Famous People Review

··  Born in SpainBorn in Spain ··    In the early 1530s, while In the early 1530s, while

on Francisco Pizarro's on Francisco Pizarro's expedition, he helped expedition, he helped conquer Peru.conquer Peru.

The first European to reach The first European to reach the Mississippi riverthe Mississippi river

Hernando de Soto

··  Born in FranceBorn in FranceClaimed the Mississippi Claimed the Mississippi River and all the land River and all the land around it, including around it, including Tennessee, for FranceTennessee, for France

Robert de LaSalle

··  Set out from Spain in 1519 Set out from Spain in 1519 to discover a western sea to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands. route to the Spice Islands.

··  Became the first European Became the first European to cross the Pacific Oceanto cross the Pacific Ocean

First to circumnavigate the First to circumnavigate the globeglobe

      Ferdinand Magellan

 ·Italian·Italian·Made several voyages to ·Made several voyages to

South America and the South America and the CaribbeanCaribbean

··  Demonstrated that the New Demonstrated that the New World was not Asia but a World was not Asia but a previously unknown fourth previously unknown fourth continentcontinent

  Amerigo Vespucci

··  Born in ItalyBorn in Italy·Tried to find a new route ·Tried to find a new route

to Asiato AsiaColumbian ExchangeColumbian Exchange

Christopher Columbus

·The first European to sail up what is ·The first European to sail up what is now the Hudson River in New Yorknow the Hudson River in New York

·· Sought the Northwest Passage Sought the Northwest Passage across America to the Far Eastacross America to the Far East

Has more water named for him than Has more water named for him than anyone elseanyone else

Henry Hudson

··  First European to First European to travel inland in North travel inland in North AmericaAmerica

Claimed Canada for Claimed Canada for FranceFrance

Jacques Cartier

··  Real name was Real name was Cecilius CalvertCecilius Calvert

··  Made Maryland a Made Maryland a refuge for Catholicsrefuge for Catholics

Lord Baltimore

··  Founded the first permanent Founded the first permanent English colony in America: English colony in America: Jamestown in VirginiaJamestown in Virginia

Established trade agreements Established trade agreements with the neighboring with the neighboring PowhatansPowhatans

John Smith

·· Wanted more religious Wanted more religious freedomfreedom

··  Banished from MassachusettsBanished from MassachusettsFounded a new colony called Founded a new colony called

Rhode Island where people Rhode Island where people could worship freelycould worship freely

Roger Williams

· Governor of the · Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Massachusetts Bay ColonyColony

A puritanA puritan

John Winthrop

· Governor of Plymouth· Governor of Plymouth ··  Taught by Squanto to Taught by Squanto to

plant cropsplant cropsAgreed with Massasoit to Agreed with Massasoit to

live in peacelive in peace

William Bradford

··  Founded the colony of Founded the colony of GeorgiaGeorgia

Wanted Georgia to be a Wanted Georgia to be a place where poor people place where poor people and people who owed and people who owed money could livemoney could live

James Oglethorpe

··  Major figure in the American Major figure in the American RevolutionRevolution

··  Said, “Give me liberty or give Said, “Give me liberty or give me death”me death”

Delegate to the Continental Delegate to the Continental CongressCongress

Patrick Henry

··  First secretary of the First secretary of the treasurytreasury

Died in a duel with Thomas Died in a duel with Thomas Jefferson’s vice president Jefferson’s vice president Aaron BurrAaron Burr

Alexander Hamilton

··  Drafted the Declaration Drafted the Declaration of Independenceof Independence

··  33rdrd president of the U.S. president of the U.S.Responsible for the Responsible for the Louisiana PurchaseLouisiana Purchase

Thomas Jefferson

··  Leader of the Leader of the Continental Army Continental Army during the American during the American RevolutionRevolution

11stst president of the U.S. president of the U.S.

