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Sacagawea | Shoshone translator for the Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1805 to 1806 |
Daniel Boone | Virginia pioneer and trailblazer tho guided settlers through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky |
Francis Scott Key | Writer of "The Star Spangled Banenr" during the War of 1812. This poem later became the national anthem |
Dolley Madison | First Lady to President James Madison who saved George Washington's portrait from British forces invading Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812 |
Tecumseh | Shawnee chief who attempted to united Native American peoples against new settlers in the Northwest Territory |
Meriwether Lewis | United States army officer and scout who explored the Louisiana Territory with William Clark from 1803 to 1806 |
William Clark | Explorer of the Louisiana Territory with Meriwether Lewis |
Oliver Perry | United States Navy captain who defeated the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812 |