The Road to the Civil War continues!
The following are Q's that need to be answered in your notebooks. These Q's are a HW grade due by Monday, Jan. 22.
1. Who was John Brown and what did he do in Kansas in 1856?
2. How is John Brown portrayed in the famous painting of Brown in 1937?
3. Who was Charles Sumner and how do you think what happened in the Senate that day changed the way politicians and the nation viewed slavery?
4. What were the details of the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision? Do you agree with the result/ruling that the court made the correct decision?
5. What was the famous message Abraham Lincoln delivered during his public debate against Stephen Douglas?
6. What happened in Harper's Ferry, VA in 1859, and how did this event "create" an army in the South?
7. How did Abraham Lincoln win the Election of 1860?
8. Based on the readings & our class discussions, do you think the Civil War was inevitable? Explain your answer in a minimum of two paragraphs and use two examples of events we discussed/read to support your answer
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Calling to Arms in 1861
Technology in the Civil War
The Minie Ball...The DEADLIEST Weapon in the Civil War
"Medicine" in the Civil War
Who was Clara Barton?
"The Dead at Antietam" By Matthew Brady
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
William Tecumseh Sherman...Mr. Barry's favorite war general