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Abigail Adams: wife of John Adams, mother to John Quincy
Adams. Advised her husband on a number of political issues.
Her letters to John Adams became a source of information about
the American Revolution and early American history
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First president of the US.
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Alexander Hamilton: author of some of The Federalist Papers,
Founder of the Federalist Party, & Secretary of Treasury under
GW
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Anne Hutchison: removed from Massachusetts for saying God
Baron Charles de Montesquieu: French nobleman famous for
his ideas on government and law. He wrote The Spirit of the
Laws proposing 3 separate branches of government so no one
person or groups of people in government would have too much
power. He inspired James Madison to defend the separation of
powers and checks and balances principles in the Federalist
Papers.
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Baron von Stuben: German who helped train the Patriots at
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Bernardo de Galvez: Spaniard who sided with the Americans
during the Revolutionary War. Provided weapons, gunpowder,
clothing, and other supplies to help the colonial army.
Galveston, Texas is named in his honor.
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Daniel Webster: Senator from New York. Known for his strong
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Eli Whitney: inventor of the cotton gin and interchangeable
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James Monroe: 5th President of the US issued the Monroe
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James Oglethorpe: founded Georgia as a place for debtors.
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Jefferson davis: President of the Confederate States of America
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John Adams: Member of the Continental Congress, was on the
Doctrine which became important to US foreign policy.
committee to write the Declaration of Independence, served as
GW's Vice President, 2nd President of US served during the XYZ
affair, passed Alien and Sedition Acts, nominated John Marshall
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Francis Scott key: author the Star Spangled Banner
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Frederick Douglass: Leading African American abolitionist.
He was a former slave who became a famous speaker and writer.
He published a newspaper called "The North Star"
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General Cornwallis: British general, surrendered to GW at the
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George Mason: outspoken Anti-Federalist from Virginia.
Battle of Yorktown
John Locke: English philosopher who believed in the
protection of individual rights including life, liberty and property.
He believed that if government does not protect the people's
rights, then they have a right to revolt. His work inspired and
influenced Thomas Jefferson.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton: leader of women's rights movement.
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john James Audubon: member of the Hudson River School
known as a naturalist specializing in painting the birds of
America
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She and Lucretia Mott organized the Seneca Falls Convention.
She authored the Declaration of Sentiments.
John C. Calhoun: Vice President under Andrew Jackson from
S. Carolina. He was a strong supporter of state's rights. His
beliefs led to the Nullification Crisis in 1828.
desire to preserve the Union.
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james Madison: "Father of the Constitution," helped write the
Federalist Papers, and 4th president of the US. The War of 1812
is often referred to as "Mr. Madison's War"
Crispus Attucks: former slave killed during the Boston
Massacre
James Arimstead: African American who served in the
Revolutionary War for GW, enlisted as a patriotic spy pretending
to be a runaway salve to gain British war secrets
Cerokee Indians: Indian tribe who hoped that adopting white
culture would prevent conflicts. Cherokees refused to move west
when gold was discovered on their land, but were forced to move
even after the Supreme Court ruled in Worcester vs. Georgia that
they could keep their land resulting in the Trail of Tears.
Hudson River School artists: a group of artists that primarily
painted landscapes that showed the history and beauty of
America. their name came from the subject of many of their
paintings - the Hudson River Valley
Benjamin Franklin: Proposed the Albany Plan of Union which
would have united the colonies under one government. he helped
secure French aid during the American Revolution.
Hiram Rhodes Revels: Methodist minister who served as a
chaplain in the Union army, became the first African American
elected the US Senate
Valley Forge
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Henry David Thoreau: Transcendentalist who protested the
Mexican-American War by not paying his taxes. He explained
his reasoning in Civil Disobedience.
spoke directly to her
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Henry Clay: "Great Compromiser" - He authorized the Missouri
Compromise before the Civil War
Andrew Jackson: 7th President of the US; started the present
day Democratic Party. Portrayed as a "common man". his Indian
Removal Act led to the Trail of Tears.
Haym Salomon: Jewish immigrant who played an important
financial role during the American Revolution. He was a patriot
and member of the Sons of Liberty. Arrested as a spy by the
British and hanged.
Abraham Lincoln: President of the United States during the
Civil War. He was later assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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George Washington: commander of the Continental Army.
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John Marshall: 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, he
helped establish the idea of judicial review that made the
Supreme Court far more powerful.
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John Paul Jones: American naval hero who famously said, "I
have not yet begun to fight"
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John Quincy Adams: 6th President of the US, helped
negotiate the Adams-Onis Treaty. Won the election of 1824
known as the "corrupt bargain" when Henry Clay convinced the
House to elect JQA an din return Clay would become Secretary of
State.
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Thomas Paine: wrote Common Sense and The Crisis
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Ulysses S. Grant: Commander of the Union troops
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Wentworth Cheswell: Grandson to the first African American
land owner, founding father, very active in public life, influential
town leader, judge, and soldier in the American Revolution
John Rolfe: made Jamestown prosperous by growing tobacco.
married Pocahontas which helped relations between the settlers
and the Native Americans
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John Smith: saved Jamestown by implementing the "work or
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King George III: British monarch during the American
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had a great influence on the Founding Fathers of the US. He
taught that man is granted fundamental rights by God. He is
famous for writing Classic Commentaries on the Laws of
England.
starve rule"
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Revolution
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Lewis & Clark: explorers of the Louisiana Territory
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Lord Baltimore: founded Maryland as a safe haven for
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Marquis de Lafayette: Frenchmen who believed in the Patriot
Catholics
cause. He aided the Patriots with money and supplies. he became
a close friend and adviser to GW.
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Mercy Otis Warrn: She was a patriot who wrote plays, poems
and essays supporting the idea of independence.
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Patrick Henry: Patriot from Virginia' famously said, "Give me
liberty or give me Death!" He became an outspoken AntiFederalist because the Constitution lacked a Bill of Rights
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Phillip Bazaar: a Chilean immigrant and resident of
Massachusetts, member of the US Navy during the Civil War,
awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery
during the Civil War in 1865.
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Robert E. Lee: Commander of the Confederate troops
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Robert Fulton: invented a new type of steamboat that could
move against the current or wind (Clemont).
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Roger Williams: Started Rhode Island after he was removed
from Massachusetts. He believed in the separation of church and
state.
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Sacagawea: Native American who helped Lewis and Clark
while they explored the Louisiana Territory
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Samuel Adams: founded the Sons of Liberty and Committee of
Correspondence. He was the mastermind behind the Boston Tea
Party.
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Susan B. Anthony: a reformer that worked in the abolitionist
and temperance movement and dedicated her life to women's
suffrage movement. She and Elizabeth Cady Stanton established
the National American Women Suffrage Association
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Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson: famous Confederate General
known for his courageous ability to face an opposing army like a
"stonewall".
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Thomas Hooker: founded Connecticut, aided in the adoption of
the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, favored voting rights for
all men regardless of religious or property qualifications
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Thomas Jefferson: primary author of the Declaration of
Independence, founder of the Democratic-Republican Party,
Secretary of State under Washington, VP under John Adams,
and 3rd President of the US.
William Blackstone: British attorney and philosopher that
William Carney: former slave who enlisted in the all African
American 54th Massachusetts regiment during the Civil War. He
is the 1st African American to receive the Congressional Medal of
Honor
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William Penn: Quaker who founded Pennsylvania as a refuge
for Quakers. Pennsylvania had a democratic form of government