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US History
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Believed in natural rights and people have the power to govern themselves. | John Locke |
| Wrote "common Sense" and encouraged Americans to revolt against Britain. | Thomas Paine |
| Supported the free coinage of silver. | Willam Jennings Bryan |
| Wrote "How the Other Half Lives", which was about the urban living conditions of the urban poor. He was a muckraker. | Jacob Riis |
| Fought trusts, aided Progressive reforms, built the Panama canal, increased US influence overseas. | Teddy Roosevelt |
| A famous African American poet. | Langston Hughes |
| President who gave fireside chats to encourage Americans. Developed the Reform Systems. | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Senator who went after communists in America. | Joseph McCarthy |
| African American Civil rights leader who used Civil Disobedience to fight inequalities. | Martin Luther King Jr. |
| Refused to give up her seat on a bus- led to Montgomery Bus Boycott. | Rosa Parks |