Jacksonville 1840's-1860's Target Check Practice

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Why was Jacksonville called the "Athens of the West" during the 1800's?

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Jacksonville was called the 'Athens of the West' because of its many different educational opportunities offered during the 1800s.

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How did the professors and students of Illinois College influence slavery in the mid-1800's?

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The professors and students of Illinois College actively opposed slavery and supported abolitionist efforts in the mid-1800s.

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Why did the Medical School at Illinois College suddenly close in 1848?

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The citizens of Jacksonville accused them of grave robbing to study the bodies.

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In 1840, Jacksonville established the first ____________ in the state of Illinois with the help of Jonathan B. Turner, Newton Bateman and Abraham Lincoln.

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Public High School

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Where was College Cemetery located in Jacksonville?

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Where JMS sits today, below the IC hilltop.

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What kind of impact did Jonathan B. Turner's Land Grant State Universities like the University of Illinois have on our society?

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It made college more affordable for the average person.

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MacMurray was originally a college for _______. Its original name indicated who it was for.

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Women

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Who spoke at Illinois College/Congregational Church about "Inventions and Discoveries" and is an honorary member of Phi Alpha Literary Society at IC?

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Abraham Lincoln

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Why did President Julian Sturtevant fire Professor Turner from Illinois College?

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He was teaching abolitionist ways to the IC students.

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What U.S. Senator and native of Jacksonville wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act that led to a mini civil war called, Bleeding Kansas?

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Stephen A. Douglas