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Theodore Roosevelt
(1858-1919) |
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Became youngest president after assassination of McKinley.
Known for speak softly but carry a big stick. |
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
(1712-1778) |
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| His writings were included in The Social Contract. A lot of his ideas were supported like, freedom of religion. But his opinions on private property were rejected. |
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Benjamin Rush
(1745-1813) |
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| Studied medicine in Pensylvania. Suggested title for Common Sense. Surgeon General for Continental Army during Revolutionary War. |
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Roger Sherman
(1721-1793) |
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| Published a series of almanacs and studied law. A leader agaisnt British tyranny. Part of the commitees that drafted the constitution and the articles of confederation. |
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Upton Sinclair
(1878-1968) |
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| Author of The Jungle. The book about the meat packing inndustry. |
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Melancton Smith
(1744-1798) |
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| Argued against approving the constitution. Saying it would result in the government being exclusively in the hands of the wealthiest members of society. (LOL) |
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
(1815-1902) |
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| Helped organize first woman's rights convention in the US. |
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
(1811-1896) |
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| Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin and revealed to people the abuse slaves endured. |
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Henry David Thoreau
(1817-1862) |
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| Practiced civil disobedience by not paying taxes because he opposed the war with Mexico. Was jailed and people such as MLK use him as an inspiration. |
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| Student from Des Moines, Iowa. Protested Vietnam War and wore black peace arm bands to school. She was suspended and took her case to the supreme court. |
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Alexis de Tocqueville
(1805-1859) |
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| Wrote Democracy in America which details his observations on society and culture in the US. He predicts that government similar to US would eventually replace the governments in Europe. |
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Harriet Tubman
(1822-1913) |
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| Underground Railroad "conductor". Saved hundreds of slaves. |
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Mercy Otis Warren
(1728-1814) |
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| Sometimes called "Conscience of the American Revolution" for authoring numerous anonymous criticisms of the Constitution. |
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George Washington
(1732-1797) |
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| Commander-in-Cheif of the Continental Army. First president. He's chill. |
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Daniel Webster
(1782-1852) |
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Acclaimed public speaker and uttered the famous words "liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable."
His views are shared by people such as Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun. |
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| Spoke out against lynching and published the first documented statistical report on lynching The Red Record. |
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| Served in Second Continental Congress and signed Declaration of Independence. Credited with the compromise that resulted in the formation of the Electoral College. He was appointed to the supreme court. |
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Woodrow Wilson
(1856-1924) |
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| Elected president in 1912. 17th, 18th, and 19th amendment were ratified while he was in office. Declared war on Germany in 1917. |
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John Witherspoon
(1723-1794) |
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| Signed Declaration and Articles of Confederation. president of Princeton University. |
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| Perfected a machine that could be controlled in flight. |
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John Peter Zenger
(1697-1746) |
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| Printed first political newspaper in the US. Was arrested had his papers burned for having criticisms in them. |
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