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160716071

Jamestown Jamestown foundedfounded

First permanent First permanent settlement in settlement in AmericaAmerica

162016201

Mayflower CompactMayflower Compact

Helped establish Helped establish the idea of self-the idea of self-government and government and the practice of the practice of majority rulesmajority rules

1754-1754-17631763

1

French & Indian WarFrench & Indian War

7 Years War7 Years War

British defeated the British defeated the French and gained control French and gained control of most of the northern of most of the northern and eastern parts of north and eastern parts of north AmericaAmerica

177517751

Battles of Lexington Battles of Lexington & Concord& Concord

First battles of the First battles of the American RevolutionAmerican Revolution

177617761

Declaration of Declaration of Independence Independence signedsigned

Colonists break Colonists break away from Englandaway from England

178117811

Articles of Articles of Confederation ratifiedConfederation ratified

Becomes the first Becomes the first American governmentAmerican government

178817881

Constitution Constitution ratifiedratified

Becomes blueprint Becomes blueprint for American for American governmentgovernment

180318031

Louisiana PurchaseLouisiana Purchase

More than doubles the More than doubles the size of the countrysize of the country

Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson

From France for 15 From France for 15 millionmillion

1812-1812-18151815

1

War of 1812War of 1812

Capital burnedCapital burned

America proves it America proves it can defend itselfcan defend itself

1846-1846-18481848

1

War with MexicoWar with Mexico

James PolkJames Polk

America acquires America acquires much of Southwestmuch of Southwest

18611861 1

Shots fired at Fort Shots fired at Fort Sumter, South Sumter, South CarolinaCarolina

Beginning of Civil Beginning of Civil WarWar

186318631

Emancipation Emancipation Proclamation Proclamation issued by Lincoln issued by Lincoln

Freed the slaves in Freed the slaves in Confederate statesConfederate states

186518651

Lee surrenders at Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court Appomattox Court HouseHouse

Ends Civil WarEnds Civil War

187718771

Reconstruction endsReconstruction ends

White Southerners White Southerners regain control of their regain control of their state governmentsstate governments

PresidentsPresidents 2

George George WashingtoWashingto

nn2

1st1stBill of RightsBill of Rights1789-17971789-1797 Whiskey Whiskey RebellionRebellion

JohnJohnAdamsAdams

2

2ndFederalistXYZ AffairAlien & Sedition Acts

Thomas Thomas JeffersonJefferson

2

3rd3rdDemocratic-RepublicanDemocratic-RepublicanMarbury v. MadisonMarbury v. MadisonLouisiana PurchaseLouisiana PurchaseEmbargo Act of 1807Embargo Act of 1807

James James MadisonMadison

2

44thth

Democratic-RepublicanDemocratic-Republican

War of 1812War of 1812

American SystemAmerican System

James James MonroeMonroe

2

55thth

Democratic-Democratic-RepublicanRepublican

IndustrializationIndustrializationMissouri CompromiseMissouri CompromiseMonroe DoctrineMonroe Doctrine

AndrewAndrewJacksonJackson

2

77thth

DemocratDemocratNullification/bank warNullification/bank warJacksonian Jacksonian DemocracyDemocracy

Indian Removal ActIndian Removal Act

James James K.K.

PolkPolk2

1111thth

DemocratDemocratTexas annexationTexas annexationMexican WarMexican WarGold RushGold RushSeneca Falls ConventionSeneca Falls Convention

AbrahamAbrahamLincolnLincoln

2

1616thth

RepublicanRepublicanSecessionSecessionCivil WarCivil WarEmancipation Emancipation ProclamationProclamation

11stst president assassinated president assassinated

AndrewAndrewJohnsonJohnson

2

1717thth

DemocratDemocrat1313thth & 14 & 14thth Amendments AmendmentsRadical ReconstructionRadical ReconstructionImpeachment trialImpeachment trialSharecropping in SouthSharecropping in South

ImportantImportantDocumentsDocuments

3

Magna Magna CartaCarta12151215

3

English agreement English agreement that guaranteed that guaranteed certain rights to all certain rights to all Englishmen: Englishmen: influenced the influenced the American Bill of American Bill of Rights’ protects Rights’ protects individual rightsindividual rights

