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Known for his farewell address warning against political parties.
George Washington
Saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves.
Abraham Lincoln
"New Deal" to the American public in order to relieve the US of the Great Depression.
Franklin D Roosevelt
General during the War of 1812. As president he opposed the Bank of America, objected to the right of individual states to nullify disagreeable federal laws, and increased the presidential powers.
Andrew Jackson
Most prominent abolitionist of the 1850s-1860s. Convinced Lincoln to allow black troops to join the Union army. Famously wrote an autobiography of their life born into slavery and later freedom
Frederick Douglass
Treaty of Versailles, sought 14 points post-war plan, League of Nations (but failed to win U.S. ratification)
Woodrow Wilson
Shot and Killed Alexander Hamilton after losing the Presidential Election.
Aaron Burr
Wrote the words "All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
Thomas Jefferson
Took over presidency after the assassination of William McKinley. Pushed for limits on large companies AKA "trusts". Also pushed for more imperialist foreign policy
Theodore Roosevelt
Sought to create "The Great Society". Increased US involvement in the Vietnam War.
Lyndon B Johnson
President associated with Manifest Destiny. Served one term. Vastly increased US territory after the Mexican American War
American President who started the doctrine of "containment" during the Cold War. Pushed for New Deal extensions domestically and also integrated the US armed forces
Harry Truman
Early suffragist who was a leader at the important 1848 Seneca Falls Convention which set off the women's suffrage movement
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
He entered politics and played a major part in the American Revolution. Negotiated French support for the colonists.
Benjamin Franklin
Known as the "father of the Constitution", would lead America through the War of 1812.
James Madison
Dwight D Eisenhower
Advocated for the creation of a national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt.
Alexander Hamilton
Published the pamphlet "Common Sense" in 1776, convinced many Americans that it was time to declare independence from Britain.
Thomas Paine
Defended the Red Coats responsible for the Boston Massacre. Went on to serve as president
John Adams
Became one of the richest men in the world as the founder of the Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
Exposed the corrupt business practices of John D Rockefeller in their muckraking book "The History of Standard Oil Company"
Ida Tarbell
“The Gospel of Wealth,” an article that argued that the wealthy have a responsibility to contribute to the greater good of society.
Andrew Carnegie
Union Army general most well known for his "March to the Sea" which utilized total warfare to destroy military and civilian targets from Atlanta to Savannah in Georgia
William T Sherman
Promoted the "American System" which was pro National bank, in favor of tariffs to promote industrial growth, used funds from tariffs to improve infrastructure. Known as "The Great Compromiser", was instrumental in deals like the Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay
President in the beginning of Great Depression, passed the Smoot-Hawley tariff which sent the country further into economic crisis
Herbert Hoover