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Who am I???. Who am I?. I helped my troops get through a long Winter in Valley Forge. I was the leader of the rebel army during the American Revolution I eventually became the first president of the United States. George Washington. Who am I?.
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Who am I? • I helped my troops get through a long Winter in Valley Forge. • I was the leader of the rebel army during the American Revolution • I eventually became the first president of the United States.
Who am I? • I am a woman that was a teacher and a journalist • I am a muckraker • I am most famous for my writings targeting the Standard Oil Company
Who am I? • I was a strong advocate for labor unions. • I was the founder of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
Who am I? • I was president of the United States during WWI. • I drafted the 14 points, a proposal for peace after WWI • I pushed for the United States to join the League of Nations but was denied
Who am I? • I lived in Chicago • I was the first American Woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. • I was famous for starting Hull House, a place where the middle class and rich lived in poorer areas and helped the less fortunate.
Who am I? • I was a leading musician during the Harlem Renaissance • I played the trumpet • My nickname was Satchmo
Who am I? • I became president after FDR died in office. • I desegregated the military • I was the president that made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan to end WWII.
Who am I? • I became president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated • I was less harsh on the South during Reconstruction than the Radical Republicans • I was impeached in office, and was one vote short of being kicked out!
Who am I? • I was a prominent Civil Rights leader • I organized a march on Washington before MLK, but did not have to carry it out because FDR prevented discrimination in the defense industry
Who am I? • During my presidency Iranians took American hostages and did not release them until I was out of office. • The most positive aspect of my presidency was the Camp David Accords, a peace agreement between Israel and Egypt. • I am the only president from Georgia.
Who am I? • I was the president who famously said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” • I constructed a Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine stating that the United States would intervene in any conflict where Europeans came over to Latin America
Who am I? • I started the first rebellion in American history because the governor sided with the Native Americans over the poor farmers.
Who am I? • I was the leader of the British army during the American Revolution • I eventually had to surrender at Yorktown
Who am I? • I was a prominent South Carolina senator and vice president • I promoted states rights and was the leader behind the Nullification crisis
Who am I? • I was a prominent socialist in the US • I was put into jail for speaking out against WWI • My name sort of looks like a court case
