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26 Cards in this Set
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first VP, signed DoI, his wife wrote many letters, became Pres
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John Adams
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signed DoI and AoC; anti-Federalist, started Sons of Liberty, organized Boston Tea Party and Committees of Correspondence
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Samuel Adams
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found uses for peanuts, peacons, and peanut butter, ex-slave, known for agriculture
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George Washington Carver
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Bosnian peacekeeping , impeached
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William J. "Bill" Clinton
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invented formula for photopaper (poloroid)
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George Eastman
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Korean War ended during his presidency, first military president in 21st century
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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signed DoI & Constiution and AOC, inventor, started fire depts, libraries, and discovered electricity
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Benjamin Franklin
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always interested in computers, founded Microsoft
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Bill Gates
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invented disposable razor
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King C. Gillette
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invented helium neon lasor
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Gordon Gould
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signed Constitution; Federalist, wrote Federalist papers, on $10
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Alexander Hamilton
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3rd president, wrote DoI
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Thomas Jefferson
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founded "Apple" and "Pixar"
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Steve Job
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Vietnam War escalation, medicare
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Lyndon Johnson
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peace corps started, starts Apollo project, Cuban Missle Crisis, youngest elected President
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John F. Kennedy
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founder of McDonalds
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Ray Kroc
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signed Const, BoR, father of the Constitution, federalist, thought up Virginia Plan, co-wrote Federalist Papers, later became Pres
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James Madison
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invented basketball
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James Naismith
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Watergate, opened US relations with China, Vietnamization
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Richard Nixon
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built atomic bomb, physist, "Manhatton Project"
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Robert Oppenheimer
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Iran Contra Scandal, tax cuts plus more spending, appoints first female supreme court justice: Sandra Day O'Connor
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Ronald W Reagan
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started mail order service/catalogues
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Richard Sears
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Proposed Conneticut Comprpomise/Great Compromise, created bicameral system: House of Rep and Senate
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Roger Sherman
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overnight shipping; FedEx
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Fred Smith
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real estate
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Donald Trump
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clay animation, gumbi
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Will Vinton
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