George Washington

··  Helped draft the Declaration of Independence and ConstitutionHelped draft the Declaration of Independence and Constitution ··  Organized the first library and volunteer fire dept.Organized the first library and volunteer fire dept. ··    Negotiated the Treaty of ParisNegotiated the Treaty of ParisWrote Poor Richard’s Almanac and experimented with electricityWrote Poor Richard’s Almanac and experimented with electricity

Benjamin Franklin

··  Wrote “Common Sense” an Wrote “Common Sense” an essay about separating the essay about separating the US from EnglandUS from England

Helped paved the way for the Helped paved the way for the Declaration of IndependenceDeclaration of Independence

Thomas Paine

··  11stst Vice President of the Vice President of the USUS

··  22ndnd President of the US President of the US··    His son, John Quincy was His son, John Quincy was the 6the 6thth President of the US President of the US

John Adams

··  Helped organize the Helped organize the resistance to the Stamp Actresistance to the Stamp Act

··  Helped organize the Helped organize the Boston Tea PartyBoston Tea Party

··  Second cousin to John Second cousin to John AdamsAdams

Samuel Adams

··  Helped Sam Adams protest Helped Sam Adams protest against Englandagainst England

··    First to sign the First to sign the Declaration of IndependenceDeclaration of Independence

11stst Governor of Governor of MassachusettsMassachusetts

John Hancock

··  “Father of the “Father of the Constitution”Constitution”

44thth President of the US President of the US

James Madison

··  Architect and urban Architect and urban designerdesigner

Designed the basic plan Designed the basic plan of Washington D.C.of Washington D.C.

Pierre L’Enfant

··    was the first territorial was the first territorial governor of TNgovernor of TN

Later became one of the Later became one of the first two U.S. senators from first two U.S. senators from TennesseeTennessee

   William Blount

··  TN’s first governor in 1796TN’s first governor in 1796 ··  Was a soldier, Was a soldier,

frontiersman, and politicianfrontiersman, and politicianOne of the founding fathers One of the founding fathers

of Tennesseeof Tennessee

John Sevier

··  Led an expedition to survey Led an expedition to survey the land West of the Mississippi, the land West of the Mississippi, known as Louisiana Territoryknown as Louisiana Territory

··    Group called the Corps of Group called the Corps of DiscoveryDiscovery

··    Received help and guidance Received help and guidance from Sacagawea, a Shoshone from Sacagawea, a Shoshone IndianIndian

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

··  A Shoshone interpreter A Shoshone interpreter best known for being the best known for being the only woman on the Lewis only woman on the Lewis and Clark expedition into and Clark expedition into the American Westthe American West

Sacagawea

··  99thth president of the US president of the USFirst president to die in First president to die in officeoffice

William Henry Harrison

Wrote the lyrics to the Wrote the lyrics to the United States' national United States' national anthem, "The Star-anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner”Spangled Banner”

Francis Scott Key

··  Wife of President Wife of President James MadisonJames Madison

Boosted her husband’s Boosted her husband’s popularity as Presidentpopularity as President

Dolly Madison

··  Brought Texas into the Brought Texas into the United StatesUnited States

··  Secured the Secured the independence of Texas independence of Texas from Mexicofrom Mexico

··  Governor of TennesseeGovernor of Tennessee

Sam Houston

··  Chief of the Cherokee Nation Chief of the Cherokee Nation longer than anyone elselonger than anyone else

Advised them through the Advised them through the Indian Removal Act and the Indian Removal Act and the American Civil WarAmerican Civil War

John Ross

··  Known as the “Father of the Known as the “Father of the American Revolution”American Revolution”

·Also known as the “Father of ·Also known as the “Father of the American Factory System”the American Factory System”

··    Brought British textile Brought British textile technology to Americatechnology to America

Designed the first textile mills in Designed the first textile mills in AmericaAmerica

Samuel Slater

··    American InventorAmerican InventorInvented the cotton ginInvented the cotton gin

Eli Whitney

··  AbolitionistAbolitionistfounded the Nashoba founded the Nashoba

Commune in Tennessee as a Commune in Tennessee as a utopian community to prepare utopian community to prepare slaves for emancipationslaves for emancipation

Francis Wright

··  AbolitionistAbolitionist··  Publisher of the first Publisher of the first

newspaper devoted to newspaper devoted to abolish slaveryabolish slavery

Elihu Embree

··  African American slave who African American slave who led a slave rebellion in Virginia led a slave rebellion in Virginia

He was convicted and He was convicted and sentenced to death by sentenced to death by hanginghanging

Nat Turner

··  An African-American social An African-American social reformer, orator, writer, and reformer, orator, writer, and statesmanstatesman

··  After escaping from slavery, After escaping from slavery, he became a leader of the he became a leader of the abolitionist movementabolitionist movement

Frederick Douglass

··  A prominent American A prominent American abolitionist, journalist, abolitionist, journalist, suffragist, and social suffragist, and social reformerreformer

· · He is best known as the He is best known as the editor of the abolitionist editor of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberatornewspaper The Liberator

William Garrison