This man believed education should be free and universal.  H…

This man believed education should be free and universal.  He thought education was essential to equalizing the social and economical gaps in America.  He was an advocate for the common school movement that eventually led to public schools in communities being supported with local taxes.  Who is he?

Senator ___________ stood before the Senate and gave a fiery…

Senator ___________ stood before the Senate and gave a fiery speech known as “The Cotton is King” speech.  In simplistic terms, he states that no one in the world would dare to make war upon it.  The South could do without the Northern states; however, the North would not survive without the South (and its cotton).