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History of the Americas
Explore questions in the History of the Americas category that you can ask Sparky!
- you want the immediate freedom of slaves without compensation to the owner
- This severe economic downturn began in September 1873 when Jay Cooke and Company, a major investor in railroads and the largest financier of the Union's Civil War effort, declared bankruptcy?
- abolitionist who was a former slave and wrote an autobiography about his slavery, north star(newspaper), lincoln invited him to white house as guest
- abolitionist who wrote uncle tom's cabin, sees a runaway slave hurt and helps while husband is away during snowstorm, number 1 consumed book besides bible, captures human part about slavery, inspires other women to be sympathetic and involved
- abolitionist who was a runaway slave and the conductor of the underground railroad, returned to south to help free other slaves and had a 25,000 bounty if people found her because she was "stealing property", made 35 different trips back and forth
- abolitionist who was the editor of the liberator newspaper, advocated for the end of slavery morally, economically, etc
- congressman from illinois and wanted to lay a railroad that ran through kansas and nebraska
- This Act allowed former Confederates, except those who had held high ranks, to serve in public office?
- fugitive slave laws, popular sovereignty, slave trade but not slavery banned in washington dc
- united states last got mexican cession and gadsden purchase and tension grew in congress when new states came
- any northerners who find runaway slaves are forced to return them to the south, north didn't like because forced to support slavery
- abolitionist who was a former slave and wrote aint i a woman, challenges triple standard, "no rights" for women and property
- The commission narrowly decided to give all the disputed votes to Hayes. Hayes thus won the presidency by one electoral vote. In the ______________ ___________ ________, the Democrats agreed to accept Hayes's victory?
- generals involved in the battle of shiloh
- What battle is the bloodiest single day in American history
- Where did the battle of Shiloh take place
- Where did the second battle of bull run take place
- What generals were involved in the 2nd battle of bull run
- Where did the seven days battle take place
- What battle is when the union forces controlled the Mississippi River and New Orleans (financial center of south)