Hero or Villain? Faces from American History. VILLAIN Benedict Arnold American general who betrayed information to the British during the Revolutionary.

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Hero or Villain? Faces from American History

VILLAIN Benedict Arnold American general who betrayed information to the British during the Revolutionary War Did it for money

HERO Geronimo, of the Apache tribe Defended his people’s land against unfair U.S. Army takeovers The Apaches, after many years, lost the struggle; but Geronimo is remembered as a great leader

HERO Audie Murphy The most decorated soldier in World War II Got 27 medals for his brave actions in combat, including holding off a platoon of Germans completely by himself

VILLAIN John Wilkes Booth Shot President Lincoln in the back of the head Booth believed that the South should win the Civil War and hoped to hurt the North by killing the president

HERO Harriet Tubman Escaped to freedom in the North, but risked her freedom and her life to go back into the South and guide slaves on the Underground Railroad

HERO Branch Rickey Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s; signed Jackie Robinson to play, the first African- American hired to play in Major League Baseball

VILLAIN Warren Harding 29 th president of the US ( ) Put many of his friends in important positions, and then did not pay attention as they stole and cheated the government

Christopher Columbus What do you know about Christopher Columbus? Discuss who he was, what he did, how he is honored and whether or not he is a hero or a villain.