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| Samuel Adams | Political leader in Boston who helped form the Committees of Correspondence and the Sons of Liberty to oppose British Taxes.
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| King George III | King of Great Britian during the American Revolution.
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| Thomas Jefferson | Main author of the Declaration of Independence and the 3rd president of the United States who purchased the Lousiana Territory from France.
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| Thomas Paine | Wrote Common Sense to persuade the colonist to declare their independence from Great Britian.
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| Samuel Adams | Political leader in Boston who helped form the Committees of Correspondence and the Sons of Liberty to oppose British taxes.
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| King George III | King of Great Britain during the American Revolution.
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| Thomas Jefferson | Main author of the Declaration of Independence and the 3rd president of the United States who purchased the Louisiana Territory from France.
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| Thomas Paine | Wrote Common Sense to persuade the colonist to declare their independence from Great Britain.
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| Benjamin Franklin | Helped Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence and participated in the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
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| George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and the 1st President of the United States.
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| James Madison | Considered the Father of the Constitution and the 4th President of the United States. Was one of the authors of the Federalist Papers, which supported ratification of the Constitution.
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| Alexander Hamilton | Strong supporter of the U.S. Constitution and the leader of the Federalist Party believed a strong federal government could strengthen the economy.
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| James Monroe | 5th President of the United States known for the Monroe Doctrine which ordered European countries not to colonize in the western hemisphere.
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| Andrew Jackson | 7th President of the United States moved Native Americans west of the Mississippi River in what became known as the Trail of Tears.
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| Elizabeth Cady Stanton | Leader of women’s rights movement. She helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention.
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| Horace Mann | led the movement to establish free public education.
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| Frederick Douglas | African American who escaped slavery and became a leader in the Abolition Movement.
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| Harriet Beecher Stowe | Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and anti-slavery novel.
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| Patrick Henry | Supported no taxation without representation was a leader in the Independence movement. He stated: “I know now what course other may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”
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| Samuel Adams | Political leader in Boston who helped form the Committees of Correspondence and the Sons of Liberty to oppose British taxes.
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| King George III | King of Great Britain during the American Revolution.
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| Thomas Jefferson | Main author of the Declaration of Independence and the 3rd president of the United States who purchased the Louisiana Territory from France.
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| Thomas Paine | Wrote Common Sense to persuade the colonist to declare their independence from Great Britain.
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| Benjamin Franklin | Helped Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence and participated in the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
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| George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and the 1st President of the United States.
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| James Madison | Considered the Father of the Constitution and the 4th President of the United States. Was one of the authors of the Federalist Papers, which supported ratification of the Constitution.
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| Alexander Hamilton | Strong supporter of the U.S. Constitution and the leader of the Federalist Party believed a strong federal government could strengthen the economy.
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| James Monroe | 5th President of the United States known for the Monroe Doctrine which ordered European countries not to colonize in the western hemisphere.
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| Andrew Jackson | 7th President of the United States moved Native Americans west of the Mississippi River in what became known as the Trail of Tears.
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| Elizabeth Cady Stanton | Leader of women’s rights movement. She helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention.
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| Horace Mann | led the movement to establish free public education.
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| Frederick Douglas | African American who escaped slavery and became a leader in the Abolition Movement.
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| Harriet Beecher Stowe | Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and anti-slavery novel.
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| Patrick Henry | Supported no taxation without representation was a leader in the Independence movement.
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| Patrick Henry | Gave his most famous speed before Virginia House of Burgesses in 1775, he stated: “I know now what course other may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”
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| George Mason | Member of the Constitutional Convention in 1787. He was Anti-Federalist who did not support ratification (approval) of the Constitution because it lacked a Bill of Rights.
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| Abraham Lincoln | Served as president of the United States (Union) during the Civil War.
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| Jefferson Davis | Served as president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
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| Robert E. Lee | Served as commander of the Confederate troops during the Civil War. Surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
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| Ulysses S. Grant | served as commander of the Union troops during the Civil War.
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| Frederick Douglas | African American who escaped slavery and became a leader in the Abolition Movement.
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| Harriet Beecher Stowe | Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and anti-slavery novel.
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| Patrick Henry | Supported no taxation without representation was a leader in the Independence movement.
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| Patrick Henry | Gave his most famous speed before Virginia House of Burgesses in 1775, he stated: “I know now what course other may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”
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| George Mason | Member of the Constitutional Convention in 1787. He was Anti-Federalist who did not support ratification (approval) of the Constitution because it lacked a Bill of Rights.
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| Abraham Lincoln | Served as president of the United States (Union) during the Civil War.
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| Jefferson Davis | Served as president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
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| Robert E. Lee | Served as commander of the Confederate troops during the Civil War. Surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
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| Ulysses S. Grant | served as commander of the Union troops during the Civil War.
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| Harriet Tubman | an escaped slave who became a Conductor on the Underground Railroad and helped over 300 slaves to freedom in the North.
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