EnglishEnglishBill ofBill ofRightsRights16891689

3

English agreement that English agreement that guaranteed certain guaranteed certain rights to all Englishmen; rights to all Englishmen; influenced the American influenced the American Bill of Rights’ Bill of Rights’ protections of individual protections of individual rightsrights

MayflowerMayflowerCompactCompact

162016203

Signed by many Signed by many Pilgrims on their way to Pilgrims on their way to the New World; they the New World; they agreed to create a new agreed to create a new government and follow government and follow its laws; helped its laws; helped establish the idea of establish the idea of self-governmentself-government

Common Common SenseSense17761776

3

Influential pamphlet Influential pamphlet written by Thomas written by Thomas Paine; it urged Paine; it urged Americans to declare Americans to declare their independencetheir independence

Declaration Declaration of of

IndependenceIndependence17761776

3

July 4July 4thth; written by ; written by Thomas Jefferson; Thomas Jefferson; announced the announced the separation of the separation of the colonies from England; colonies from England; unalienable rightsunalienable rights

Articles of Articles of ConfederationConfederation

1781-17891781-17893

First U.S. government; First U.S. government; it was eventually a it was eventually a failure because it failure because it created a national created a national government that was government that was weak; replaced with weak; replaced with the U.S. Constitutionthe U.S. Constitution

ConstitutionConstitution17871787

3

Blueprint for Blueprint for American American governmentgovernment

The The FederalistsFederalists

PapersPapers1787-881787-88

3

Series of essays about Series of essays about the nature of the nature of government by government by Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and James Madison and John Jay; written to John Jay; written to help get the help get the Constitution ratifiedConstitution ratified

Bill of Bill of RightsRights17911791

3

The first 10 The first 10 amendments of the amendments of the Constitution: Constitution: guarantees individual guarantees individual rightsrights

George George Washington’sWashington’s

Farewell Farewell Address 1796Address 1796

3

Given at his Given at his retirement from public retirement from public office; he urged office; he urged America to always America to always remain neutral toward remain neutral toward other countries; and other countries; and warned about political warned about political partiesparties

Monroe Monroe DoctrineDoctrine

182318233

Presidential message Presidential message that said that Europe that said that Europe should not interfere should not interfere in the affairs of Latin in the affairs of Latin America and the U.S. America and the U.S. would not interfere would not interfere in European affairsin European affairs

South Carolina South Carolina Exposition and Exposition and

ProtestProtest18291829

3

Written by John C. Written by John C. Calhoun; outlined Calhoun; outlined the doctrine of the doctrine of nullification, which nullification, which was a strong was a strong statement for states’ statement for states’ rightsrights

Appeal…to Appeal…to the Colored the Colored

People of the People of the World 1829World 1829

3

Written by David Written by David Walker who was a black Walker who was a black abolitionists; known as abolitionists; known as “David Walker’s “David Walker’s Appeal,” urged slaves Appeal,” urged slaves to revolt; radical to revolt; radical document that made document that made Southerners furious Southerners furious

LiberatorLiberator1831-11831-1865

3

Newspaper printed by William Lloyd Garrison; most influential antislavery periodical in U.S. history; it increased sectionalism between the North and South

Lincolns’ First Lincolns’ First Inaugural Inaugural

186118613

Lincoln said the North Lincoln said the North would defend federal would defend federal property in the Southproperty in the South

Emancipation Emancipation Proclamation Proclamation

186318633

Executive order Executive order given by Abraham given by Abraham Lincoln; it freed the Lincoln; it freed the slaves in the slaves in the ConfederacyConfederacy

Gettysburg Gettysburg Address Address

186318633

Famous speech given Famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln; by Abraham Lincoln; it said that the Union it said that the Union was worth fighting was worth fighting for at any costfor at any cost

Lincoln’s Lincoln’s Second Second

Inaugural Inaugural 1865

3

Lincoln said Civil War was about slavery and that the Union was fighting to end slavery

Important Important LawsLaws

4

Colonial Laws

NavigationNavigationActsActs16511651

4

Laws passed to make sure that England controlled American trade according to the idea of mercantilism

ProclamatiProclamation of 1763on of 1763

4

British law at end of British law at end of the French and Indian the French and Indian War; said that War; said that Americans were not Americans were not allowed to settle west allowed to settle west of the Appalachian of the Appalachian mountainsmountains

