Take a minute to think about your ideas of slavery in the United States before starting this class

1. . Describe your prior knowledge about slavery in the United States before it was abolished in 1865?
2. Describe the challenges Abolitionists faced in their attempts to abolish slavery in the United States.
3. After the Battle of Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln was tormented by the devastation of war and loss of life. He gave a profound speech justifying the Union war effort. What message was contained in the Gettysburg Address?
4. Discuss Lincoln’s role in the ending of slavery in the United States. What was the main purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation? What is the 13^th Amendment? What year was President Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
5. Who is Frederick Douglas, and what was his relationship with President Lincoln?
6. Describe the secession of the Southern States at the start of the American Civil War. Which states were the first to secede from the Union, and how did the Union respond?
7. What was the Confederacy and who was its President? Describe the challenges faced by the Confederacy at the end of the War?
8. Who are Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee? What roles did they play in United States history?

Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Responses should be min. 250 words each.