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People Flashcards

1
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The Governor of Massachusetts has the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence.

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John Hancock

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1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, negotiate the end of the American War for Independence, one of the authors of the Federalist Papers.

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John Jay

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Scottish immigrant made his fortune in steel making, known for “Gospel of Wealth”.

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Andrew Carnegie

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4
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Made his fortune refining oil; founded Standard Oil.

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John D. Rockefeller

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5
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Wrote, “How The Other Half Lives”.

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Jacob Riis

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6
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Founded the American Federation of Labor in 1881.

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Samuel Gompers

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Inventor known for the telephone.

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Alexander Graham Bell

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Manipulated New York City politics for his own benefit.

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Boss Tweed

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9
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African-American reformer that founded the NAACP.

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W.E.B. DuBois

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Democrat elected President in 1912 as a result of a split in the Republican party(Bull Moose Party).

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Woodrow Wilson

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Succeeded Roosevelt as President, and followed many of his trust-busting policies.

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William H. Taft

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Proposed that African-Americans achieve equality gradually through job training and education.

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Booker T. Washington

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Muckraker that wrote of the abuses in the meat packing industry in “The Jungle”.

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Upton Sinclair

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14
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The progressive president known as the trust buster, identifies companies as good trusts and bad trusts.

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Progressive reform known for establishing the Hull House.

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Jane Addams

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Social reformer that organized a national anti-lynching crusade

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Ida B. Wells

17
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Deomocratic canadidate in the election of 1896 gained support of the populist party for his “Cross of Gold” speech.

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William Jennings Bryan

18
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The first governor of Hawaii, led a group of plantation owners to overthrow the queen.

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Sanford B. Dole

19
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Famous African-American poet known for expressing his heritage and attacking racism.

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Langston Hughes

20
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The pro-business president known for saying “The chief business of America is business”.

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Calvin Coolidge

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