Civil War
Reconstruction
Go West!
Industrial Revolution
Muckrakers & Labor Unions
100

I served as 16th President during the Civil War

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

100

I killed Abraham Lincoln.

Who is John Wilkes Booth?

100

I wrote the Declaration of Independence, became the 3rd President of the United States, and bought the Louisiana Purchase from Napolean for $15 million

Who is Thomas Jefferson? 

100

I was known for starting standard Oil and amassing millions with my monopolistic business practices.

Who is John D. Rockefeller?

100

I wrote a book called "The Jungle" about the horrors of the meat packing industry.

Who is Upton Sinclair?

200

I was a former slave, and abolitionist, a supporter of the suffragists, and an outspoken advocate of human rights

Who was Frederick Douglass? 

200

My Supreme Court Case upheld the Doctrine of "Separate but equal" to my dismay.

Who is Homer Plessy? 

200

I was one of the Railroad Tycoons who opened up the west with faster long distance travel due to my railroads and made MILLIONS doing it! 

Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt! 

200

I started the US Steal Company and later sold it to JP Morgan for $400 million making me the wealthiest man in the world at the time! They even named a famous NYC concert hall after me!

Who is Andrew Carnegie?

200

I was an investigative Journalist and wrote a book on the Standard Oil company that exposed it's corruption and influence on the Government.

Who is Ida Tarbell? 

300

I was a conductor on the underground railroad, and a spy for the Union Army in the Civil War.

Who was Harriett Tubman? 

300

I was the President to Succeed Lincoln.

Who was Andrew Johnson?

300

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I led the Northern Cheyenne and the United Lakota tribes to defeat and kill General Custer in what became known as Custer's Last stand. A statue of me is being erected at Mount Rushmore

Who is Sitting Bull?

300

When something is the "Real Deal" people use my name. I invented the oil lubrication system for the steam engine as well as ironing board and lawn sprinkler system. I owned many patents for my inventions.

Who is Elijah McCoy? The REAL McCoy!

300

I created political cartoons exposing the corruption and voting irregularities of Tammany Hall and Boss Tweed.

Who was Thomas Nast?

400

I wrote a book called "Uncle Tom's Cabin" that is credited for gaining support for the abolitionist movement. 

Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?

400

I can be found on the $50. I led the Union Troops and became the 18th President of the U.S.

Who is Ulysses S. Grant?

400

I fought at and survived the Battle of Gettysburg but  was later defeated by Sitting Bull at the Battle of Little Bighorn. 

Who is General George Armstrong Custer?

400

There is a street in downtown Miami named after me. I brought the first railroads to Florida and connected it to the rest of the US all the way to the Keys! 

Who is Henry Flagler?  Flagler Street! 

400

I ran for President on the Socialist ticket from jail and got over 3 million votes after I represented the Railroad workers in the Pullman strike.

Who was Eugene Debs? 

500

I was an abolitionist that attempted to steal arms from Harpers Ferry and arm a slave revolt.

Who was John Brown?

500

I led the Confederate Troops and surrendered at the Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia in April of 1865

Who is Robert E. Lee?

500

I led 148 Mormons across the Great Plains in covered wagons to establish part of the Mexican territory later known as Utah as a home for my polygamist religion. I had approximately 57 wives and 59 children. They named a University after me.

Who is Brigham Young? 

500

My birthname was Sarah Breedlove but I later changed it when I started my own hair care products for African American women and creating a business model that supported these women in starting their own businesses.  This made me the first African American millionaire in America. 

Who was Madame C.J.Walker?

500

I separated cigar makers and craftsman from the knights of Labor to form the AFL (American Federation of Labor) one of the longest lasting labor unions in America.

Who was Samuel Gompers?

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