Meet the People

1.     What was surprising about Ulysses S. Grant's decision to attend the U. S. Military Academy?

2.     What office did Henry Clay run for unsuccessfully?

3.     Describe some of the jobs that Clara Barton held?

4.     What jobs did Harriet Tubman hold during her life after escaping from slavery?

5.     Which person died before the Civil War began?

6.     How were Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant similar?

7.     Which person had the longest life? The shortest life?

8.     Why do we not know the exact date of Joseph Cinque's death?

9.     Which people were alive during the twentieth century? (The twentieth century includes the years 1901-2000.)

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