1. Who Am I?
USI Review
Virginia SOL’s
6th Grade Review
SOL’S 1.2 – 1.9
Portsmouth Public Schools

2.  I was a European Explorer
 I explored for Spain
 I claimed the Southwest United States
Who Am I?

3. I Am…
 Francisco Coronado
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/northamerica/after1500/history/pictures/coronado.jpg

4.  I fought during the Revolutionary War
 I fought for the British Army
 I surrendered to George Washington at
Yorktown
Who Am I?

5. I Am…
 Lord Cornwallis
http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=79303&rendTypeId=4

6.  I championed the cause of independence
during the American Revolutionary War
 After the war, I would become the second
president of the United States
 A two-party system emerged during my
presidency
Who Am I?

7. I Am…
 John Adams
http://www.earlyamerica.com/portraits/images/johnadams.jpg

8.  I was a general during the Civil War
 I led the Union Army
 Robert E. Lee surrendered to me at the
Appomattox Court House
Who Am I?

9. I Am…
 Ulysses S. Grant
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/union-generals/ulysses-s-grant/ulysses-grant.jpg

10.  I was one of the first five presidents
 I wrote an important doctrine
 I warned European nations not to
interfere in the Western Hemisphere
 I was president number 5
Who Am I?

11. I Am…
 James Monroe
http://www.visitingdc.com/images/james-monroe-picture.jpg

12.  I was a European Explorer
 I explored for France
 I claimed the Mississippi River Valley
Who Am I?

13. I Am…
 Robert La Salle
http://www.mariner.org/exploration/mm_images/LP634_RobertLaSalle_large.jpg

14.  I led the Continental Army during the American
Revolutionary War
 I would go on to become one of the early
presidents of the United States
 While I was president, the Bill of Rights was
added to the Constitution
 The federal court system was also established
during my administration
 Plans were initiated for the development of a
national capital while I was president
 Political parties grew out of disagreements
between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas
Jefferson over the proper role of national
government during my administration
Who Am I?

15. I Am…
 George
Washington
http://www.elcivics.com/george_washington_drawing.jpg

16.  I supported independence during the
American Revolutionary War
 I was a writer
 I wrote poems and plays supporting
independence from England
 I was a former slave
Who Am I?

17. I Am…
 Phyllis Wheatley
/
http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/notable/wheatleyp

18.  I was a general during the Civil War
 I fought for the Confederacy
 I was from Virginia
 I earned my nickname because my men
said I stood like a “stonewall” when
bullets were fired close to me in battle
Who Am I?

19. I Am…
 Thomas
“Stonewall”
Jackson
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/Confederate_Generals/General_Stonewall_Jackson.jpg

20.  I was an abolitionist leader
 I was an escaped slave
 I was the most famous conductor of the
Underground Railroad
Who Am I?

21. I Am…
 Harriet Tubman
http://z.about.com/d/womenshistory/1/0/j/7/tubman2_large.jpg

22.  I was an inventor
 My invention connected Southern farms
and plantations to Northern industries
 My invention provided faster river
transportation
 I invented the steamboat
Who Am I?

23. I Am…
 Robert Fulton
http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/diglib/dickinson/fulton1.jpg

24.  I was an outspoken member of the House
of Burgesses
 I inspired colonial patriotism with my
speeches
 I declared “Give me liberty or give me
death!”
Who Am I?

25. I Am…
 Patrick Henry
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Patrick_henry.JPG/496px-Patrick_henry.JPG

26.  I was the major author of an important
document
 My document outlined the grievances of
the colonists against the King of England
 I would go on to become the third
president of the United States
 During my presidency, I would purchase
the Louisiana territory from France
Who Am I?

27. I Am…
 Thomas Jefferson
http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/beacon/fall06images/22-jefferson-bible/jefferson.jpg

28.  I was an inventor
 My invention increased cotton production
 My invention also increased the need for
slave labor
Who Am I?

29. I Am…
 Eli Whitney
http://industrialrevolutionresearch.com/images/eli_whitney.jpg

30.  I was involved in the American
Revolutionary War
 I opposed the colonies gaining their
independence
 I was the King of England
Who Am I?

31. I Am…
 King George III
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/BRGPOD/26538~Portrait-
of-King-George-III-1738-1820-after-1760-Posters.jpg

32.  I was a European Explorer
 I explored for France
 I established the French settlement of
Quebec
Who Am I?

33. I Am…
 Samuel de
Champlain
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/atlas/Images/Glossary/Samuel_de_Champlain.jpeg

34.  I was a leader during the Civil War
 I supported secession
 I was the President of the Confederate
States of America
Who Am I?

