Who Da Man?? 100 people in 100 days #41-50

Nathan Hale  Patriot  Hanged as a spy by the British  Famous for his last words, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”

Henry Hudson  English sailor that explored for both the Netherlands and England  Discovered a bay which is named for him & a river: Hudson River & Hudson Bay  Crew rebelled and set him, his son, & a few sailors adrift in a small boat – never seen again

Harriett Tubman  Former slave  Saved hundreds of slaves as a “conductor” along the Underground Railroad  Served the Union Army as a cook, nurse, and eventually as a spy

Johannes Guttenberg  Developed the method of printing from moveable type  Invented the Printing Press  German blacksmith, goldsmith and printer

Massasoit  Wampanoag Chief  Befriended William Bradford at Plymouth  Signed peace treaty with the Pilgrims

Meriweather Lewis  Thomas Jefferson’s private secretary  Explored Louisiana Purchase with William Clark  Was given money, 1,600 acres and named governor of the Louisiana Territory

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson  Civil War General for the Confederate Army  Was accidently shot in the arm by friendly fire & died from complications after having his arm amputated

John Locke  English philosopher and physician  Writer of social contracts and believed in the natural rights of man  Forced to leave England after a failed assassination plot of the King ( eventually returned after the King fled)

John Adams  1 st Vice President  2 nd President  One of our Founding Fathers & a delegate of the Continental Congress

William Penn  English Quaker  Founder and governor of the colony of Pennsylvania