Heroes (male) and heroines (female) are people who have great skill and strength and are admired for their achievements. They may risk or give their lives for others.

Leaders are people who guide and inspire others. White Cloud was the leader of the Iowas, a native American tribe.

Skill is the ability to do something well. White Cloud was skilled at hand-to-hand combat. His face paint tells us so.

Strength is the state of being physically, mentally, or spiritually strong. The hero Daniel showed great spiritual strength when he was trapped in a lions’ den overnight and did not give up his faith.

The traits that make up a person are called his or her character. The sailors who risked danger to save Brook Watson from being eaten by a shark in the harbor at Havana, Cuba, had brave characters.

Courage means strength to face danger or take on challenges. The Massachusetts Fifty-fourth Regiment was a courageous group of African-American soldiers who fought to end slavery in the Civil War.

The American Civil War was a war between two sections of the country, the North and the South. The war took place between 1861 and 1865.

In reliefs, figures and objects stand out from a flat surface. Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-fourth Regiment is an example of relief sculpture. The images you see on the fronts and backs of coins are also reliefs.

A scepter is a staff carried by royalty as a symbol of power. Queen Zenobia holds a scepter while she lectures her soldiers before they go into battle.

A portrait shows a person or group of people. George Catlin painted the portrait of White Cloud.