Title: Quiz,%20Quiz,%20Trade%20Cards%20Important%20People%20in%20American%20History
1Quiz, Quiz, Trade CardsImportant People in
American History
2Important People in United States History
- Principal author of the Declaration of
Independence - US Ambassador to France
- Washingtons Secretary of State
- 3rd President
- Authorized Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
3Important People in United States History
- Delegate to 1st and 2nd Continental Congresses
- Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
- Chairman of the Constitutional Convention
- 1st President of the USA-served two terms
George Washington
4Important People in United States History
- 16th President of USA
- Helped build the Republican Party
- Administration
- Civil War
- Gettysburg Address
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Assassinated before he could implement
Reconstruction Plans
Abraham Lincoln
5Important People in United States History
- Rough Rider during the Spanish American War
- Vice-Pres. For McKinley succeeded to presidency
after the assassination - Supported expansionism, Panama Canal, powerful
navy, national parks, prosecuted trusts
Theodore Roosevelt
6Important People in United States History
- Most renowned defense attorney of his time
- Argued criminal conspiracy cases, union violence,
and labor union cases - Most famous case defense of John T. Scopes in
Tennessee case of teaching evolution
Clarence Darrow
7Important People in United States History
- Noted politician and orator
- Supported reforms benefiting ordinary people
- Ran unsuccessfully for president three times
- Famous Speech Cross of Gold
William Jennings Bryan
8Important People in United States History
- Mass produced the Model T automobile
- Reduced the price of the Model T by refining the
assembly line - World-wide influence on the development of the
automobile industry
Henry Ford
9Important People in United States History
- Set a record flying The Spirit of St. Louis
non-stop from St. Louis to Paris on May 20-21,
1927 - Served as a technical advisor to commercial
airlines and to the US military following the
attack on Pearl Harbor
Charles A. Lindbergh
10Important People in United States History
- Social Reformer partnered with Elizabeth Cady
Stanton - Organized the Womens State Temperance Society
- Outspoken proponent of Womens Suffrage and equal
rights for women
Susan B. Anthony
11Important People in United States History
- 1888 first African American to earn Ph.D. at
Harvard - Called for immediate extension of rights to
blacks, opportunities for education, and equal
access to public facilities - Believed in the Talented Tenth
- Active in NAACP
W.E.B. DuBois
12Important People in United States History
- Montgomery, Alabama minister rose to prominence
in Civil Rights Movement - 1957 Organized the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference - Organized sit-ins, boycotts, and protest marches
- I Have a Dream Speech during march on Washington
- Assassinated 1968
Martin Luther King, Jr.
13Important People in United States History
- U.S. Army General during WWII
- Eisenhowers eyes and ears in North Africa
- Commanded the First Army on D-Day
- U.S. Army Chief of Staff in 1948
- First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Omar Bradley
14Important People in United States History
- Scottish immigrant to US
- Fortune made in production of steel using the
Bessemer Process - Shared wealth through a range of philanthropic
causes, granting more than 350,000,000 to worthy
causes such as libraries, research, and education
Andrew Carnegie
15Important People in United States History
- 1964 elected to New York Legislature without
support of New York political machines - 1968 First African-American woman elected to the
U.S. Congress - Ran unsuccessfully for president in 1972
Shirley Chisholm
16Important People in United States History
- Supported unionization and labor reform, opposed
strikes, and favored negotiations as a means to
improve labor - Founded the American Railway Union in 1893, its
failure convinced him to call for a socialist
economy - Joined the Socialist Democratic Party
- Ran unsuccessfully for president five times
Eugene V. Debs
17Important People in United States History
- U.S. Military General
- Commanded Allied forces in Europe during WWII
- Commanded Allied forces on D-Day
- 34th President of the United States (two terms)
- Negotiated peace in the Korean Conflict
- Cold War grew between the USA and the USSR during
his administration
Dwight D. Eisenhower
18Important People in United States History
- Senator from Massachusetts
- Supported American expansionism to gain world
power - Helped Theodore Roosevelt craft the large
policy - American canal through Central America
- Coaling stations on Pacific Islands
- Strong Navy to protect the Merchant Marines
Henry Cabot Lodge
19Important People in United States History
- U.S. Military General
- Commander of U.S. Forces in the Far East WWII
- Presided over the surrender of Japan
- Military Governor of Japan 1945-50
- United Nations commander in Korea
- Relieved from command by President Truman in
conflict over tactics
Douglas MacArthur
20Important People in United States History
- WWI Veteran
- Organized the Civil Conservation Corp during the
New Deal - U.S. Army Chief of Staff during WWII
- Secretary of State under the Truman
Administration - Developed the plan to rebuild the European
economy following WWII - Nobel Peace Prize 1953
George Marshall
21Important People in United States History
- Most noted representational expressionist painter
in America - Famous for painting of the desert Southwest
Georgia OKeefe
22Important People in United States History
- Considered one of the most successful American
field commanders - WWI-learned tank tactics
- WWII
- Directed amphibious attacks in North Africa
- Commanded Third Army on march into Germany
- Strong opponent to communists
George Patton, Jr.
23Important People in United States History
- Elected to four terms as President of the United
States - New Deal reforms were proposed to counter the
Great Depression in four areas finance,
industry, agriculture, and welfare relief - Supported allies in WWII
- 22nd amendment limited presidential terms to two
Franklin D. Roosevelt
24Important People in United States History
- Vice-President of USA
- Succeeded to Presidency following FDRs death
- Authorized the use of the atomic bomb in Japan
- Truman Doctrine pledged U.S. support to nations
opposing Communism - Cold War began during his administration
- Korean Conflict began during his administration
Harry S. Truman
25Important People in United States History
- Mexican American labor activist
- Organized the United Farm Workers of America
- Nonviolent protests strikes, fasts, and boycotts
to draw attention to the needs of migrant farm
labor - Negotiated first industry wide labor contracts
Cesar Chavez
26Important People in United States History
- President of Princeton University Governor of NJ
- 20th President of the United States
- Federal Reserve Act and the Federal Trade
Commission began during his administration - WWI Peace Plan known as 14 Points
- Dream of League of Nations not approved by
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
27Important People in United States History
- Massachusetts Congressman
- Pulitzer Prize for Profiles in Courage
- 1st televised presidential debate vs. Richard
Nixon - Administration
- Peace Corp
- Bay of Pigs
- Cuban Missile Crisis
- Civil Rights emphasis
- Assassinated Nov. 22, 1963
- Ask not what your country can do for youask
what you can do for your country.
John F. Kennedy
28Important People in United States History
- 12/11/1955 she was arrested for not giving up her
bus seat to a white man - Prompted the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Led to Supreme Court ruling that segregated
public transportation was illegal - Civil Rights advocate
Rosa Parks
29Important People in United States History
- Senator that contributed to the Red Scare by
accusing prominent Americans of being communists
in the 1950s - In 1954 televised hearings, he bullied, harassed,
and accused witnesses of un-American activities
with little or no evidence - Senate censured him in December 1954
Joseph McCarthy