UIL Social Studies 2024-2025

Adams, Abigail

Wife of John Adams and early advocate for women's rights, famously urging her husband to "remember the ladies."

Adams, Charles Francis

Diplomat and son of John Quincy Adams who helped prevent British support for the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Adams, John

Second U.S. President; a leading figure in the American Revolution and early American government.

Adams, John Quincy

Sixth U.S. President; known for the Monroe Doctrine and opposition to slavery.

Ames, Fisher

Federalist orator and politician known for his support of a strong central government.

Austin, Benjamin

Political writer who supported Republican ideals and opposed Federalist policies.

Bache, Benjamin Franklin

Grandson of Benjamin Franklin; editor of the Aurora, known for criticizing the Federalist Party.

Bailey, Gamaliel

Abolitionist journalist and editor of The National Era, which published Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Banneker, Benjamin

African American mathematician and surveyor; helped design Washington, D.C., and published almanacs advocating for racial equality.

Barbour, Phillip

Supreme Court justice and supporter of states' rights and limited federal power.

Barry, William T.

U.S. Postmaster General under Andrew Jackson who expanded the postal system.

Bayard, James

Delaware senator; helped broker the peaceful transfer of power during the Election of 1800.

Beecher, Lyman

Prominent minister and leader of the temperance movement and social reforms.

Bell, John

U.S. politician who opposed secession but supported the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Benton, Thomas Hart

U.S. senator and advocate for westward expansion and Jacksonian Democracy.

Berrien, John M.

Attorney General under Andrew Jackson; supported states' rights.

Biddle, Nicholas

President of the Second Bank of the United States; clashed with Andrew Jackson over federal banking policy.

Birney, James G.

Politician and abolitionist; ran for president as a candidate of the Liberty Party.

Blair, Francis Preston

Journalist and political advisor; influential in the Democratic Party.

Bonaparte, Napoleon

French military leader and emperor; his wars influenced American foreign policy.

Burr, Aaron

U.S. Vice President; killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel and was involved in a treason conspiracy.

Calhoun, John C.

U.S. Vice President and senator; advocate for states’ rights, nullification, and slavery.

Carroll, William

Governor of Tennessee; known for his role in organizing the state militia during the War of 1812.

Cass, Lewis

Senator and diplomat; proposed the doctrine of popular sovereignty regarding slavery.

Chase, Samuel

Supreme Court justice; impeached but acquitted, reinforcing judicial independence.

Clay, Henry

Senator and Speaker of the House; architect of the American System and the Missouri Compromise.

Clinton, DeWitt

Governor of New York; led the construction of the Erie Canal.

Clinton, George

Fourth U.S. Vice President and governor of New York; opposed Hamilton's financial policies.

Crawford, William

Treasury Secretary and presidential candidate; part of the "corrupt bargain" controversy.

Douglas, Stephen

Senator; advocated for popular sovereignty in the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Douglass, Frederick

Former enslaved person turned abolitionist; wrote influential works advocating for equality.

Duane, William

Editor of the Aurora; opposed Federalist policies and supported Jeffersonian ideals.

Earle, Thomas

Politician and journalist; advocated for abolition and social reforms.

Eaton, John

Secretary of War under Andrew Jackson; his wife's social scandal led to the Petticoat Affair.

Eaton, Margaret O'Neale Timberlake

Wife of John Eaton; her controversial social status caused the Petticoat Affair.

Evans, George Henry

Labor leader and reformer; supported land reform and working-class rights.

Fenno, John

Federalist publisher of the Gazette of the United States, a pro-Federalist paper.

Floyd, John

Governor of Virginia; supported states' rights and defended slavery.

Freneau, Philip

Poet and journalist; supported Jeffersonian ideals through his writings.

Gallatin, Albert

Secretary of the Treasury; reduced national debt and supported the Louisiana Purchase.

Garrison, William Lloyd

Abolitionist and publisher of The Liberator; advocated for immediate emancipation.

Genêt, Edmond-Charles

French diplomat whose attempts to recruit American support during the French Revolution caused a political crisis.

Gerry, Elbridge

Signer of the Declaration of Independence; known for "gerrymandering" electoral districts.

Girard, Stephen

Wealthy banker who supported the U.S. government financially during the War of 1812.

Green, Duff

Editor and political advisor; supported Jacksonian democracy.

Grimké, Angelina

Abolitionist and women's rights advocate; wrote and spoke against slavery.

Hamilton, Alexander

First Secretary of the Treasury; designed the financial system and advocated for a strong central government.

Ingersoll, Jared

Politician and diplomat; served as U.S. Attorney General and ran as a Federalist vice-presidential candidate.

