Historical Figures

I was the President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.

I was the poet that wrote The Defense of Fort McHenry, which became our national anthem.

I was an abolitionist that raided Harper's Ferry and fought in Bleeding Kansas.

I went on a 24-year expedition to China with my father and uncle, and wrote about my journey

My pamphlets Common Sense and The American Crisis inspired people during the Revolution.

I led troops in the French and Indian War and commanded the army in the American Revolution

My book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, opened people's eyes to the horrors of slavery.

I sued in the Supreme Court for my freedom and lost; a decision that led to the Civil War

As President, I ordered the removal of native tribes in what is called the Trail of Tears.

I led an expedition to Florida in search of the Fountain of Youth

I was the leader of the Roanoke settlement that disappeared in my absence

Who was the commander of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?

I led multiple expeditions to South America looking for a waterway to Asia

I was given credit for being the first person to circumnavigate the globe (I made it half way)

I saved the Jamestown settlement by implementing a rule: no work, no food

I was a Kentucky Representative who created the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850.

I was an abolitionist that published The Liberator and formed the American Anti-Slavery Society

I was a pioneer that crossed the Appalachians and created Wilderness Road

I led an unsuccessful expedition to the southwestern part of the Louisiana Purchase

I was the President of the Continental Congress and a member of the Sons of Liberty.

I was an abolitionist that escaped slavery and became speaker and writer.

I commanded the Confederate troops at Gettysburg and Antietam.

I led a rebellion against slave owners in 1831

I completed a midnight ride simultaneously with Paul Revere traveling on a separate route

I was the first European to land in North America (Canada), although it was an accident.

I was a general in the American Revolution that became a traitor and worked for the British.

My invention of the cotton gin made slavery increase drastically

I invented the telegraph and had a form of communication named after me.

I was known as the "Father of the Constitution"

I was the leader of the Sons of Liberty and set up the committees of correspondence.