Sugar Act Sugar Act 17641764

4

Fees placed on Fees placed on sugar imported into sugar imported into the coloniesthe colonies

Quartering Quartering Act 17Act 1765

4

Required colonists Required colonists to feed and shelter to feed and shelter British troopsBritish troops

StampStampAct 1765Act 1765

4

All official All official documents had to documents had to carry a stampcarry a stamp

TownshenTownshend Acts d Acts 17671767

4

Four laws that, Four laws that, among other things, among other things, charged new fees on charged new fees on goods imported into goods imported into the coloniesthe colonies

Tea Act Tea Act 17731773

4

Charged a fee on all Charged a fee on all tea imported to the tea imported to the coloniescolonies

Intolerable Intolerable Acts 1774Acts 1774

4

Four laws passed to Four laws passed to punish colonists for punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party the Boston Tea Party including closing the including closing the port of Bostonport of Boston

Laws passed by Congress

Land Land Ordinance Ordinance

178517854

Organized the Organized the Northwest Territory Northwest Territory on a grid system on a grid system

Northwest Northwest Ordinance Ordinance

177517754

Established a Established a government for the government for the Northwest Territory Northwest Territory and described rules and described rules that a territory that a territory would follow in order would follow in order to become a stateto become a state

Alien and Alien and Sedition Sedition Act 1798Act 1798

4

Placed restrictions Placed restrictions on immigrants in the on immigrants in the country and country and restricted freedom restricted freedom of speech and of speech and freedom of the pressfreedom of the press

Embargo Embargo Act 1807Act 1807

4

Restricted Restricted American trade American trade with other with other countriescountries

Missouri Missouri CompromisCompromis

e 1820e 18204

Preserved balance in Preserved balance in Congress between Congress between slave and free states by slave and free states by admitting Missouri as a admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine slave state and Maine as a free state; as a free state; prohibited slavery prohibited slavery north of Missourinorth of Missouri

Indian Indian Removal Removal Act 1830Act 1830

4

Indians east of the Indians east of the Mississippi River Mississippi River were to be moved were to be moved to new lands in the to new lands in the WestWest

CompromisCompromise of 1850e of 1850

4

Preserved balance Preserved balance between free and between free and slave states and said slave states and said Congress would not Congress would not regulate slavery in the regulate slavery in the territoriesterritories

Fugitive Fugitive Slave Act Slave Act

185018504

Fugitive slaves in the Fugitive slaves in the north had to be returned north had to be returned to their owners; they to their owners; they could not testify in court could not testify in court or have a trial by jury; or have a trial by jury; and there were heavy and there were heavy penalties for anyone who penalties for anyone who helped an escaped slavehelped an escaped slave

Kansas-Kansas-Nebraska Nebraska Act 1854Act 1854

4

Repealed Missouri Repealed Missouri Compromise and allowed Compromise and allowed Kansas and Nebraska to Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves decide for themselves whether they would allow whether they would allow slavery; this was the new slavery; this was the new idea of popular sovereigntyidea of popular sovereignty

Civil Rights Civil Rights Act 1866Act 1866

4

Said that everyone Said that everyone born in the U.S. was a born in the U.S. was a citizen and entitled to citizen and entitled to equal rightsequal rights

ReconstructiReconstruction Acts 1867on Acts 1867

4

Known as Radical Known as Radical reconstruction; reconstruction; imposed military imposed military control of the southern control of the southern states and that they states and that they had to ratify the 14had to ratify the 14thth amendment and allow amendment and allow former slaves to voteformer slaves to vote

Important Important Supreme Supreme

Court CasesCourt Cases5

Marbury v. Marbury v. MadisonMadison

5

1803, said that 1803, said that Supreme Court had the Supreme Court had the right to review all laws right to review all laws made by Congress; made by Congress; established the idea of established the idea of Judicial Review; made Judicial Review; made the Supreme Court the Supreme Court more powerfulmore powerful

McCullougMcCullough v. h v.

