APUSH Unit 5 Historical Figures

13th pres. of the US, insisted on the federal enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act and signed the Compromise of 1850

Military officer and politician who was the 12th president of the US, serving from 1849 until his death in 1850

An engineer, US Army Officer, and aide to Ulysses Grant

An author and abolitionist who was famous for her anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

15th pres. of the US, served as the secretary of state and represented Pennsylvania in both houses of the US Congress

16th pres. of the US, assassinated in 1865, pres. during the Civil War, and declared the freedom of enslaved people

The 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857, was very vocal against abolitionism

17th pres. of the US, VP for Lincoln. He was to  reconstruct the former Confederate States

Social theorist and proslavery advocate who argued that slavery was a beneficial institution for both slaves and society

Military leader who played a key role in the Texas Revolution and the 1st and 3rd pres. of the Republic of Texas

An escaped enslaved woman and abolitionist, known for the Underground Railroad and helping enslaved people gain freedom

Naval Officer who headed on an expedition to Japan that forced Japan to enter trade and diplomatic relations with the US

Best known for leading the raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859 and for his role in the American abolitionist movement

An American politician who served as the only president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.

The 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849