1. Who Da Man?? Practice
100 people in 100 days

2. 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

3. 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

4. Union General during the Civil war
Fought in the 1st 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

5. Born in KY, politician, strong abolitionist (slave holding family)
Nicknamed “Lion of White Hall”
Wrote anti-slavery journal call “True American”, (printed in Lexington but forced to move to Cincinnati, then Louisville)

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

7. 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

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

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

10. 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 (in Louisville, KY)
Brother of William Clark

11. 6th president of the US
Son of John Adams
Writer of the Monroe Doctrine (when he was Secretary of State under President Monroe)

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

13. 5th 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.

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

15. 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)

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

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

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

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

20. 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.

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

22. 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.

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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

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

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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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

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

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

36. Lincoln’s Vice President
Became the 17th 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

37. 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

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

39. 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

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

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

42. American painter & inventor
Designed & developed the 1st successful electromagnetic telegraph system called “Morse Code”

43. 1st American settler in Texas (when it was still Mexico)
Capital of Texas named after him
Considered “Father of Texas”

44. 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”

45. Merchant, smuggler, statesman, & Patriot
President of Continental Congress
1st to sign the Declaration of Independence

46. Marcus was a physician & both were missionaries
1st 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

47. 9th president of the US
Only served about 30 days as president (died of pneumonia)
First president to die in office

48. 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.”

49. 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

50. 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

51. 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 17 of his men did