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William Lloyd Garrison: Garrison is in favor of a compromise solution with the slave states if the opportunity presents itself.

Robert E Lee: When Lee writes that “It is useless to expatiate on [the] disadvantages” of slavery, what does he mean?

John Ross: How does Ross describe the progress of the war at the time of his message?

George McClellan: What does McClellan bluntly state is the one thing he is fighting for?

Henry Clay: In Clay’s opinion, the only institution with the constitutional authority to legally act against slavery is:

Henry Clay: Clay thinks that slavery is clearly and obviously evil.

Reflection: Which of these sources did you find most personally interesting? Why?

Henry Clay: Clay offers to share his opinions on slavery and abolition in this letter to John Switzer on what condition?

Jefferson Davis: Why does Davis think that Andrew Jackson’s threat of military action against South Carolina during the nullification controversy is a poor justification for using force to bring seceded states back into the Union?

Abraham Lincoln: Lincoln carefully distinguishes his official policy position as president from his personal wish that all men could be free.