Who Da Man?? 100 people in 100 days #71-80
Nat Turner American born slave Led slave rebellion in Virginia that included slaves and free blacks The rebellion killed plantation owners & families; he was the last to be caught and he was hanged
Alexander Hamilton Fought with Washington during the Revolutionary War One of the writers of the Federalist Papers and was the 1st Secretary of Treasury under Washington’s presidency Killed by a gunshot wound in a duel with Aaron Burr
Susan B. Anthony Teacher, social reformer, suffragette, abolitionist and author Founded The National American Woman Suffrage Association with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and eventually became president of the NAWSA
George McClellan West Point graduate, engineer, President of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad headquartered in Cincinnati, OH. Major General of the Union Army before Lincoln relieved him of his command Ran for president against Lincoln in 1864 and lost
Marcus & Narcissa Whitman Marcus was a physician & both were missionaries 1st to take a covered wagon over the Rockies and led the first “Great Migration” across the Oregon Trail Both were killed by Cayuse Indians after medical help the Whitman’s gave didn’t cure them of an outbreak of measles
John Paul Jones Co Father of the US Navy Fought British during the Revolutionary War in one of the most famous naval battles in US History Famous for his words, “I have not yet begun to fight.”
Meriweather Lewis William Lloyd Garrison Abolitionist, journalist, suffragist, and social reformer Started his own newspaper called “The Liberator”
George Rogers Clark Soldier from VA; frontiersman; died on his sister’s farm in Louisville, KY highest ranking American military officer during Revolutionary War; secured the west Spent his life trying to pay off debts he signed for during the Rev. War; family finally received settlement after his death
John Marshall Lawyer, held numerous political offices including Secretary of State 4th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Ruled in famous case “Marbury v. Madison” which instituted the process of judicial review
James K. Polk President during the Mexican American War victory (11th president) Wanted to achieve manifest destiny Helped acquire most of the southwest for America