Important People Flashcards
1
Q
Who was Fredrick Douglass?
A
A slave born on a plantation in 1818, he taught himself how to read and write and escaped
2
Q
Who was Eli Whitney?
A
They created the cotton gin in 1793
3
Q
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
A
An abolitionist that wrote a novel against slavery called “uncle toms cabin”
