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Jamestown
John Smith had founded it and it was the first permanent English settlement located in east Virginia. -
Patrick Henry
He was the Governor of Virginia and gave his famous speech “Give me liberty or give me death” on March 23rd. -
James Madison
He was the fourth President of the United States and he wrote the first drafts of the constitution as well as attended the a Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. -
Federalists
Alexander Hamiltion founded this party and they believed in a strong national government and the establishment of a national bank. -
Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe has written it and it meant that the Western Hemisphere wouldn’t interfere with the Eastern Hemisphere and likewise. -
Robert E. Lee
He was general of the Confederate Army during the civil war and he surrendered to the North at Appomattox Court House. -
Abolitionists
They believed in the banning of slavery which took place in the south, and they spoke out by protesting. -
Andrew Carnegie
He was head of the steel corporation, and he was the first to use the Bessemer process. -
Holocaust
Hitler organized the genocide of all non-aryans which included jews, gypsies, and homosexuals, and it took place in Auschwitz. -
38th Parallel
It’s a separating line between North and South Korea which still exists today. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
He was a baptist minister and activist for civil rights for african americans and he gave his famous “I Have A Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28. -
George W. Bush
He was the 43rd president of the United States and he enforced the Patriot Acf after 9/11 which took place at the Pentagon and World Trade Center.
