    This biography on Nat Turner focuses on his belief that he had received a sign from God to start a slave rebellion, and the repercussions of that rebellion on both whites and Black Americans. The biography includes a series of questions based on the...
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  • Biography: William Lloyd Garrison Biography: William Lloyd Garrison

    Biography: William Lloyd Garrison

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    This biography on William Lloyd Garrison focuses on his membership in the American Colonization Society, his creation of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, and his criticism of abolitionists such as John Brown. The biography includes a series...
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  • Biography: John Brown Biography: John Brown

    Biography: John Brown

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    This biography focuses on John Brown, an ardent abolitionist who led both the raid of Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas, in 1856, and the attack on Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in October 1859. Brown's intent was to inspire a slave rebellion throughout the South...
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  • Biography: Jefferson Davis Biography: Jefferson Davis

    Biography: Jefferson Davis

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    This biography on Jefferson Davis focuses on his service in the Mexican-American War, his support of John C. Calhoun and the idea of states' rights, and his role as President of the Confederate States of America. The biography includes a series of...
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  • Biography: Dred Scott Biography: Dred Scott

    Biography: Dred Scott

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    This biography focuses on Dred Scott, an enslaved person who sued for his freedom during the 1850s. In 1857, the case Scott v. Sandford was brought before the Supreme Court. While the decision affirmed that the suit had no basis because Scott was not a...
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  • Biography: Denmark Vesey Biography: Denmark Vesey

    Biography: Denmark Vesey

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    This biography on Denmark Vesey focuses on his origins on the West Indian island of St. Thomas, his intent to plot a slave rebellion in South Carolina and subsequent capture during the early 1820s, and his inspiration to the abolitionist cause of the...
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