Who Am I

1. Who Am I Founding of America to Civil War

2. I wrote Common Sense urging Americans to break free from Britain • Thomas Paine • George Washington • Ben Franklin

3. Thomas Paine I wrote Common Sense urging Americans to break free from Britain

4. I negotiated an alliance with France and a peace treaty with Britain • Alexander Hamilton • Thomas Jefferson • Ben Franklin

5. Ben Franklin I negotiated an alliance with France and a peace treaty with Britain

6. I was chairman of the Constitutional Convention and our nation’s first president • Aaron Burr • George Washington • Edmond Randolph

7. George Washington I was chairman of the Constitutional Convention and our nation’s first president

8. I was known as the Father of the Constitution because I created its basis known as the Virginia Plan • Henry Lee • James Monroe • James Madison

9. James Madison I was known as the Father of the Constitution because I created its basis known as the Virginia Plan

10. We favored a strong central government to lead our new nation • Federalists • Anti-Federalists • Democrats

11. Federalists We favored a strong central government to lead our new nation

12. We opposed ratification (approval) of the Constitution especially since it did not originally contain a bill of rights • Federalists • Anti-Federalists • Democrats

13. Anti-Federalists We opposed ratification (approval) of the Constitution especially since it did not originally contain a bill of rights

14. We were constantly debating each other over the role of the new government and the future of our country • Jefferson and Hamilton • Adams and Madison • Monroe and Jackson

15. Jefferson and Hamilton We were constantly debating each other over the role of the new government and the future of our country

16. Under my watch as Chief Justice, the Supreme Court asserted its power of Judicial Review in the case Marbury v. Madison • John Marshall • Henry Clay • John C. Calhoun

17. John Marshall Under my watch as Chief Justice, the Supreme Court asserted its power of Judicial Review in the case Marbury v. Madison

18. I created a “doctrine” that claimed the US would protect the western hemisphere from outside influences • Andrew Jackson • Daniel Webster • James Monroe

19. James Monroe I created a “doctrine” that claimed the US would protect the western hemisphere from outside influences

20. My invention of the cotton gin reinforced the need for more slaves • James Watt • Alexander Graham Bell • Eli Whitney

21. Eli Whitney My invention of the cotton gin reinforced the need for more slaves

22. As a native American tribe we were forced to move from our homeland to western territories in an event known as the Trail of Tears • Sioux • Cherokee • Navajo

23. Cherokee As a native American tribe we were forced to move from our homeland to western territories in an event known as the Trail of Tears

24. I was the first president “of the people”. I gave loyal citizens jobs through the spoil system • Martin Van Buren • Andrew Jackson • William Harrison

25. Andrew Jackson I was the first president “of the people”. I gave loyal citizens jobs through the spoil system

26. I was a slave taken to a free territory by my owner. I sued for my freedom but was denied by the Supreme Court • Dred Scott • Nat Turner • Frederick Douglass

27. Dred Scott I was a slave taken to a free territory by my owner. I sued for my freedom but was denied by the Supreme Court