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1. This person was a President of the United States until he was assassinated in one of the theaters in Washington D.C. He was born into poverty and a son of illiterate parents. This president described why he wanted to preserve the democracy by once saying it was, "the last best hope of earth". Which president was this that wanted to preserve the Union?
2. This important person was named after Thomas Jefferson and was born in Kentucky, but grew up in Mississippi. He served in the military after graduating from school. Then he settled down as a planter before going into politics. He was elected president of the Confederacy.
3. This man was a President of the United States and a general of the Union. Ironically, when young he said, "A military life had no charms for me", but he did in fact become a military man. When the Civil War first broke out, the Illinois governor made this man a colonel of the volunteers. Who was this he?
4. This man was an aristocrat by nature and a Confederate general. At one time he believed that slavery was unacceptable, but he later fought for the Confederacy because of his loyalty to Virginia.
5. This man was a Native American. He led his people by the strength of his character and a sense of purpose. He was a warrior, spiritual leader, and medicine man. He was a Sioux leader. Who was he?
6. This person is considered a 'patron saint of lost causes', largely because he let beliefs, not politics, guide his actions. He resigned from the position of Secretary of State (1913-15) when Woodrow Wilson was president because of Wilson's move away from the neutrality regarding the war in Europe.
7. This man was born in Indiana and left home at the age of 14 to work on the railroads. In 1875, he helped organize a local lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, and afterwards attempted to unite the local railroad brotherhoods, which failed. He organized the American Railway Union. He was the socialist who ran for president in 1912. What was his name?
8. This person was a native of Ireland and immigrated to the United States as a child. She became involved in the American labor movement after receiving assistance from the Knights of Labor. Who was she?
9. This person is an important woman in American History. She was the one who first established settlement houses and community centers in slum neighborhoods that provided assistance to people in the area, especially immigrants. She was an anti-war activist, a spokesperson for racial justice, and an advocate of quality-of-life issues.
10. This man was the inventer of the modern camera, which he called the Kodak. He came up with the slogan, "You press the button, we do the rest", because it was a very simple camera to use.
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