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7764418Thomas JeffersonThird president; believed in a strict interpretation of the constitution
7764419Alexander HamiltonSecretary of the Treasury; believed in a loose interpretation of the constitution
7764421Lewis and ClarkExplorers sent by Jefferson to the Louisiana Purchase
7764422James MadisonPresident during the War of 1812
7764423James MonroePresident who acquired Florida and passed the Missouri Compromise and Monroe Doctrine
7764424Eli WhitneyInventor of the cotton gin
7764425Henry ClayWorked on the Missouri Compromise, the American System, and the Compromise of 1850
7764426John CalhounVP under Jackson; strong believer in states' rights
7764427Andrew JacksonPresident whose term was marked by difficulty with Indian removal
7764428William Henry HarrisonGeneral during the War of 1812 and future president of the US
7764429Stephen AustinOne of the leaders of the Texas Revolution and its subsequent annexation
7764430Sam HoustonLed the forces that defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto
7764431John TylerPresident who annexed Texas, among other things
7764432James PolkPresident who believed in Manifest Destiny; acquired the Oregon Territory
7764433Joseph SmithMormon leader
7764434Samuel MorseInventor of the telegraph and Morse code
7764435Cyrus McCormicInventor of the mechanical reaper
7764436William GarrisonAbolitionist and editor of The Liborator
7764437Dorthea DixWorked reforming assylums
7764438Horace MannEducation reformer
7764439Frederick DouglassFreed slave who became and abolitionist
7764440John BrownRadical militant reformer
7764441Dred ScottSlave that unsuccessfully sued for his freedom
7764442Abraham LincolnPresident during the Civil War
7764444Jefferson DavisPresident of the Confederacy
7764445Robert E. LeeConfederate general
7764446Ulysses S. GrantUnion general; future president
7764447Stonewall JacksonSuccessful Confederate general
7764448Clara BartonCivil War battlefield nurse; started the Red Cross
7764449John Wilkes BoothKilled Lincoln
7764450Andrew JohnsonBecame President after Lincoln was killed; wanted the president to control Reconstruction
7764451Rutherford B. HayesPresident that ended Reconstruction with the Compromise of 1877
7764452Andrew CarnegieRobber baron who made his money with steel
7764453J. P. MorganHelped form General Electric
7764454John RockefellerRobber baron who made his money with oil
7764455Alexander Graham BellInvented the telephone
7764456Thomas EdisonInvented the light bulb, among other things
7764457Henry FordCreator the Ford Motor Company and the Model T
7764458Wright BrothersInvented the modern aircraft
7764459William HearstOwned more than 30 different newspaper companies
7764460Susan B. AnthonyWorked for both civil rights and women's suffrage
7764461Jane AddamsFounder of the settlement house movement
7764462John KelloggNutritionist who invented corn flakes
7764463Teddy RooseveltPresident and leader of the Progressive movement
7764464Upton SinclairAuthor of The Jungle
7764465Woodrow WilsonPresident during World War One
7764466Booker T. WashingtonOne of the founders of the Tuskegee Institute
7764467Mathew PerryInstigated foreign relations between America and Japan
7764468William SewardSecretary of State; bought Alaska for America
7764469Joseph PulitzerStarted yellow journalism and founded the journalistic prize named after him
7764470Samuel ClemonsReal name of Mark Twain
7764471Charles LindberghFirst to fly non stop across the Atlantic Ocean
7764472Herbert HooverPresident that worsened the Great Depression
7764473Franklin RooseveltPresident during the Depression and WWII
7764474Dwight EisenhowerLeader of the Allied forces in Europe and future president
7764475Harry TrumanPresident that ended WWII by dropping the atomic bomb
7764476Douglas MacArthurLeader of the American forces in Asia
7797388Stephen DouglasSenator from Illinois, author of the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Freeport Doctrine, argues in favor of popular sovereignty
7802258George WashingtonVirginian, patriot, general, and president. Lived at Mount Vernon. Led the Revolutionary Army in the fight for independence. First President of the United States.
7802259John JayUnited States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)

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