history assignment?

Question

i have to do a five minute report on a figure in american history who had some important part in it's making. they have to be before 1865, and not a president. please help!!! it's due friday as a midterm. thanks!!!

Answer 1

General Patrick Cleburne

Someone who admired by friend and foe and who many a man wished he could be. Trust me it will be easy and once the teacher see you have used your initiative you'll get a good grade. If you need help write me.

God Bless You and Our Southern People.

Answer 2

Alexander Hamilton. His 250th birthday was just this week. He was a war hero during the revolutionary war, and sr. aide to Washinton. He was instrumental in the adoption of our constitution and wrote most of the articles that made up the Federalist Papers. He was a banker, lawyer and industrialist. He established our federal banking system and helped create a vigourous economy after the Revolutionary War through the use of taxes on domestic products and tariffs on imports. Google his name and you will get a lot more. He is the only statesman who is represented on our currency who was never a president.

Answer 3

Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton

Answer 4

I suggest John C. Calhoun. Although he was never a president, he was a vice president until he resigned in protest. He was involved with North Carolina Nullification of the federal tariff acts (that almost led to civil war), and wrote 1828 Exposition.

Answer 5

Google Alexander Hamilton, who is the father of our banking system and played a huge part in the formation of our government and consitution. Wikipedia has plenty on him for you to do a five minute report.

Answer 6

Stephen Douglass

Answer 7

adolf hitler because he was an important yet evil man in world history. also, what he had done had changed the world and the whole world was involved in his scheme. explain all the things he done, his opinions, his riots, and talk a little bit about the holocaust. it would be interesting and a fascinating topic. i know when i read my students' paper about WW2, i always give a good grade with all the new things i learn each time. theres a lot of adolf hitler and the times of the holocaust + WW2. im a history teacher teaching juniors.

Answer 8

How about Alexander Hamilton? He basically set up the financial system of the US, was nearly president, and participated in the most important debates of his time.

Answer 9

Lewis and Clark? Davey Crockett? Not sure about Daniel Boone.

Answer 10

Paul Rever: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rever
"In 1775, Revere was sent by the Massachusetts Provincial Congress to Philadelphia to study the working of the only powder mill in the colonies."

Thomas Pain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Paine
"Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799; Hanover County, Virginia) was a prominent figure in the American Revolution, known and remembered primarily for his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech. Along with Samuel Adams and Thomas Paine, he was one of the most influential (and radical) advocates of the American Revolution and republicanism, especially in his denunciations of corruption in government officials and his defense of historic rights."

Samuel Adams: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Adams
"Samuel Adams (September 27, 1722 – October 2, 1803) was the chief Massachusetts leader of the Patriot cause leading to the American Revolution. Organizer of protests including the Boston Tea Party, he was most influential as a writer and theorist who articulated the principles of republicanism that shaped the American political culture."

Dolly Madison: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolley_Madison
Wife of President James Madison who was in office during the War of 1812 against Britian.
"Dorothea "Dolley" Payne Todd Madison (May 20, 1768 – July 12, 1849) was the wife of President James Madison, who served from 1809 until 1817. She also occasionally acted as what is now described as First Lady of the United States during the administration of Thomas Jefferson, fulfilling the ceremonial functions more usually associated with the President's wife, since Jefferson was a widower. Her nickname has been widely misspelled as "Dolly"."

Arron Burr: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Burr
"Aaron Burr, Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician and adventurer. He was a formative member of the Democratic-Republican Party in New York and a strong supporter of Governor George Clinton. He is remembered not so much for his tenure as the third Vice President, under Thomas Jefferson, as for his duel with Alexander Hamilton, resulting in Hamilton's death. He is also known for his trial and acquittal on charges of treason."

Patrick Henry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Henry
"Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799; Hanover County, Virginia) was a prominent figure in the American Revolution, known and remembered primarily for his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech. Along with Samuel Adams and Thomas Paine, he was one of the most influential (and radical) advocates of the American Revolution and republicanism, especially in his denunciations of corruption in government officials and his defense of historic rights."