Key Figures of APUSH Period 5

Who was known as the 'Dark Horse' president?

• Hiram Revels

• Abraham Lincoln

• James K. Polk

• Jefferson Davis

What slogan is associated with James K. Polk's presidency?

• A house divided

• 54'40 or fight

• Liberty or Death

• Remember the Alamo

Who wrote 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Harriet Tubman

What was a significant outcome of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?

• Increased tensions over slavery

• Introduced the Emancipation Proclamation

• Ended the Civil War

• Started the Civil Rights Movement

What was Abraham Lincoln's role during the Civil War?

• Union General

• Abolitionist Speaker

• Confederate President

• President of the United States

Why did Jefferson Davis struggle during his presidency?

• Successfully mobilized the South

• Failed to gain international support

• Won many battles

• Was very popular in the South

Who was the first African-American in Congress?

• Booker T. Washington

• Hiram Revels

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Frederick Douglass