Who Da Man?? 100 people in 100 days Quiz #51-100

 West Point graduate, engineer, President of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.  Major General of the Union Army before Lincoln relieved him of his command  Ran for president against Lincoln in 1864 and lost

 Teacher, social reformer, suffragette, abolitionist and author  Founded The National American Woman Suffrage Association with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and eventually became president of the NAWSA

 Union General during the Civil war  Fought in the 1 st Battle of Bull Run – afterwards put on leave being deemed “unfit for duty”  Best known for his march to the sea and the burning of Atlanta

Meriweather Lewis  French explorer and cartographer  Known for establishing and governing the settlements of New France and city of Quebec  Considered the “Father of New France”

 Lawyer, held numerous political offices including Secretary of State  4 th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court  Ruled in famous case “Marbury v. Madison” which instituted the process of judicial review

 Silversmith, engraver, industrialist & a Patriot during the American Revolution  Took part in the Boston Tea Party  Famous for his ride warning the colonist that the British were coming

 Frontiersman  Saved the life of Daniel Boone  Shawnee Indians captured and tortured him

 Served in the Continental Army and the US Army  1st Secretary of War  Artillery commander under Washington during the Revolutionary War

 Soldier from VA; frontiersman; died on his sister’s farm in Louisville, KY  highest ranking American military officer during Revolutionary War; secured the west  Spent his life trying to pay off debts he signed for during the Rev. War; family finally received settlement after his death

 6 th president of the US  Son of John Adams  Writer of the Monroe Doctrine (when he was Secretary of State under President Monroe)

 Military leader that led Texas to independence from Mexico  Became 1 st president of Texas and city of Houston named after him

 5 th president of the US  Known as “Era of Good Feelings” - touring the states and nominating cabinet members from both north & south  Monroe Doctrine - Americas should be free from future European colonization, and interference with independent countries in the Americas would be considered a hostile act toward the United States.

 Fought with Washington during the Revolutionary War  One of the writers of the Federalist Papers and was the 1 st Secretary of Treasury under Washington’s presidency  Killed by a gunshot wound in a duel with Aaron Burr

 Moved to Cincinnati, OH with her family; married and had 7 children born in Cincy  Abolitionist  Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin (inspired to write after her 18 month old son died of cholera)

 President during the Mexican American War victory (11 th president)  Wanted to achieve manifest destiny  Helped acquire most of the southwest for America

 Colonial American Engineer and Inventor  Invented the first steamboat called the Clermont  Invented the world’s first steam warship

 Known as the “Little Giant”  Debated Lincoln during presidential election of 1860  Wrote the bill known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act

Meriweather Lewis  Father of Pocahontas  Leader of more than 30 tribes  Controlled the area where Jamestown was founded

 Vice President under Jackson  A famous “warhawk” along with Henry Clay  Was for nullification of federal laws and became the first VP to resign due to conflict with Jackson.

 Hero of the Battle of New Orleans (War of 1812)  7 th President of the US – leader of the new Democratic party  President responsible for the Trail of Tears

 Virginia farmer who invented the mechanical reaper after his dad tried unsuccessfully  He also was the first to sell on credit  Eventually became known as the International Harvester Co.

Meriweather Lewis  Abolitionist, journalist, suffragist, and social reformer  Started his own newspaper called “The Liberator”

 Shawnee Indian war chief  Founder of Prophetstown which was destroyed in the Battle of Tippecanoe  Fought with pro British forces in the War of 1812 until his death

 Portuguese explorer, soldier and prince  Rarely explored himself, but sent many expeditions to west coast of Africa for mapping routes, spread Christianity, defeat Muslims & establish trade routes  Started a Navigation School

 Immigrant from Switzerland  Built Sutter’s Fort and Sutter’s Mill in California  Credited with starting the Gold Rush after gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill by one of his workers, James Marshall

 American Explorer and military officer  Sent to find the source of the Mississippi River, Pike’s Peak named for him  Fought in the War of 1812 and died in the Battle of York in Canada

 Abolitionist; worked as a tanner  Believed in using violent means to end slavery  Conducted raid on Harper’s Ferry in Virginia

 Portuguese explorer  First explorer to find the all water route to India from Europe

 American born slave  Led slave rebellion in Virginia that included slaves and free blacks  The rebellion killed plantation owners & families; he was the last to be caught and he was hanged

 Career US Army officer  Replaced Thomas Hooker for the Union during the Civil War  Famous for beating Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg

 Fought in the French & Indian War & Revolutionary War  Known as “Swamp Fox” during the Revolutionary War  Led a series of successful nighttime guerilla-style raids against the British

 British officer & Commander in Chief for the colonies during the French & Indian War  Washington served as his aide after his defeat at Ft Necessity  Mortally wounded in battle

 One of the writers of the Federalist Papers (articles & essays promoting the ratification of the Constitution )  1 st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court  Responsible for peace treaty with Britain called “Jay’s Treaty”

 Spanish explorer & Conquistador  Discovered the Pacific Ocean  Walked across the Isthmus of Panama that connects Central and South America

 Lincoln’s Vice President  Became the 17 th president after Lincoln’s assassination  First president to be impeached (for violation of the Tenure of Office Act & bringing disgrace & ridicule on Congress) Acquitted by one vote

 Social activist, abolitionist, reformer for the women’s movement  Worked with Lucretia Mott on the Seneca Falls Convention  Formed the National Women’s Suffrage Association with Susan B. Anthony and became it’s first president

 Self-educated mathematician, astronomer, compiler of almanacs, inventor & writer  Surveyed land for Washington DC  Invented America’s first working clock carved out of wood

 British General  Surrendered British troops at Yorktown to end the Revolutionary War  Prior to the war, he actually sided with the colonists in regards to taxes and voted for the repeal of the Stamp Act

Meriweather Lewis  Spanish explorer and conquistador  Explored Florida which he named  Searched for the Fountain of Youth

 Politician, inventor, writer, civil-servant, military officer  First prominent general of the Confederate States  Participated in major battles at Fort Sumter & Bull Run

 American painter & inventor  Designed & developed the 1 st successful electromagnetic telegraph system

 1 st American settler in Texas (when it was still Mexico)  Capital of Texas named after him  Considered “Father of Texas”

Meriweather Lewis  Instrumental in bringing the Industrial Revolution to the US  introduced the power loom and the integrated factory system to America  Pioneer in hiring women which became known as the “Lowell Mill Girls”

 Merchant, smuggler, statesman, & Patriot  President of Continental Congress  1 st to sign the Declaration of Indenpendence

 Marcus was a physician & both were missionaries  1 st to take a covered wagon over the Rockies and led the first “Great Migration” across the Oregon Trail  Both were killed by Cayuse Indians after medical help the Whitman’s gave didn’t cure them of an outbreak of measles

 9 th president of the US  Only served about 30 days as president (died of pneumonia)  First president to die in office

 Co Father of the US Navy  Fought British during the Revolutionary War in one of the most famous naval battles in US History  Famous for his words, “I have not yet begun to fight.”

 American Navy Commander & hero in the War of 1812  Won the Battle of Lake Erie  Won 1 of the 27 gold medals given for the War of 1812

 Career US Army Officer even thought he graduated last in his class at West Point  Major General in the Confederate States Army  Led Pickett’s Charge against the Union & lost

 Portuguese explorer who sailed for Spain  Credited with being the first to circumnavigate the earth  He was actually killed in a war in the Philippines and did not complete the journey, but some of his men did