Conflict across America KEY PEOPLE 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryThe American West 1840-1895GCSEAQA Created by: miagracelongCreated on: 21-07-19 12:21 Colonel Chivington He led his man to attack the camp at Sand Creek, near Fort Lyon. Found to have planned it, but not punished. 1 of 6 Abraham Lincoln Elected President in 1860. Leader of the Union in the war. Assassinated in 1865 by John Wilkes Booth 2 of 6 Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy, 1861-5. Imprisoned for 2 years after civil war. 3 of 6 John Brown Attacked pro-slavery settlement during Bleeding Kansas. Tried to raise Harpers Ferry. Hanged for treason 1859. 4 of 6 Harriet Tubman Escaped slavery and helped secret network, Underground Railroad (which helped 50,000 slaves escape 1840-60). 5 of 6 Harriet Beecher-Stowe Wrote 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', 1851. Sold 1.2 million copies by 1853. Increased anti-slavery feeling in the north. 6 of 6
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