Historical Villains
He caused many tears with his Indian Extermination Act.
Andrew Jackson
This is the state where the first permanant English settlement was established in the New World.
Virginia
This was another name for the American theater of the Seven Years War.
The French and Indian War
This person did NOT chop down a cherry tree, though stories are often told about how he did as a child.
George Washington
Was the first man killed during the Boston Massacre. His death was used as a rallying cry years later during the Civil War.
Crispus Attucks
This Spanish villain is known for leading a massacre against many indigenous Americans during early European Exploration.
Hernan Cortez
This New England state was not a name of one of the original 13 colonies
Maine
The "shot heard round the world" was fired in this battle, which is wildely considered to be the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
This person did NOT actually shout, "The British are coming!" as this would have drawn the attention of the enemy. Instead, he shouted, "The Regulars are coming out!"
Paul Revere
Served as a secretary before he was able to chart the land west of the Mississippi River.
Meriwether Lewis
Refused to give colonists a voice in Parliament
King George III
This state was the nothernmost state in the Southern colonial region.
Maryland
This war ended with the Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo.
The Mexican-American War
This person did NOT include women when he stated, "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal."
Thomas Jefferson
This abolitionish escaped slavery and served as a conductor on the Underground Railroad for 13 rescue missions.
Harriet Tubman
A Continental Army officer who became the most famous traitor in American history by plotting to surrender the fort at West Point to the British in 1780.
Benedict Arnold
The state where the pilgrims landed and established a puritanical community.
Massachusetts
This was the first war the United States fought since gaining their independence from Britain.
The War of 1812
This Native American hero did NOT give up land and sided with the British in the Battle of 1812.
Tecumseh
Served as a secretary before he was able to chart the land west of the Mississippi River.
Meriwether Lewis
Promoted "nullification" and was a strong supporter of slavery in the early 1800's.
John C. Calhoun
Virginia
These wars were fought in Europe following the French Revolution and established French dominance over Europe.
The Napoleonic Wars
This President did not stop talking during his inauguration and ended up falling ill and dying shortly after taking office.
William Henry Harrison
This woman was a vocal dissenter of Puritan gender roles in the 1600's. She was banished from her colony after holding religious meetings for women.
Anne Hutchinson