Who Am I
Founding of America
to Civil War
I wrote Common Sense urging
Americans to break free from
Britain
• Thomas Paine
• George Washington
• Ben Franklin
Thomas Paine
I wrote Common Sense urging
Americans to break free from
Britain
I negotiated an alliance with
France and a peace treaty with
Britain
• Alexander Hamilton
• Thomas Jefferson
• Ben Franklin
Ben Franklin
I negotiated an alliance
with France and a peace
treaty with Britain
I was chairman of the
Constitutional Convention and
our nation’s first president
• Aaron Burr
• George Washington
• Edmond Randolph
George Washington
I was chairman of the
Constitutional Convention and
our nation’s first president
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
James Madison
I was known as the Father of the
Constitution because I created its
basis known as the Virginia Plan
We favored a strong central
government to lead our new
nation
• Federalists
• Anti-Federalists
• Democrats
Federalists
We favored a strong central
government to lead our new
nation
We opposed ratification
(approval) of the Constitution
especially since it did not
originally contain a bill of rights
• Federalists
• Anti-Federalists
• Democrats
Anti-Federalists
We opposed ratification
(approval) of the Constitution
especially since it did not
originally contain a bill of rights
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
Jefferson and Hamilton
We were constantly debating
each other over the role of the
new government and the future of
our country
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
John Marshall
Under my watch as Chief Justice,
the Supreme Court asserted its
power of Judicial Review in the
case Marbury v. Madison
I created a “doctrine” that
claimed the US would protect the
western hemisphere from outside
influences
• Andrew Jackson
• Daniel Webster
• James Monroe
James Monroe
I created a “doctrine” that
claimed the US would protect the
western hemisphere from outside
influences
My invention of the cotton gin
reinforced the need for more
slaves
• James Watt
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney
My invention of the cotton gin
reinforced the need for more
slaves
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
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
I was the first president “of the
people”. I gave loyal citizens jobs
through the spoil system
• Martin Van Buren
• Andrew Jackson
• William Harrison
Andrew Jackson
I was the first president “of the
people”. I gave loyal citizens jobs
through the spoil system
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
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