35. I Am…
 Jefferson Davis
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/atlas/Images/Glossary/Samuel_de_Champlain.jpeg

36.  I was an abolitionist leader
 I printed a newspaper
 I was one of the first white abolitionists
Who Am I?

37. I Am…
 William Lloyd
Garrison
http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=24772&rendTypeId=4

38.  I was a Patriot during the American
Revolutionary War
 I gave colonists advanced warning of
British arrival
 I am often quoted as saying “The British
are coming!” on my nighttime ride
Who Am I?

39. I Am…
 Paul Revere
https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/
books-and-monographs/intelligence/photo-14.gif

40.  We set off on a two year trek to explore
land recently acquired by the United
States
 We explored the territory that doubled the
size of the United States
 Thomas Jefferson sent us on our mission
Who Are We?

41. We Are…
 Meriwether Lewis
and William Clark
http://students.umf.maine.edu/~suttiele/Computer%20Class/Lewis%20and
%20Clark%20Unit%20Webpage/image%203.jpg

42.  I was a sailor and then a naval captain
during the Civil War
 I fought for the Union
 I was highly honored for my feats of
bravery and heroism
 I became a Congressman after the Civil
War
Who Am I?

43. I Am…
 Robert Smalls
http://www.old-picture.com/defining-moments/pictures/One-Mans-Choice.jpg

44.  I was an abolitionist leader
 I was an escaped slave
 I was a great public speaker
 I printed a newspaper called The North
Star
Who Am I?

45. I Am…
 Frederick Douglass
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/aa/douglass/aa_douglass_subj_e.jpg

46.  I was the author of the Bill of Rights
 I was president during the War of 1812,
when Europe gained respect for the
United States
 I was president number four
Who Am I?

47. I Am…
 James Madison
http://www.constitution.org/img/james_madison_edwin.jpg

48.  I was involved in the Civil War
 I was a nurse
 I created the American Red Cross
Who Am I?

49. I Am…
 Clara Barton
http://www.historyplace.com/specials/calendar/docs-pix/clara-barton.jpg

50.  We are known for an invention
 One of us was a slave
 Our invention increased the productivity
of the American farmer
 Our invention was the reaper
Who Are We?

51. We Are…
 Cyrus McCormick
and Jo Anderson
(no picture found)
http://www.vahistorical.org/sva2003/mccormick01b.jpg

52.  We believed women were deprived of
their basic rights
 We worked to earn women the right to
vote
 We were important leaders of the
Suffrage Movement
Who Are We?

53. We Are…
 Isabel Sojourner
Truth, Susan B.
Anthony, and
Elizabeth Cady http://www.knowledgerush.com/wiki_image/2/20/Sojourner_Truth.jpg
Stanton
http://z.about.com/d/womenshistory/1/7/x/L/2/stanton_eminent.jpg
http://www.elcivics.com/susan-b-anthony.jpg

54.  I was a European Explorer
 I explored eastern Canada
 I explored for England
Who Am I?

55. I Am…
 John Cabot
http://www.mariner.org/exploration/mm_images/E178C7_p335JohnCabot_large.jpg

56.  I was an astronomer
 I was also a surveyor
 I helped complete the design for
Washington, D.C.
Who Am I?

57. I Am…
 Benjamin Banneker
http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/photo/2007-02/27895368.jpg

58.  I was Portuguese explorer
 I sailed around the Cape of Good Hope at
the southern end of Africa into the Indian
Ocean in 1498
Who Am I?

59. I Am…
 Bartolomeu Dias
http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/00169/00169a35.jpg

60.  I was a general during the Civil War
 I led the Army of Northern Virginia
 I turned down Abraham Lincoln’s offer to
command the Union Army because I did
not want to fight against Virginia
 I opposed secession, but did not believe
the Union should be held together by
force
 After the war was over, I urged
Southerners to accept defeat
Who Am I?

61. I Am…
 Robert E. Lee
http://www.usa-civil-war.com/Lee/lee_1863.jpg

62.  I was as prominent member of the
Continental Congress
 I helped frame the Declaration of
Independence
Who Am I?

63. I Am…
 Benjamin Franklin
http://www.elcivics.com/images/benjamin-franklin.jpg

64.  I was a Portuguese explorer
 Ten years after Bartolomeu Dias sailed
into the Indian Ocean, I reached India
Who Am I?

65. I Am…
 Vasco da Gama
http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/upload/img_400/BHC2702.JPG

66.  I opposed the spread of slavery
 I issued the Emancipation Proclamation
 I was determined to preserve the Union-
even if I had to use force
 I believed the United States was one
nation, not a collection of independent
states
 I wrote the Gettysburg Address
 I was the 16th president of the United
States
Who Am I?

67. I Am…
 Abraham Lincoln
http://www.alcwrt.org/images/lincoln_abraham_photograph.jpg