MarylandMaryland5

1819, said that a 1819, said that a state could not tax a state could not tax a national bank; national bank; increased power of increased power of national governmentnational government

Gibbons v. Gibbons v. OgdenOgden

5

1824, said that the 1824, said that the federal government federal government (not state government) (not state government) had the power to had the power to regulate trade regulate trade between the states; between the states; increased power of the increased power of the national governmentnational government

Dred Scott Dred Scott v. v.

SandfordSandford5

1857, said the African 1857, said the African Americans were not Americans were not citizens of the U.S. and citizens of the U.S. and said that the Missouri said that the Missouri Compromise was Compromise was unconstitutional; unconstitutional; increased sectionalismincreased sectionalism

U.S. v. U.S. v. CruikshankCruikshank

5

1876, said that national 1876, said that national government could not government could not punish someone for punish someone for violating the civil rights of violating the civil rights of individuals; only the states individuals; only the states had that power; violence had that power; violence against African Americans against African Americans increased in the South increased in the South during Reconstructionduring Reconstruction

Important Important Treaties Treaties

6

Treaty of Treaty of Paris 1763Paris 1763

6

Ended the French Ended the French and Indian War and Indian War between England between England and Franceand France

Treaty of Treaty of Paris 1783Paris 1783

6

Ended the American Ended the American Revolution with Revolution with EnglandEngland

Jay’s Jay’s TreatyTreaty17941794

6

Spain allowed Spain allowed Americans to travel Americans to travel freely along the freely along the Mississippi River and Mississippi River and settled boundary settled boundary disputes between disputes between U.S. and SpainU.S. and Spain

Treaty of Treaty of GreenvilleGreenville

179517956

Ended the Battle of Ended the Battle of Fallen Timbers; 12 Fallen Timbers; 12 Indian Tribes agreed to Indian Tribes agreed to give up their land that give up their land that consisted of most of consisted of most of present-day Ohio and present-day Ohio and Indiana to the U.S. Indiana to the U.S. governmentgovernment

Louisiana Louisiana PurchasePurchase

180318036

America acquired America acquired Louisiana territory Louisiana territory from France, doubled from France, doubled size of the countrysize of the country

Treaty of Treaty of GhentGhent18141814

6

Ended the War of Ended the War of 1812 with England1812 with England

Adams –Adams –Onis TreatyOnis Treaty

181918196

Spain gave Florida Spain gave Florida to the United to the United StatesStates

Treaty of Treaty of Guadalupe Guadalupe

HidalgoHidalgo18481848

6

ended the war with ended the war with Mexico; United Mexico; United States acquired the States acquired the Mexican CessionMexican Cession

Gadsden Gadsden Purchase Purchase

185318536

Gave U.S. more land Gave U.S. more land that had been that had been northern Mexico; northern Mexico; completed the completed the acquisition of land acquisition of land that makes up the that makes up the present-day borders present-day borders of the continental U.S.of the continental U.S.

Manifest Manifest DestinyDestiny

7

A. A. Original 13 Original 13

ColoniesColonies7

1607 Jamestown 1607 Jamestown foundedfounded

“ “no taxation without no taxation without representation”representation”

Declaration of Declaration of Independence 1776Independence 1776

Treaty of Paris 1763Treaty of Paris 1763

B.B. Treaty of Treaty of

Paris 1783 Paris 1783 7

September 1783September 1783Independent Nation; Independent Nation; United States of AmericaUnited States of America

Mississippi River serves Mississippi River serves as western boundaryas western boundary

C.C.Louisiana Louisiana Purchase Purchase

180318037

Thomas Jefferson-Thomas Jefferson-33rdrd

From France for 15 From France for 15 millionmillion

Doubled the size of Doubled the size of U.S.A.U.S.A.

D.D.Red River Red River

Basin 1818Basin 18187

Settled issues with Settled issues with Britain and U.S. Britain and U.S. over ownershipover ownership

MinnesotaMinnesotaNorth DakotaNorth Dakota

E.E.Florida Florida 18191819

7

From SpainFrom SpainAdams-Onis Adams-Onis TreatyTreaty

5 million dollars5 million dollars

F.F.Texas Texas

AnnexatioAnnexation 1845n 1845

7

Issue slaveryIssue slavery1836-Lone Star 1836-Lone Star RepublicRepublic

1845 annexation; 1845 annexation; results in Mexican results in Mexican WarWar

G.G.Oregon Oregon Country Country

184618467

James Polk James Polk expansionistexpansionist

Britain did not Britain did not want warwant war

1846 becomes part 1846 becomes part of U.S.A.of U.S.A.

