STAAR People

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  1. 1. wrote letters his wife - giving insight into the political goings-on of the time; served on 1st and 2nd Continental Congresses, 2nd President
  2. 6. religious group that settled MD (group name)
  3. 8. Frenchman who helped the Continental Army, trained troops at Valley Forge, and donated his own money to the American cause (last name only)
  4. 11. woman who wrote letters to her husband - giving insight into the political goings-on of the time and encouraging him to “remember the ladies” (first and last name)
  5. 13. monarch in control of England; with Parliament passed multiple acts/laws that angered the colonists
  6. 14. commanding general of the Confederate Army/Army of Northern Virginia (last name only)
  7. 15. inventor of the steel plow
  8. 17. reformer who fought to improve conditions for prisoners and mentally ill (last name only)
  9. 18. escaped enslaved person who helped as conductor on Underground RR; served as spy for Union Army during Civil War (last name only)
  10. 21. people who explored the New World searching for the 3 G's (group name)
  11. 25. leader from SC, caused Nullification Crisis, VP for Jackson
  12. 26. immigrant group who settled in the Midwest and farmed (group name)
  13. 27. wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, opening people's eyes to the reality/horror of slavery (last name only)
  14. 29. commanding general of the Union Army/Army of the Potomac (last name only)
  15. 33. 16th President of the US, issued Emancipation Proclamation (last name only)
  16. 35. 1st Secretary of the Treasury, leader of Federalists at Constitutional Convention, founder of Federalist Party
  17. 37. famous for his speech stating "give me liberty, or give me death!"
  18. 40. landscape artists who painted the majesty and wonder of nature out West (3 words)
  19. 44. believed it was common sense that we break with Great Britain and seek independence
  20. 45. combined textile production into one factory in Waltham, MA, and hired young women to work in factories
  21. 46. member of 54th Massachusetts Regiment during the Civil War, fought @ Ft. Wagner, 1st African American to receive Medal of Honor
  22. 48. African American who helped the patriot cause by spying on the British during the American Revolution
  23. 49. primary writer of the Declaration of Independence (last name only)
  24. 50. people who believed in the beauty of nature, and placed value on individuality and self-reliance (group name)
  25. 51. wrote plays, poems, and essays supporting the American fight for independence
  26. 52. abolitionist who published The Liberator
Down
  1. 2. radical patriot; founder of the Sons of Liberty (first and last name)
  2. 3. ex-enslaved person, abolitionist, published North Star, urged Lincoln to let African- Americans enlist in Civil War
  3. 4. American who urged the colonies to join (unite) together - or else (last name only)
  4. 5. President of the Confederate States of America (last name only)
  5. 7. reformer who sought to make public education available for all, rich or poor
  6. 9. Father of the Constitution, 4th President
  7. 10. inventor of cotton gin, interchangeable parts, and assembly line
  8. 12. During Reconstruction, he was the first African-American elected to the US Senate
  9. 16. Quaker who fought for women's rights and suffrage for women
  10. 19. philosopher who believed in natural rights (life, liberty, and property) (last name only)
  11. 20. immigrant group who came to the US in search of gold, but ended up building RR in the West (group name)
  12. 22. 6th President of US, later representative in US House; anti-slavery; involved in Corrupt Bargain (full name)
  13. 23. "Great Compromiser"; wrote MO Compromise, Compromise of 1850
  14. 24. commanding general of the Continental Army, President of Constitutional Convention, 1st President
  15. 28. Supreme Court Chief Justice who decided several landmark cases that strengthened power of federal government (last name only)
  16. 30. people who explored the New World to make $ from fish/fur (group name)
  17. 31. philosopher who believed in a republican system of government and separation of powers (last name only)
  18. 32. women's rights reformer who organized Seneca Falls Convention and wrote the Declaration of Sentiments
  19. 34. immigrant group who settled in the US after fleeing a potato famine and sought jobs in factories and building railroads and canals (group name)
  20. 36. first African American to be elected to public office in US
  21. 38. Revolutionary War hero famous for saying “I have not yet begun to fight!”
  22. 39. Chilean immigrant who was 1st Hispanic Medal of Honor recipient for heroism during Civil War
  23. 41. Anti-Federalist who argued for a Bill of Rights at the Constitutional Convention; left before signing
  24. 42. president during the Era of Good Feelings; issued Doctrine to discourage European colonization in the western hemisphere
  25. 43. African American who died during the Boston Massacre; credited as the leader/instigator of the uprising
  26. 47. tolerant religious group led by William Penn that settled PA; early abolitionists (group name)