Jackson, Andrew

Seventh U.S. President; known for his populist policies, the Indian Removal Act, and the Bank War.

Jay, John

First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; negotiated the Jay Treaty with Britain.

Jefferson, Thomas

Third U.S. President; author of the Declaration of Independence and proponent of agrarian democracy.

Johnson, Richard Mentor

U.S. Vice President under Martin Van Buren; credited with killing Tecumseh at the Battle of the Thames.

Kendall, Amos

Journalist and political advisor; a member of Jackson's "Kitchen Cabinet."

Kent, James

Legal scholar and judge; authored Commentaries on American Law.

King, Rufus

Federalist politician and diplomat; ran as a Federalist presidential candidate in 1816.

Lewis, William Berkeley

Political advisor to Andrew Jackson; part of the "Kitchen Cabinet."

Macon, Nathaniel

Politician and advocate for limited government and states’ rights.

Madison, Dolley

Wife of James Madison; known for her social influence and saving national treasures during the War of 1812.

Madison, James

Fourth U.S. President; "Father of the Constitution" and leader during the War of 1812.

Marcy, William

Politician and diplomat; known for coining the phrase "to the victor belong the spoils."

Marshall, John

Fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; strengthened the power of the federal government through landmark decisions.

McDuffie, George

Politician from South Carolina; advocate of states’ rights and nullification.

McLane, Louis

Secretary of State and Treasury; supported Jackson’s financial policies.

Minkins, Shadrach

Fugitive slave who was rescued from custody in Boston, challenging the Fugitive Slave Act.

Monroe, James

Fifth U.S. President; issued the Monroe Doctrine opposing European intervention in the Americas.

Moore, Ely

Labor leader and politician; first labor representative in Congress.

Morgan, William

Anti-Mason whose disappearance sparked the anti-Masonic movement.

Mott, Lucretia

Quaker abolitionist and women's rights activist; helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention.

Pickering, Timothy

Federalist politician and Secretary of State; opposed the Louisiana Purchase.

Pinckney, Charles (cousin to Charles Cotesworth)

Politician and signer of the U.S. Constitution.

Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth

Federalist presidential candidate and diplomat in the XYZ Affair.

Pinckney, Thomas

Diplomat who negotiated Pinckney’s Treaty with Spain, securing navigation rights on the Mississippi River.

Polk, James K.

Eleventh U.S. President; oversaw the Mexican-American War and the annexation of Texas.

Polk, Sarah

First Lady; known for influencing her husband’s political decisions and managing his image.

Randolph, John

Congressman from Virginia; known for his wit and opposition to nationalism.

Shields, James

U.S. Senator; only person to represent three different states in the Senate.

Simpson, Stephen

Political writer and critic of the Second Bank of the United States.

Skidmore, Thomas

Political activist; advocated for land redistribution and labor rights.

Smith, Margaret Bayard

Political writer who documented Washington social life in the early 19th century.

Smith, William

Politician and diplomat; served in Congress and held foreign policy roles.

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

Leading women’s rights advocate; organized the Seneca Falls Convention.

Story, Joseph

Supreme Court justice; supported strong federal authority and authored Commentaries on the Constitution.

Tallmadge, James

Congressman; proposed an amendment to restrict slavery in Missouri.

Taney, Roger B.

Fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; delivered the Dred Scott decision.

Tappan, Lewis

Abolitionist and supporter of the Amistad captives’ legal defense.

Taylor, John (of Caroline)

Political writer and advocate of agrarianism and states’ rights.

Taylor, John W.

Congressman; supported the Missouri Compromise and anti-slavery measures.

Tocqueville, Alexis de

French political thinker; wrote Democracy in America analyzing U.S. political and social life.

Turner, Nat

Enslaved preacher; led a slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831.

Tyler, John

Tenth U.S. President; supported states' rights and annexed Texas.

Van Buren, Martin

Eighth U.S. President; architect of the Democratic Party and Jacksonian Democracy.

Van Rensselaer, Stephen

Politician and landowner; founded Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Vesey, Denmark

Former enslaved person; planned a large slave rebellion in Charleston, South Carolina.

Walker, David

Abolitionist; wrote Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World urging enslaved people to resist.

Washington, George

First U.S. President; set the precedent for peaceful transfers of power and neutrality in foreign policy.

Webster, Daniel

Senator and statesman; defended the Union and opposed nullification.

Weed, Thurlow

Political boss and newspaper editor; influential in the Whig Party.

White, Hugh Lawson

Senator and presidential candidate; supporter of states’ rights.

Wirt, William

Attorney General and anti-Masonic Party presidential candidate.

Woodbury, Levi

Supreme Court justice and Treasury Secretary; supported Jackson’s financial policies.