BIOGRAPHY MATCHING
FOUNDATIONS OF HISTORY
___Q____1.Charles Carroll
___C____2. John Hancock
___B____3. John Jay
___E____4. John Peter Muhlenberg
___F____5. Benjamin Rush
___D____6. Alexis de Tocqueville
___I____7. Jonathan Trumball, Sr.
___H____8. John Witherspoon
GILDED AGE/EXPANSION/WWI
___G____9. Jane Addams
___J____10. Andrew Carnegie
___A____11. Frances Willard
___K____12. Sanford Dole
___O____13. Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr.
___M____14. Alfred Thayer Mahan
___N____15. General John J. Pershing
___L____16. Theodore Roosevelt
___P____17. Alvin York
PROGRESSIVE ERA/1920s
A. Suffragette and member of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.
B. Representative from New York at Continental Congress; singed Declaration; First
Chief Justice of Supreme Court; negotiated Jay’s Treaty with British
C. Representative from Massachusetts; president of the Continental Congress; first
Sign the Declaration of Independence
D. French political thinker who studied US. Identified 5 major characteristics that
set America apart: liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, populism, laissez-faire
E. Clergyman; soldier during Revolution. Elected to the first U.S. Congress
F. From Pennsylvania; treasurer of U.S. Mint; Founding Father, signed Declaration;
Member of Continental Congress; Father of American Medicine
G. Founded Hull House in Chicago to help poor immigrants; part of social reform
H. Clergyman; New Jersey representative that signed Declaration of Independence;
President of Princeton University
I. Only colonial governor to support the American side in the Revolution
J. Became wealthy in railroad and steel industry. Used Bessemer process; Believed
“Gospel of Wealth” that taught it was duty of wealthy to use money to help all
K. Negotiated annexation of Hawaii. Served as President of Republic of Hawaii after
the queen was overthrown
L. “Rough Rider” during Spanish-American War. Became the first progressive
president. Added a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
M. Historian who wrote the book that stressed the importance of having a navy for a
powerful nation.
N. Led African-American troops in the Spanish-American War: led the American
Expeditionary Forces in WWI
O. Supported American expansion to increase national pride; led the fight against the
Treaty of Versailles and joining the League of Nations.
P. Most decorated American soldier of WWI. Awarded the Medal of Honor
Q. Founding father, signed Declaration of Independence (only Catholics)
___U____18. Susan B. Anthony
___E____19. WEB DuBois
___V____20. Upton Sinclair
___W____21. Ida B. Wells-Barnett
___O____22. William Jennings Bryan
___S____23. Glenn Curtiss
___N____24. Clarence Darrow
___F____25. Henry Ford
___K____26. Marcus Garvey
___A____27. Warren Harding
___J____28. Charles Lindbergh
WORLD WAR II
___I____29. VERNON BAKER
___B____30. OMAR BRADLEY
___D____31. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
___H____32. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
___L____33. GEORGE MARSHALL
___M____34. CHESTER NIMITZ
___T____35. GEORGE PATTON
___C____36. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
___P____37. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
___Q____38. NAVAJO CODE TALKERS
___G____39. THE FLYING TIGERS
___R____40. TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
A. President in the 1920S; wanted a return to “Normalcy”; Tea Pot Dome Scandal
B. Commanded U.S. Army group during D-day (under Eisenhower)
C. First Lady appointed by Truman as delegate to the United Nations. First
chairperson for the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
prosecuted John Scopes in Monkey Trial.
D Commander of Allied Forces at D-day. Later became President. Created the
Interstate Highway system
E. . Civil Rights leader who helped found the NAACP; said that it was time to
agitate for civil rights. First African-American Ph.D. from Harvard
F. Founder of Ford Motors—used the assembly line and invented the Model T
G. Americans who volunteered to serve as pilots to fly supplies to China before the
U.S. entered WWII
H. Commander of the U.S. Army in the Pacific in WWII: oversaw the military
occupation of Japan after the War.
