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-Commander of the continental forces in the south-known as the "fighting quaker"- one os the finest american generals- 2nd only to washington- played cat and mouse games with the British army
-Author of Common Sense-Author of "the american crisis"- "these are the times that try men's souls"-Father of the american revolution
-Virginian Slave- First slave to serve as a spy and volunteered to spy on the British for the AmericansProvided Lafayette with info on Cornwallis's movements toward Yorktown
-Businessman, inventor, journalist, statesman, and scientist- Convinced the french to join the war effort- helped to negotiate the Treaty of Paris 1783
Allowed Indians a form of self-government. Provided direct ownership of their land, credit, a constitution, and a charter in which they could manage their own affairs.
Abolished Child labor, limited work hours to 44 hours a week for most workers, and set first federal minimum wage at 25 cents an hour.
A federation of labor union for all unskilled workers. It provided a national labor union for unskilled workers, unlike the AFL, which limited itself to skilled workers.
Head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs who introduced the Indian New Deal and pushed congress to pass Indian Reorganization Act.
Amendment which ended the Prohibition of alcohol in the US, repealing the 18th amendment.
Forged by the Democrats who dominated American politics from the 1930's to the 1960's. its basic elements were the urban working class, ethnic groups, Catholics and Jews, the poor, Southerners, African Americans, and intellectuals.
A group of immigrants that lived in early Mexico, worked for cheap, and fed the world during WW1. 400 thousand were deported in the 1920's
New Deal program that built dams and improved existing ones to control flooding and produce cheap electric power, as well as irrigation projects.
Hired young, unemployed people to do restoration projects throughout the country, employed over 3 million people.
An actor, director, producer, writer. Created one of the most renowned radio broadcasts of all time ' The War of The Worlds".
American songwriter and folksinger who flourished in the 1930s, wrote songs about social injustice and hardships of the Great Depression; two of his best-remembered songs are "This Land is Your Land".
Replaced the AAA in which farmers were paid to cut production of soil depleting crops and they were also given rewards for practicing good soil conservation methods.
authorized the government to pay a bonus to WWI veterans who had not been compensated adequately for their wartime service.
An agency established in 1935 to promote nonprofit farm cooperatives that offered loans to farmers to install power lines.
FDR's Wife and New Deal supporter. Supporter of civil rights and opposed the Jim Crow laws. Also worked for birth control and better conditions for working women.
A main federal relief agency for the depression to build roads, bridges, dams, airports, surge treatment plants, hospitals, medical clinics, and schools. They were also put directly on the federal payroll.