CW 1
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Where does the story take place?
Illinois (Southern part)
Name the 3 interrogative pronouns referring to a person.
Who, whom, whose
Name the two Creighton daughters in the story.
Mary and Jenny
What was the name of the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Which Union general used the strategy to fight and wear down the enemy?
Ulysses S. Grant
Describe the relationship between Bill and John.
They are brothers and are very close.
Name the 2 interrogative pronouns referring to a thing.
What, which
Name the two cousins of the Creighton's we have met.
Eb Carron and Wilse Graham
Who was Frederick Douglass?
an escaped slave who became an abolitionist
How did the Union stop the Confederacy from selling cotton and buying supplies (military strategy)?
Naval blockade
What role does Shadrach fill in the community?
School Teacher
What is the definition of an interrogative pronoun?
A pronoun used to ask questions.
At the end of Chapter one, who comes and visits from Kentucky? How is he related to the family?
Wilse Graham, Ellen's nephew
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What did General Grant's victory at Vicksburg give the Union?
What news does Shadrach bring at the end of Chapter 2?
The Battle of Fort Sumter and the war had begun.
Write a sentence using the interrogative pronoun who.
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Name the Creighton brother's so far in the story.
John, Bill, Tom and Jethro
Who led the attack on Harper's Ferry?
John Brown
What was the government organization set up to assist former slaves?
Freedman's Bureau
How does Wilse Graham justify owning slaves?
It has been done throughout history.
Write a sentence using the interrogative pronoun which.
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Is Illinois a part of the Union or the Confederacy?
Union
The Dred Scott decision said 3 things. Name 2.
Slaves were property
African Americans were not citizens
The Missouri Compromise was invalid