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John Smith

Found Jamestown.

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John Rolfe

Husband of Pocahontas, first settler in Virginia colony to grow tobacco for export.

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John Winthrop

Puritan founder of Massachusetts.

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Anne Hutchinson

Puritan spiritual advisor and religious reformer.

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William Penn

Quaker founder of Pennsylvania.

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King George III

Lost the American colonies.

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Thomas Paine

Wrote Common Sense and Crisis papers, helped influence the American Revolution.

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Thomas Jefferson

3rd President of the United States, author of the Declaration of Independence, led Louisiana Purchase.

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George Washington

1st President and military commander of the Continental Army, established presidential precedents.

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Alexander Hamilton

Wrote 51 Federalist Papers.

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John Marshall

Laid foundations for Supreme Court's role as ultimate interpreter of the Constitution.

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Patrick Henry

Leading advocate for Virginia's independence, known for his impassioned speeches.

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John Jay

Wrote 5 Federalist Papers, first chief justice of the Supreme Court, negotiated the Jay Treaty.

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Daniel Webster

Supported the tariff of 1828 and advocated renewal against Jackson's financial policies.

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James Madison

Wrote 29 Federalist Papers, known as the Father of the Constitution and 4th President.

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John Quincy Adams

6th President, negotiated the Treaty of Ghent, strongly opposed slavery.

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Andrew Jackson

7th President known for his populism, expansion of democracy, and the Indian Removal Act.

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John C. Calhoun

Defended states' rights, nullification, and slavery; a leading voice in sectional conflict.

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Henry Clay

Prominent politician who championed the American System and brokered political compromises.

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Lewis and Clark

Led an expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory from 1804-1806.

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James Monroe

Issued the Monroe Doctrine, declared the US would not tolerate further colonization.

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James Polk

11th President who expanded US territory through the annexation of Texas and the Mexican-American War.

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John O'Sullivan

Coined the term 'Manifest Destiny' to promote the annexation of Texas.

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Stephen Douglas

Championed popular sovereignty and passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

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Abraham Lincoln

16th President who led the Union to victory and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Thaddeus Stevens

Prominent leader of Radical Republicans during Reconstruction advocating for civil rights.

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Charles Sumner

Abolitionist Senator known for his fierce anti-slavery rhetoric and got caned in the Senate.

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Wyatt Earp

A gunslinger and lawman known for his role in a pivotal shootout in Western history.

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Sitting Bull

Native American leader who opposed US expansion at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

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Daniel Boone

Frontiersman and legendary folk hero known for creating the Wilderness Road.

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Buffalo Bill Cody

Famous scout who symbolized the wild west myths and killed nearly 4300 bison.

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William Jennings Bryan

American lawyer and politician, dominant force in the Democratic Party.

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John Brown

Led the raid on Harper’s Ferry in an attempt to create an armed slave rebellion.