H.H.Mexican Mexican Cession Cession

184818487

1846-boundary 1846-boundary disputedispute

Treaty of Guadalupe Treaty of Guadalupe HidalgoHidalgo

California, Nevada, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado Mexico, Colorado

I.I.Gadsden Gadsden Purchase Purchase

185318537

Border disputeBorder disputeRailroadRailroad10 million dollars10 million dollars

Key PeopleKey People8

Abigail Abigail AdamsAdams

8

Wife of president Wife of president John Adams; mother John Adams; mother of John Quincy of John Quincy Adams, 1Adams, 1stst spokesperson for spokesperson for women’s rightswomen’s rights

Samuel Samuel AdamsAdams

8

Important leader in Important leader in American American Revolution, started Revolution, started Sons of LibertySons of Liberty

Richard Richard AllenAllen

8

Founder of the first Founder of the first African-American African-American Church in U.S.Church in U.S.

Susan B. Susan B. AnthonyAnthony

8

Leader of Leader of movement to give movement to give women the right to women the right to vote(suffrage); 19vote(suffrage); 19thth amendmentamendment

Benedict Benedict ArnoldArnold

8

Leader during Leader during American American Revolution, he Revolution, he switched sides and switched sides and became a traitorbecame a traitor

Crispus Crispus AttucksAttucks

8

American hero and American hero and martyr of the martyr of the Boston MassacreBoston Massacre

John James John James AudubonAudubon

8

Naturalists, famous Naturalists, famous for his paintings of for his paintings of American birdsAmerican birds

Nathaniel Nathaniel BaconBacon

8

Virginia planter and Virginia planter and leader of Bacon’s leader of Bacon’s RebellionRebellion

Daniel Daniel BooneBoone

8

Frontiersman who Frontiersman who found trail through found trail through the Cumberland the Cumberland GapGap

John John Wilkes Wilkes BoothBooth

8

Southerner who Southerner who assassinated assassinated President Lincoln President Lincoln after Civil Warafter Civil War

Joseph Joseph BrantBrant

8

Mohawk Indian Mohawk Indian chief who fought chief who fought with the Americans with the Americans during American during American RevolutionRevolution

John John BreckinridBreckinrid

gege8

Politician who Politician who supported a states’ supported a states’ rights view in early rights view in early republicrepublic

John John BrownBrown

8

Militant abolitionist Militant abolitionist who led a raid at who led a raid at harpers Ferryharpers Ferry

Ambrose Ambrose BurnsideBurnside

8

Union general in Union general in Civil War; fought Civil War; fought battle of Antietambattle of Antietam

Steven R. Buitureira

Mr. Ortiz's 4th Period Class

John C. John C. CalhounCalhoun

8

Vice-president of Vice-president of U.S.; created U.S.; created doctrine of doctrine of nullificationnullification

Mary Mary ChesnutChesnut

8

Southern diarist Southern diarist who describe life who describe life during the Civil Warduring the Civil War

William William ClarkClark

8

Explorer of Lewis Explorer of Lewis and Clark and Clark expeditionexpedition

HenryHenry ClayClay

8

Politician known as Politician known as “The Great “The Great Compromiser”Compromiser”

ChristopheChristopher Columbusr Columbus

8

Italian explorer of Italian explorer of the New Worldthe New World

James James Fenimore Fenimore CooperCooper

8

•First major U.S. First major U.S. novelist wrote novelist wrote stories about the stories about the frontierfrontier

Charles Charles CornwallisCornwallis

8

British general British general defeated in battle of defeated in battle of Yorktown during Yorktown during American Revolution; American Revolution; surrenderedsurrendered

Jefferson Jefferson DavisDavis

8

President of the President of the Confederate States Confederate States of America during of America during the Civil Warthe Civil War

DorotheaDorotheaDixDix

8

Reformer who Reformer who fought to improve fought to improve the care of the the care of the mentally illmentally ill

StephenStephen A. A.

