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| JOHN LOCKE | I was the Enlightenment philosopher who advocated the Social Contract and the idea that people have natural rights |
| THOMAS PAINE | I advocated independence from England in my pamphlet, "Common Sense". |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON | I was not only the primary author to the Declaration of Independence, I also bought the territory west of the Mississippi from France. |
| PATRICK HENRY | As a Virginian, I supported the patriot cause when I stated, "Give me liberty, or give me death!" |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON | I was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary war, and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention. |
| BEN FRANKLIN | I helped convince the King of France to give military assistance to the colonies during the Revolutionary War. |
| JAMES MADISON | Most of my ideas are found in the Constitution, I authored the Virginia Plan for government and the Bill of Rights. |
| GEORGE MASON | As an Anti-federalist in Virginia, I opposed the Constitution because it had no Bill of Rights. |
| ALEXANDER HAMILTON | I was a key figure in forming the first Federalist Party, as I wanted to create a National Bank. |
| JOHN MARSHALL | I was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who established judicial review in the court case Marbury v. Madison. |
| LEWIS AND CLARK | We were hired by Jefferson to explore the territory acquired by the Louisiana Purchase. |
| SACAJAWEA | I was hired to serve as a guide and translator for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. |
| ELI WHITNEY | I helped to extend slavery in the South by inventing the Cotton Gin. |
| ANDREW JACKSON | While I worked to extend democracy, I was also known for causing economic collapse as I worked to destroy the National Bank. |
| HENRY CLAY | I was the Senator who authored the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 to keep us out of a Civil War. |
| WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON | I was an abolitionist who published "The Liberator"- advocating an immediate end to slavery. |
| HARRIET BEECHER STOWE | I helped raise anti-slavery feelings in the North by writing "Uncle Tom’s Cabin". |
| NAT TURNER | I led a slave revolt in Virginia- which resulted in stricter slave codes as owners feared other revolts. |
| SUSAN B. ANTHONY | I worked to extend suffrage to women before and after the Civil War. |
| ABRAHAM LINCOLN | I was willing to go to war with the Confederacy to restore the Union, and I issued the Emancipation Proclamation. |
| STEPHEN DOUGLAS | I debated Lincoln over the issue of popular sovereignty, I supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act! |
| ELIZABETH CADY STANTON | I worked with Susan B. Anthony to extend suffrage to women. |
| ULYSSES S. GRANT | I was the commander of the Union Army in the Civil War who accepted Lee’s surrender at Appomatox. |
| ROBERT E. LEE | I was the commander of the Confederate forces during the Civil War who wished for quick reconciliation. |
| FREDERICK DOUGLASS | A former slave, I was the abolitionist who helped convince Lincoln to use Black troops in the Civil War. |
| ANDREW JOHNSON | My conflict with Congress over Reconstruction policies after the Civil War led me to be the first impeached President. |
| THOMAS EDISON | I was a great inventor…known best for the light bulb and electricity as a power source. |
| ALEXANDER BELL | Hello? I invented the telephone! |
| WRIGHT BROTHERS | We invented the airplane! |
| HENRY FORD | I worked to increase production by using an assembly line for my automobiles. |
| ANDREW CARNEGIE | I was the industrial leader who made riches in the steel industry. |
| J.P. MORGAN | I was the industrial leader who made riches in banking and finance, and later bought into steel. |
| JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER | My wealth came as an industrial leader in oil! |
| CORNELIUS VANDERBILT | I was the industrial leader who dominated the railroads. |
| IDA B. WELLS | As an early civil rights leader, I worked to push Congress to pass federal anti-lynching laws. |
| BOOKER T. WASHINGTON | As an early civil rights leader, I advocated technical education for Blacks to achieve economic opportunity, then to seek equality. |
| WEB DUBOIS | As one of the founders of the NAACP, I advocated immediate equality for Black people and professional education. |
| WOODROW WILSON | I was the President who wrote the 14 Points for a lasting peace after WW1. The U.S. never joined my League of Nations. |
| THEODORE ROOSEVELT | I was both a Progressive and Imperialist President, associated with the "Square Deal" and the Panama Canal. |
| SAMUEL GOMPERS | I helped to organize labor by serving as a leader in the American Federation of Labor. |
| EUGENE DEBS | I helped to organize labor by organizing the American Railway Union and leading a violent strike. |
| JOHN HAY | I was the Secretary of State who demanded equal trading rights in China (my Open Door Policy). |
| WILLIAM H. TAFT | When dealing with Latin America, I supported Dollar Diplomacy- encouraged Americans to invest in business. |
| FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT | I am associated with the New Deal programs of the Depression, and asking Congress to declare war on Japan. |
| ADOLF HITLER | I was the Nazi dictator in Germany, and I gave the Final Solution (genocide) for the Jews in Europe. |
| DWIGHT EISENHOWER | I was the American General who was in charge of the D-Day invasion, and later served 2 terms as President. |
| HARRY TRUMAN | I was the American President who made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan to bring a quick end to the war. |
| ROSIE THE RIVETER | I represented all the working women during World War II. |
| RICHARD NIXON | I was the President who visited China during the Cold War, but I am better known for my Watergate scandal. |
| JOHN KENNEDY | Before being assassinated, I pledged to win the "race to the moon" and worked to contain communism. |
| LYNDON JOHNSON | Even though I wanted to establish a "Great Society", I am more known for escalating the war in Vietnam. |
| FIDEL CASTRO | I led the communist revolution in Cuba! |
| ALGER HISS | I was the spy who was caught and convicted, which increased the "Red Scare". |
| THE ROSENBERGS | We were caught and convicted of selling atomic secrets to the Soviets. We increased the "Red Scare". |
| JOSEPH MCCARTHY | I was the most notorious communist hunter in Congress. I even made my accusations with little or no real evidence. |
| RONALD REAGAN | I was the President whose policies of defense spending put pressure on the Soviet Union to collapse! |
| MIKHAIL GORBACHEV | I was the Soviet Premier whose policies of reform in the Soviet Union helped to bring down that system! |
| THURGOOD MARSHALL | I was the NAACP lawyer who successfully argued against segregation in public schools in the 1950’s. |
| OLIVER HILL | I was the NAACP lawyer who worked against school segregation in Virginia. |
| MARTIN LUTHER KING | I was the non-violent civil rights leader of the 50’s and 60’s, organizing boycotts and marches. |
| SANDRA DAY O’CONNER | I am the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court! |
| SALLY RIDE | I am the first American woman astronaut! |
| JOHN GLENN | I am the first American in space! |
| NEIL ARMSTRONG | I am the first person to set foot on the moon! |
| JONAS SALK | I created the vaccine for polio! |
