Transcript Who_s Who of history

Who’s Who of
American History
Abraham Lincoln
• I was a Republican.
• I debated with Stephen Douglas.
• I was the Union president during the Civil
War.
Thomas Jefferson
• I served as George Washington’s
Secretary of State.
• The Democratic Republicans formed to
give me support for my election.
• I wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Robert E. Lee
• I was asked to be the Union Commander
during the Civil War.
• I surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
• I led the Confederate Army during the Civil
War.
Andrew Jackson
• I got rid of the “National Bank”
• I am on the Twenty Dollar Bill
• I was responsible Indian Removal Act and
the Trail of Tears
Ulysses S. Grant
• I served in the military during the Civil War.
• I was in charge of the battles in the West,
which allowed the North to control the
Mississippi.
• Robert E. Lee surrendered to me at
Appomattox Court House.
George Washington
• I made a name for myself as a 22 year old
officer in the French and Indian War.
• I was commander of the Continental Army
during the American Revolution.
• I was the first president of the United
States of America.
Eli Whitney
• I was employed as a tutor for a rich family
for a while.
• I invented interchangeable parts.
• I invented the cotton gin.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
• I was an abolitionist.
• The Southerners said I did not know what I
was talking about.
• I wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
Harriet Tubman
• I was a runaway slave.
• I made 17 trips into the South to help other
slaves escape.
• I was nicknamed “The Black Moses”
because of my work on the Underground
Railroad.
Dred Scott
• I was a slave.
• My master moved me to Illinois.
• I sued to get my freedom, but I lost.
Frederick Douglass
• I am an escaped slave.
• I had a newspaper called “The North Star”
• I am the most famous speaker for the
abolitionist movement.
Alexander Hamilton
• I created the National Bank.
• I was the Secretary of the Treasury during
George Washington’s presidency.
• I was shot and killed by Vice President
Aaron Burr.
Samuel Adams
• I was a “Son of Liberty”
• He formed the “Committees of
Correspondence”
• I led the Boston Tea Party
Thomas Paine
• I believed having a King was wrong.
• I am a patriot and author.
• I wrote Common Sense.
Benjamin Franklin
• I attended the convention to create both
the Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution, of which I was the oldest.
• I am a founding father and inventor.
• I wrote the Albany Plan of Union to unite
the colonies against the French.
Christopher Columbus
• I grew up in Portugal.
• I had a plan to sail west in order to get to
the Asian Spice Trade.
• The Columbian Exchange is named after
me.
Meriwether Lewis
• I was Thomas Jefferson’s private
secretary.
• I was part of the “Corp of Discovery”
• William Clark and I led the expedition to
explore the Louisiana Territory.
King George III
• I was called a “Royal Brute” by Thomas
Paine
• I was responsible for instituting the Tea Act
• King of England during the American
Revolution
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• I was involved in the abolitionist
movement.
• I attended an abolitionist convention in
London, but had to stay in the other room
because I am a woman.
• I organized the Seneca Falls Convention
to gain attention for women’s rights.
Jefferson Davis
• I was in the army before the Civil War.
• I am a Southerner.
• I became the President of the Confederate
States of America.
William Penn
• A state is named after me.
• I am a Quaker.
• I established a colony in Pennsylvania
James Madison
• My wife, Dolly, saved George
Washington’s portrait during the War of
1812.
• I am known as the Father of the
Constitution.
• I was instrumental in the court case that
established Judicial Review.
Marquis de Lafayette
• I fought during the American Revolution.
• I am French.
• I was a close advisor to Washington.
Patrick Henry
• I was an antifederalist.
• I was a patriot.
• I said “Give me liberty, or give me death!”
Hernando Cortez
• I am from Spain.
• I am a Conquistador.
• I conquered the Aztecs.
Francisco Pizzaro
• I am from Europe
• I am a conquistador who traveled to Peru.
• I conquered the Incas
Napolean Bonaparte
• I was involved in war.
• I am French.
• I sold my territory to the US for $15million
dollars.
Crispus Attucks
• I am a patriot.
• I am African American.
• I was shot and killed at the Boston
Massacre.
Sacagewea
• I am a Native American.
• I was kidnapped by the Mandan Tribe.
• I served as a guide to Lewis and Clark.