DouglasDouglas8

Politician who Politician who participated in participated in Lincoln-Douglas Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1860debates in 1860

Jonathan Jonathan EdwardsEdwards

8

Theologian and Theologian and Puritan who Puritan who sparked the Great sparked the Great AwakeningAwakening

Ralph Ralph Waldo Waldo

EmersonEmerson8

Writer and poet; Writer and poet; popularized idea of popularized idea of transcendentalismtranscendentalism

Olaudah Olaudah EquianoEquiano

8

Former slave and Former slave and abolitionist; who abolitionist; who wrote his wrote his autobiographyautobiography

Benjamin Benjamin FranklinFranklin

8

Author, publisher, Author, publisher, inventor, and inventor, and diplomatdiplomat

RobertRobert FultonFulton

Inventor of steam Inventor of steam boat, ran first boat, ran first commercial commercial steamboatsteamboat

Thomas Thomas GageGage

8

British military British military governor of governor of Massachusetts at time Massachusetts at time of American of American RevolutionRevolution

WilliamWilliam Lloyd Lloyd

GarrisonGarrison8

Printer of Printer of Abolitionist Abolitionist newspaper, The newspaper, The LiberatorLiberator

Horatio Horatio GatesGates

8

General during the General during the American revolution American revolution who defeated the who defeated the British at the Battle British at the Battle of Saratogaof Saratoga

GeorgeGeorge IIIIII

8

British king during the British king during the American RevolutionAmerican Revolution

Angelina & Angelina & Sarah Sarah

GrimkeGrimke8

Grimke abolitionist Grimke abolitionist sisterssisters

Alexander Alexander HamiltonHamilton

8

Author of many of the Author of many of the Federalists papers; Federalists papers; first Secretary of first Secretary of TreasuryTreasury

JohnHancock

8

Important leader of Important leader of the American the American Revolution; first to Revolution; first to sign the sign the Declaration of Declaration of IndependenceIndependence

Nathaniel Nathaniel HawthorneHawthorne

8

One of the greatest One of the greatest fiction writers in fiction writers in American literatureAmerican literature

Steven R. Buitureira

Mr. Ortiz's 4th Period Class

PatrickPatrick HenryHenry

8

Important person in Important person in the American the American Revolution, said Revolution, said “Give me liberty or “Give me liberty or give me death”give me death”

SamSamHoustonHouston

8

Important leader of Important leader of Texas RevolutionTexas Revolution

Ann Ann HutchinsonHutchinson

8

Banished from Banished from Massachusetts Massachusetts colony; one of the colony; one of the founders of Rhode founders of Rhode IslandIsland

Thomas Thomas “Stonewall”“Stonewall”

JacksonJackson8

Confederate Confederate general; fought in general; fought in First Battle of Bull First Battle of Bull RunRun

John John JayJay

8

First Chief Justice First Chief Justice of the Supreme of the Supreme Court; negotiated Court; negotiated Jay’s TreatyJay’s Treaty

JohnJohn PaulPaulJonesJones

8

Naval hero during American Revolution “I have not yet begun to fight”

Marquis de Marquis de LafayetteLafayette

8

French hero of the French hero of the American American RevolutionRevolution

Robert E.Robert E.LeeLee

8

Famous Confederate Famous Confederate general during Civil general during Civil War, surrendered at War, surrendered at Appomattox Court Appomattox Court House to GrantHouse to Grant

MeriwetheMeriwether Lewisr Lewis

8

Explorer od Lewis Explorer od Lewis and Clark and Clark expedition expedition

John John LockeLocke

8

English philosopher; English philosopher; his ideas influenced his ideas influenced American ideas American ideas about governmentabout government(unalienable rights)(unalienable rights)

Henry W. Henry W. LongfellowLongfellow

8

Most popular Most popular American poet of American poet of the 19the 19thth century century

John John MarshallMarshall

8

Chief Justice of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; one Supreme Court; one of the most of the most important one in important one in historyhistory

George George MasonMason

8

Insisted on Insisted on protection of protection of individual rights in individual rights in the Constitution; the Constitution; anti-Federalistanti-Federalist

IncreaseIncreaseMatherMather

8

Important Puritan Important Puritan minister ; Salem witch minister ; Salem witch trialstrials

SamuelSamuelMorseMorse

8

Invented the Invented the telegraph system; telegraph system; developed Morse developed Morse codecode

