1. Faces from American History
Hero or Villain?
Faces from American History

3. VILLAIN
Benedict Arnold
American general who betrayed information to the British during the Revolutionary War
Did it for money

5. HERO Geronimo, of the Apache tribe
Defended his people’s land against unfair U.S. Army takeovers
The Apaches, after many years, lost the struggle; but Geronimo is remembered as a great leader

7. HERO Audie Murphy The most decorated soldier in World War II
Got 27 medals for his brave actions in combat, including holding off a platoon of Germans completely by himself

9. VILLAIN John Wilkes Booth
Shot President Lincoln in the back of the head
Booth believed that the South should win the Civil War and hoped to hurt the North by killing the president

11. HERO
Harriet Tubman
Escaped to freedom in the North, but risked her freedom and her life to go back into the South and guide slaves on the Underground Railroad

13. HERO
Branch Rickey
Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s; signed Jackie Robinson to play, the first African-American hired to play in Major League Baseball

15. VILLAIN Warren Harding 29th president of the US (1921- 1923)
Put many of his friends in important positions, and then did not pay attention as they stole and cheated the government

17. Christopher Columbus
What do you know about Christopher Columbus? Discuss who he was, what he did, how he is honored and whether or not he is a hero or a villain.