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25 Cards in this Set
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Who was born a slave in Virginia and later started a college named Tuskegee Institute?
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Booker T. Washington
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Who warned people that "The British are coming!"
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Paul Revere
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Who planted apple trees?
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Johnny Appleseed
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Who helped poor people by organizing the Hull House in Chicago?
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Jane Addams
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Who served as president and helped free the slaves?
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Abraham Lincoln
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Who was sent by France to find a sea passage to the east through North America and discovered the St. Lawrence River?
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Jacques Cartier
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Who served as our first president and is called the "Father of Our Country"?
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George Washington
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Who worked for equal rights for all people by leading peaceful marches and giving speeches?
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Who was a leader in developing our government and proved that electricity was present in lightning?
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Benjamin Franklin
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Who hlped other slaves to freedom by the Underground Railroad?
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Harriet Tubman
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Who is believed to have sewn one of the first flags for our country?
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Betsy Ross
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Who was the European explorer sponsored by Spain to find a western route to the east but disovered the "New World"?
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Christopher Columbus
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Who was the explorer sponsored by England to find a northwest passage to Asia, but discovered Newfoundland and explored Canada?
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John Cabot
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Who was the European explorer sponsored by England and was the captain of the ships to Jamestown?
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Christopher Newport
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Who was the daughter of Chief Powhatan, who helped the settlers, and who married John Rolfe?
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Pocahontas
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Who was the leader of the Powhatan Indians?
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Chief Powhatan
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Who was the leader of Jamestown and helped it survive to become the first permanent English settlement?
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John Smith
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Who discovered a better tasting tobacco that became the cash crop that provided income for the colony.
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John Rolfe
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Who discovered hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans?
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George Washington Carver
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Who was an American naval hero called the "Father of the American Navy"?
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John Paul Jones
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Who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person and by doing so helped change laws so that African-Americans would be treated equally?
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Rosa Parks
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Who was sent by France to colonize in North Amereica and established Quebec, the first permanent French colony?
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Sameul de Champlain
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Who was the European explorer sponsored by Spain that searched for the "Fountain of Youth" and discovered Florida?
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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Who was sponsored by Spain to establish a colony, named St. Augustine, which is the oldest U.S city?
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Menendez de Aviles
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Who helped women get the right to vote?
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Susan B. Anthony
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