I. WWII soldier awarded the Medal of Honor
J. Hero of the 1920s; First solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean
K. Founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and leader of the Back
to Africa movement
L. Chief of Staff (General) that coordinated the war effort during WWII; served
as Truman’s Secretary of State
M. Commander of the U.S. Navy and Allied land and sea forces in the Pacific in
WWII
N. Famous defense attorney of John Scopes during the trial over teaching evolution
O. Ran as Democratic/Populist candidate in 1896—Gave “Cross of Gold” speech:
.P. President during the Great Depression and World War II, elected 4 times
Q. Native American recruited to encode, transmit, and decode messaged during
WWII. The code was never broken by the Japanese
R. America’s first black military aviators during WWII when the army was still
Segregated
S. “Father of Naval Aviation” and “Founder of the American Aircraft Industry”
T. Tank commander for the Third Armored Division in WWII (Battle of the Bulge)
U. Advocate for women’s suffrage; helped start the movement
V. Wrote The Jungle exposing Meat Packing Industry; led to Pure Food & Drug Act
W. Leader of anti-lynching crusade and women’s suffrage movement
COLD WAR
___Q____41. ROY BENAVIDEZ
___E____42. JOHN F. KENNEDY
___L____43. JOESPH McCARTHY
___N____44. RICHARD NIXON
___M____45. HARRY TRUMAN
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
___B____46. CESAR CHAVEZ
___C____47. ORVAL FAUBUS
___F____48. BETTY FRIEDAN
___D____49. HECTOR P. GARCIA
___I____50. BARRY GOLDWATER
___H____51. DOLORES HUERTA
___G____52. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
___J____53. LESTER MADDOX
___K____54. THURGOOD MARSHALL
___A____55. ROSA PARKS
___P____56. GEORGE WALLACE
___O____57. THE BLACK PANTHERS
A. American civil rights activist whose refusal to give up a seat on a bus
sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott
B. Fought discrimination against migrant workers and Hispanics. Founded the United
Farm Workers Organization Committee Union
C. Governor of Arkansas who supported segregation. Used Arkansas National Guard
to try and prevent the integration of Central High School in Little Rock
D. Mexican American physician who organized the American G.I. Forum.
E. President during early 1960s. Lead during the Cuban Missile Crisis
F. The Feminine Mystic, co-founded the National Organization of Women (NOW)
G. Leader of the Civil Rights Movement. Preached nonviolent/peaceful protest
H. advocate and lobbyist for farmworkers’ rights. Awarded the Medal of Freedom
by President Obama
I. Senator from Arizona. Ran against Johnson in the election of 1964
J. Governor of Georgia; former restaurant owner who sold rather than serve food
to African-Americans. Segragationist
K. First African-American appointed to the Supreme Court
L. Senator who used fear of communism in the 1950 to lead a search for suspected
Communists. Claimed government was full of Soviet spies—accused the army
M. President who used atomic bomb to end WW2; desegregated the military during
the Korean War
N. President in the 1970s. Helped withdraw soldiers from Vietnam, opened
relations with China, resigned because of Watergate scandal
O. Radical group in the 1960s who were more militant that earlier civil rights
leaders. (however, also established breakfast programs and day care)
P. Governor of Alabama who was segregationist. Quoted as saying “…segregation
today, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever.”
Q. Awarded Medal of Honor for saving fellow soldiers in Vietnam War African
1970s AND BEYOND
___F____58. BILL CLINTON
___M____59. HILLARY CLINTON
___I____60. BILL GATES
___J____61. BILLY GRAHAM
___K____62. ROBERT JOHNSON
___L____63. ESTEE LAUDER
___H____64. BARACK OBAMA
___G____65. SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR
___E____66. RONALD REAGAN
___D____67. PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY
___N____68. LIONEL SOSA
___C____69. SONIA SOTOMAYOR
___B____70. SAM WALTON
___A____71. OPRAH WINFREY
A. Producer and host of top rated talk show for two decades. Global media leader
and philanthropist. Gave Obama campaign a boost by endorsing him
B. Small town store owner who founded Walmart and Sam’s Clubs and became
world’s leading retailer
C. First Hispanic to serve on the Supreme Court (nominated by Obama)
D. Campaigned against The Equal Rights Amendment; anti-feminist
E. President in the 1980s; influenced the end of the Cold War; invaded Grenada;
survived assassination attempt
F. Democratic President during the 1990s. Second President to be impeached
G. First woman appointed to the Supreme Court
H. First African-American President of the United States (elected 2008. 2012)
I. Developed small software business that is now used in almost every computer in
the world.
J. Evangelical preacher who has counseled the majority of U.S. Presidents from
Truman to Obama. Crusaded with Martin Luther King (once bailed him out of jail)
K. founder of television network BET; established the first African-American
company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange
L. New Yorker who developed beauty company that pioneered the idea of the free
give away. Used beautiful models to sell her product
M. First lady asked to head Healthcare Reform by her husband. First First-lady to
run for office. Former Secretary of State
N. Founder of the largest Hispanic advertising agency in Texas. Also political
advisor