Ahsge Ss Review People

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famous for his school of navigation and ship building during the Age of Exploration.

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Prince Henry of Portugal

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the Spanish conquistador who explored Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi looking for gold.

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Hernando de Soto

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the Spanish conquistador who searched for the “fountain of youth” in Florida.

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Ponce de Leon

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listed 95 discrepancies (in the 95 Thesis) between the Bible and the practices of the Catholic Church.

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German monk Martin Luther

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encouraged the colonists to break free from Great Britain with impassioned speech before the VA House of Burgesses- “Give me liberty or give me death”

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Patrick Henry

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warned the colonists that “The British are coming!” to Lexington and Concord.

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Paul Revere

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the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and later the first president of the U.S

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George Washington

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an English writer who influenced Thomas Jefferson. He said the power to rule comes from the people.

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John Locke

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Frenchman who came up with the 3 branches of government (judicial, executive, and legislative) and separation of powers. Expressed his ideas in a book called The Spirit of the Laws

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Baron de Montesquieu

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explored the Louisiana Purchase and the Pacific Northwest as they worked to find a Northwest Passage

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George Clark and Meriwhether Lewis

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the first “common” president, was the president who came up with the spoils system, president during the Nullification Crisis, and signed the Indian Removal Act. Nicknamed "Old Hickory.:

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Andrew Jackson

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president of Confederate States of America (CSA) or southern states during the Civil War.

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Jefferson Davis

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led a raid on the arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia in an effort to start an armed slave revolt. It failed, and he was hanged for treason.

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John Brown

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April 1865- John Wilkes Booth killed __________ and Andrew Johnson of Tennessee became president.

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Abraham Lincoln

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Nez Perce leader- was forced to relocate by the federal government “I will fight no more forever.”

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Chief Joseph

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a Robber Baron, was a great railroad builder and shipping industry giant

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Cornelius Vanderbilt

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Robber Baron,owner of Standard Oil

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John D. Rockefeller

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Robber Baron, made a fortune in steel. He built libraries.

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Andrew Carnegie

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famous big city boss who stole 100 million dollars from New York City. (Political machine Tammany Hall)

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Boss Tweed

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founder of Tuskegee Institute. He stressed work and education and accepted segregation in a speech known as the Atlanta Compromise..

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Booker T. Washington

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children’s author who wrote “rags to riches” stories about how the rich were rich because they worked and deserved it.

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Horatio Alger

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developed the Square Deal, fought for conservation, and fought monopolies through the Sherman Anti Trust Act.

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Theodore Roosevelt

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father of the blues from Alabama

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W.C. Handy

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was elected in 1912 and 1916 and was president during World War I. New Freedom (destroy trusts/monopolies) and included Federal Trade Commission, Federal Reserve System, and Clayton Antitrust Act.

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Woodrow Wilson

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Fascist dictator of Italy during WWII

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Benito Mussolini

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first pilot to fly non-stop across the Atlantic in his plane- the Spirit of St. Louis

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Charles Lindbergh

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Nazi dictator of Germany during WWII

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Adolf Hitler

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Nazis blamed the ______________________ and the Treaty of Versailles for Germany’s problems

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Jews

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Communist dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII

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Joseph Stalin

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the British Prime Minister for most of WWII.

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Winston Churchill

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Commander in the Pacific theater of WWII. Had to give up the Philippines. Said “I shall return.” (and did)

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Douglas MacArthur

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was founder of the NAACP, first African American to graduate from Harvard with a Ph.D., wrote The Crisis, and The Souls of Black Folk.

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WEB Dubois

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He was the first black person to write and compose the music for a Broadway musical

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Eubie Banks

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Founder and composer of ragtime music

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Scott Joplin

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer (conquistador) who discovered and named the ___ Ocean because it was so "calm" and "peaceful"

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Pacific

(think "pacifier"= peace)