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John Quincy Adams
Negotiated treaties in the late 18th century, eventually became president. Responsible for Adams-Onis Treaty
Napoleon Bonaparte
French military officer, sold Louisiana territory to Jefferson
John C. Calhoun
John Quincy Adams’s vice president, opposed him politically and did not want federal power to expand
William Clark
Corps of Discover, explored Louisiana territory with Lewis and Sacagawea
Henry Clay
Responsible for American System, where North benefits from internal improvements and South benefits from tariffs
Thomas Cole
Led Hudson River School art movement
Frederick Douglass
Slave who escaped and became free, spread antislavery message
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Founder of transcendentalism, where one does not need religion, they just need to look at nature and themselves
Charles Grandison Finney
Minister that was a part of Second Great Awakening
Margaret Fuller
Editor of a journal for transcendentalist thought
William Lloyd Garrison
Launched an abolitionist newspaper, the Liberator
Sarah and Angelina Grimké
Signed up for AASS, publicly spoke against slavery
William Henry Harrison
Tricked Indians into signing a treaty that would sell all of their land to America
Sam Houston
General that led rebels in Texas against the Mexican government
Washington Irving
Wrote folktales and essays poking fun at Americans
Andrew Jackson
War of 1812 general and eventual president, for the common man
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic Republican, president, responsible for Louisiana purchase
Meriwether Lewis
Corps of Discovery along with Clark and Sacagawea
Toussaint L’Overture
President of Haiti, responsible for Haitian revolution
William Marbury
“midnight appointment” by Adams, sued Madison when he would not allow him his judgeship
John Marshall
Chief Justice of the United States from 1801-35
William Miller
Formed a separate denomination that tried to predict the Second Coming of Christ
James Monroe
Established Monroe Doctrine, president
Samuel F. B. Morse
invented telegraph, heavily against immigrants
James K. Polk
slaveholder president, declaration of war against Mexico sparked anti-slavery discussion
Sacagawea
Corps of Discovery, guided Lewis and Clark on their expeditions
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Mexican president, faced Tejano rebels
Winfield Scott
General that worked on Trail of Tears, forcing Indians into new territories
Samuel Slater
brought advanced loom from England to America, responsible for American System of Manufacturing, specialized works and factory assembly
Joseph Smith
founder of Mormanism, received tablets from God that governed the laws of the land
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Fought for equal rights and voting rights for women
Zachary Taylor
Whig president and slave owner
Tecumseh
warrior, encouraged Indians to resist Americans encroaching on their territory and resist aspects of American life
Tenskwatawa
prophet, encouraged Indians to resist Americans encroaching on their territory and resist aspects of American life
Henry David Thoreau
Transcendentalist, believed people could resist immoral government policies
Nat Turner
started a slave rebellion in Virginia
John Tyler
Harrison’s running mate, Whig party
Martin Van Buren
Democratic Republican president, fought to remove property qualifications on voting
David Walker
Anti-slavery writer, warned about the dangers of keeping people enslaved leading to rebellion
Mercy Otis Warren
Wrote books romanticizing American history (revolution)
Mason Weems
Wrote books romanticizing American history (Washington)
Eli Whitney
invented the cotton gin and revolutionized American System of Manufacturing
Jemima Wilnkinson
spoke during Second Great Awakening as a “Spirit of Light”
Brigham Young
Mormon, replaced Joseph Smith
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