U.S. Historical Figures

Vocabulary identifying key historical American figures mentioned in the lecture notes.

Ben Franklin

Founding Father, inventor, and diplomat.

Thomas Paine

Revolutionary author who wrote the pamphlet 'Common Sense'.

George Washington

Commander of the Continental Army and United States President.

John Adams

Key Founding Father and United States President.

Thomas Jeff

Principal author of the Declaration of Independence and United States President.

James Madison

Author often called the 'Father of the Constitution' and United States President.

Hamilton

Founding Father and the Secretary of the Treasury.

Henry Clay

American statesman and orator known as the 'Great Compromiser'.

Abe Lincoln

United States President who led the country during the Civil War.

Jane Addams

Social reformer and founder of the Hull House settlement.

Woodrow Wilson

United States President who served during World War I.

Lyndon B. Johnson

United States President known for the Great Society programs and Civil Rights legislation.

Martin Luther King Jr

Prominent leader and activist in the Civil Rights Movement.

Ronald Reagan

United States President who served during the final years of the Cold War.

FDR

United States President who served during the Great Depression and World War II.