Final Exam Study Guide: 101 Objects

Harriet Tubman's Shawl

came from Queen Victoria

Frederick Douglass

The Smithsonian has an ambrotype photograph of

Morse-Vail Telegraph

Revolutionized communication

Samuel Morse

invented the telegraph

John Bull

connected New York and Philadelphia

Isaac Singer and his Sewing Machine

directly contributed to the mass production of clothes

The Corps of Discovery

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark used a compass to lead this group to the Pacific Ocean

Lewis and Clark's Compass

Is the only scientific instrument known to have survived the journey to the Pacific Ocean

Thomas Jefferson's Portable Desk

The Jefferson Bible

cut out passages from four different versions of the Bible and pasted them on two pages that later became a book

Gilbert Stuart's Landsdowne Portrait

This important portrait was almost lost to the Smithsonian when its long time British owner decided to sell it for $20 million in 2000

Francis Scott Key

This Baltimore attorney, and amateur poet, spent a night trying to see what flag flew above Fort McHenry

The Star Spangled Banner (flag)

It was made by women, It cost almost $58 million to restore, It was made by women, It is missing large sections

Samuel Colt and his Revolver

his factories were able to produce large numbers of guns at low prices because he utilized a system of interchangeable parts

John Deere and his plow

plow was made of steel

Conestoga Wagon

carried people and goods along the Great Wagon Road, originally an Iroquois path, from Philadelphia to Savannah, Georgia

Cotton Gin

Separated cotton seeds from fibers

Nauvoo Stone

features an image of the sun

Emancipation Proclamation Pamphlet

owned by the Smithsonian

Christian Fleetwood and his Medal of Honor

He picked up the American flag from a wounded flag bearer and led his man into heavy enemy fire

Abraham Lincoln's Hat

wore it to Ford's Theater on the display in the Smithsonian

Alexander Gardner's Cracked Photograph

Abraham Lincoln depicted as exhausted by the war

John Bull

ran on steam

Jefferson

believed in the morality of Jesus' teaching

Gilbert Stuart

This American artist created the most widely known portraits of George Washington - including the image that appears on the one dollar bill

John Deere and his plow

called "the plow that broke the plains

Eli Whitney

spent 13 years (1794-1807)

Trying to obtain a patent

actions and attitudes at the Smithsonian when Christian Fleetwood's daughter donated his medal

Fleetwood's daughter fight hard for her father's medal to be included in the Smithsonian's treasures, Not everyone wanted to except the medal, The medal was originally displayed without any reference to Fleetwood's race