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1 George Washington Constitution Man! Defeats British armies and runs the modern world’s first major democracy, even while wearing false teeth! Father of his country!

2 Arch Enemy (Nemesis) – King George III of Great Britain and all the British People Also known as: REX TYRANT He has seized our ships, burned our towns and killed our people He has refused to sign laws that our American leaders have written – important laws that are needed for the good of the American people. He has already carried out many acts of war. Now he is sending in an army he has hired – foreign soldiers he is paying to keep up the killing and destruction. Is this the work of a civilized leader? These soldiers are called mercenaries. The King has caused trouble between slaves and their owners, stirring up the slaves to anger and violence.

3 Constitution Man’s Sidekick: Thomas Jefferson –DECLARATION DAREDEVIL He wrote the document that declared war on England: The Declaration of Independence. This document listed all the grievances the colonists had against Rex Tyrant (aka King George III.)

4 Theodore Roosevelt: Super Progressive President Man!  Able to pass progressive legislation in a single session.  Sympathetic to coal miners in the 1902 United Workers strike.  Created the National Park System with ONE swipe of his pen! 

5 Super Progressive President Man and his sidekick, Sinclair: the Meat Packers Nightmare.  Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle in 1904 exposing the horrors of the meatpacking industry.  Public outcry forced the government to write new laws for safe and sanitary food and drugs. 

6 Their evil Nemesis: Trust Man! Aka John D. Rockefeller Owner of the Standard Oil Company Trust. Drove out ALL competition in the Oil Business with his dirty tactics! Terrible working conditions in his factories and refineries led to violent strikes where people were killed.


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