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Group: Mike and George


Introduction:-Introduce great man theory, definition and where it originated
-brief description of which American history figures are perceived as heroes and credited for historic movements
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Body Paragraphs: Examples- each example is a person who is well known when he should not be or credited for such a large task that no man should be credited for. Our examples: Thomas Jefferson, Paul Revere, Betsey Ross, Martin Luther King, John Adams, more. There should be a video, audio or visual for each person and paragraph.

Each Body paragraph goes through this type of structure

Introduction- Which person we are focusing on
- What the person is known for, why people know him
-explain what they did and what they are given credit for
- Place in American history
- What time period, background information, Other people that influenced this person and reputation and recognition they have. .
-Do they have a positive or negative aspect in history
-what is more important, the event they are known for or what they did
-what did happen in history compared to what credit is given.
Conclusion- why are there differences between what the public knows about historical figures compared to what they actually did.