| A | B |
|---|
| Amerigo Vespucci | The Americas are named after him |
| Columbus | Linked "Old World" to the "New World" |
| John Fitch | Invented the steamboat |
| John Fitch | "Poor John Fitch" |
| Thomas Edison | "The Wizard of Menlo Park" |
| Thomas Edison | perfected the light bulb |
| "Clermont" | the 1st workable steamboat |
| "Clermont" | "Fulton's Folly" |
| Robert Fulton | 1st to make a workable steamboat |
| Robert Fulton | built the "Clermont" |
| Prince Henry | "The Navigator" |
| Prince Henry | started the "Age of Exploration" |
| Pizarro | conquered the Incas |
| Cortez | Conquered the Aztecs |
| Cortez | the most famous Conquistador |
| Samuel Morse | invented the telegraph |
| Samuel Morse | invented Morse Code |
| James Watt | invented the steam engine |
| Eli Whitney | invented the cotton gin |
| Eli Whitney | invented interchangeable parts |
| Eli Whitney | "Father of Mass Production" |
| Samuel Slater | "Father of the Factory System" |
| Samuel Slater | brought the Industrial Revolution to America |
| Coronado | most famous explorer to search for 7 cities of gold |
| Coronado | 1st European to see the Grand Canyon |
| Drake | 1st to personally lead a fleet of ships all the way around the world |
| Drake | most famous "Sea Dog" |
| Magellan | organized the first trip around the world |