Lucretia Lucretia MottMott

8

Helpful found the Helpful found the women’s rights women’s rights movement; church movement; church meetingsmeetings

JamesJamesOglethorpeOglethorpe

8

Founded the colony Founded the colony of Georgiaof Georgia

WilliamWilliamPennPenn

8

Quaker; founded Quaker; founded colony of colony of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, believed in equality believed in equality for allfor all

GeorgeGeorgePickettPickett

8

Confederate officer; Confederate officer; important in Battle of important in Battle of GettysburgGettysburg

ThomasThomasPinckneyPinckney

8

Politician; negotiated Politician; negotiated Treaty with the Treaty with the SpanishSpanish

ThomasThomasPainePaine

8

Influential writer Influential writer during the American during the American Revolution; Common Revolution; Common Sense, American Sense, American Crisis, PatriotCrisis, Patriot

PocahontaPocahontass8

Helped maintain Helped maintain peace between the peace between the early colonist and early colonist and Native Americans, Native Americans, married John Rolfemarried John Rolfe

PaulPaulRevereRevere

8

Made famous ride Made famous ride during the American during the American Revolution to warn Revolution to warn of a British attack; of a British attack; artist, Boston artist, Boston MassacreMassacre

BetsyBetsyRossRoss

8

Seamstress who Seamstress who may have created may have created first American flagfirst American flag

SacagaweaSacagawea8

Indian women; Indian women; valuable guide to valuable guide to Lewis and Clark Lewis and Clark expeditionexpedition

DredDredScottScott

8

Slave who sued for Slave who sued for his freedom in his freedom in famous Supreme famous Supreme Court case; ruled he Court case; ruled he was not a citizen of was not a citizen of U.S. thus had no U.S. thus had no rightsrights

WinfieldWinfieldScottScott

8

General in War of General in War of 1812, Mexican War, 1812, Mexican War, and Civil Warand Civil War

WilliamWilliamTecumsehTecumsehShermanSherman

8

Union general; Union general; waged total war on waged total war on the Souththe South

ElizabethElizabethCadyCady

StantonStanton8

Leader of Leader of movement to give movement to give women the right to women the right to votevote

RogerRogerTaneyTaney

8

Supreme Court Supreme Court chief justice; wrote chief justice; wrote the Dred Scott the Dred Scott decisiondecision

Tecumseh8

Indian chief who Indian chief who fought with the fought with the British in War of British in War of 18121812

HenryHenryDavidDavid

ThoreauThoreau8

Author; believed in Author; believed in transcendentalism and transcendentalism and civil rightscivil rights

Alexis de Alexis de TocquevilleTocqueville

8

French author who French author who describe life in 19describe life in 19thth century Americacentury America

SojounerSojounerTruthTruth

8

Former slave; leading Former slave; leading abolitionist and abolitionist and defender of women’s defender of women’s rightsrights

HarrietHarrietTubmanTubman

8

Former slave; Former slave; abolitionist and abolitionist and organized the organized the Underground RailroadUnderground Railroad

NatNatTurnerTurner

8

Slave who led Slave who led famous and bloody famous and bloody slave rebellion in slave rebellion in the Souththe South

DavidDavidWalkerWalker

8

Black abolitionist; Black abolitionist; wrote pamphlet wrote pamphlet urging slaves to rebelurging slaves to rebel

DanielDanielWebsterWebster

8

Important Important politician; attacked politician; attacked idea of states’ idea of states’ rightsrights

NoahNoahWebsterWebster

8

Created first American Created first American dictionarydictionary

WaltWaltWhitmanWhitman

8

Author, poet, Author, poet, journalistjournalist

EliEliWhitneyWhitney

8

Inventor of the Inventor of the cotton gin and cotton gin and interchangeable interchangeable partsparts

JohnJohnWinthropWinthrop

8

Important Puritan; Important Puritan; first governor of first governor of Massachusetts Bay Massachusetts Bay ColonyColony

BrighamBrighamYoungYoung

8

Led Mormons west Led Mormons west to escape religious to escape religious persecutionpersecution

JohnJohnPeterPeter

ZengerZenger8

Journalist; his trial Journalist; his trial helped establish helped establish idea of freedom of idea of freedom of the pressthe press