'J' American History Figures Quiz

'J' American History Figures

Can you pick the correct American history figures whose last names start with J?

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Won a decisive victory in the War of 1812 at the Battle of New Orleans; president from 1829 to 1837.

Civil rights activist and Baptist minister; ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988.

Confederate general during the battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg; died as a result of injuries sustained in the Battle of Chancellorsville.

Outlaw, bank robber, and train robber who gained notoriety in the Wild West in the 1860s and 1870s; killed by Robert Ford in 1882.

First Chief Justice of the United States; governor of New York from 1795 to 1801.

Principal author of the Declaration of Independence; president from 1801 to 1809.

First African-American woman in space; former professor at Dartmouth College.

Member, with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson, of 'The Highwaymen'; Country Music Hall of Fame inductee in 2001.

Governor of Louisiana from 2008 to 2016; first Indian American governor in the United States.

Businessman and co-founder of Apple; pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s.

Became president upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln; first president to be impeached.

Became president upon the assassination of John F. Kennedy; known for his 'Great Society' legislation.

Star of the 1927 film 'The Jazz Singer'; known as 'The World's Greatest Entertainer'.

Most successful amateur golfer of all time; co-founded the Masters Tournament.

Founder and leader of the Peoples Temple cult; responsible for a mass murder-suicide in Guyana in 1978.

Labor and community organizer dubbed 'The Most Dangerous Woman in America'; co-founded the Industrial Workers of the World in 1905.

Known for her eclectic and charismatic stage presence, she was one of the biggest female rock stars of her era.

Composer and pianist known for 'Maple Leaf Rag'; posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1976.

Six-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls; widely considered to be the greatest basketball player of all time.

Ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the Heptathlon and Long Jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze medals over the course of four different Olympic Games.

'J' American History Figures

Can you pick the correct American history figures whose last names start with J?

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