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Important People
8 TH GRADE HISTORY
Founder of the colony of Connecticut and helped to
adopt the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
Wanted all men to vote regardless of property or
religious qualifications.
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Founder of the colony of Connecticut and helped to
adopt the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
Wanted all men to vote regardless of property or
religious qualifications.
Thomas Hooker
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Englishman who was expelled from Oxford at age 17 and caused
much embarrassment for his family.
Known as “America’s First Great Champion for Liberty and Peace.”
Long before he came to the colonies, he was a leading defender of
religious toleration in England as he was imprisoned six times for
speaking out courageously.
He finally received permission
to set up a colony for Quakers
to worship freely because
the King owed his father
some money.
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Englishman who was expelled from Oxford at age 17 and caused
much embarrassment for his family.
Known as “America’s First Great Champion for Liberty and Peace.”
Long before he came to the colonies, he was a leading defender of
religious toleration in England as he was imprisoned six times for
speaking out courageously.
He finally received permission
to set up a colony for Quakers
to worship freely because
the King owed his father
some money.
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William Penn
She asked her husband to
“remember the ladies”
when writing the laws of
our new country!
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She asked her husband to
“remember the ladies”
when writing the laws of
our new country!
Abigail Adams
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•Served on Declaration Committee
•President during the XYZ Affair
•President when Alien and Sedition Laws
were passed
•2nd President on U.S.
•Was not re-elected
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•Served on Declaration Committee
•President during the XYZ Affair
•President when Alien and Sedition Laws
were passed
•2nd President on U.S.
•Was not re-elected
John Adams
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• Most Rebellious of Patriot leaders
• Member of Sons of Liberty
• Organized the Committees of
Correspondence
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• Most Rebellious of Patriot leaders
• Member of Sons of Liberty
• Organized the Committees of
Correspondence
Sam Adams
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Member of Virginia House of Burgesses who said,
“Give Me Liberty or Give me Death.”
After Constitution was written, he wrote many
Anti-Federalist’s papers.
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Member of Virginia House of Burgesses who said,
“Give Me Liberty or Give me Death.”
After Constitution was written, he wrote many
Anti-Federalist’s papers.
Patrick Henry
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• Instead of spying on the
Americans, this guy was actually
spying on the British during the
Revolutionary War
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• Instead of spying on the
Americans, this guy was actually
spying on the British during the
Revolutionary War
James Armistead
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• African-American who was
killed at the Boston Massacre
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• African-American who was
killed at the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
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• This man went with Paul
Revere to warn that the
British were coming!
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• This man went with Paul
Revere to warn that the
British were coming!
Wentworth
Cheswell
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• Woman who wrote plays
criticizing British officials
during Pre-Revo Period.
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• Woman who wrote plays
criticizing British officials
during Pre-Revo Period.
Mercy Otis Warren
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• Commander in Chief of the
Continental Army
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• 1 President of the U.S.
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• Commander in Chief of the
Continental Army
st
• 1 President of the U.S.
George Washington
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• Author of Declaration of
Independence
• President during the
Louisiana Purchase
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• Author of Declaration of
Independence
• President during the
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
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English philosopher who believed that all
people have natural rights, including
life, liberty and property.
English philosopher who believed that
government is based on a social contract
between the people and the ruler.
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English philosopher who believed that all
people have natural rights, including life,
liberty and property. In 1690, he wrote Two
Treatises of Civil Government.
English philosopher who believed that
government is based on a social contract
between the people and the ruler.
John Locke
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Frenchman who wrote the book called, On the
Spirit of Laws in 1748.
He believed that a government elected by the
people was the best form of government, and its
success depends on the right balance of power.
He called the idea of dividing government power
into 3 branches the “separation of powers.”
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Frenchman who wrote the book called, On the
Spirit of Laws in 1748.
He believed that a government elected by the
people was the best form of government, and its
success depends on the right balance of power.
He called the idea of dividing government power
into 3 branches the “separation of powers.”
Baron Charles
de Montesquieu
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Philosopher who wrote the book called,
Commentaries on the Laws of England(1765-1769).
This book was long regarded as the leading work
on the development of English Law and it played a
huge role in the development of the American legal
system.
He wrote the book in 4 volumes:
-on the rights of persons
-the rights of things
-of private wrongs
-of public wrongs.
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Philosopher who wrote the book called,
Commentaries on the Laws of England(1765-1769).
This book was long regarded as the leading work
on the development of English Law and it played a
huge role in the development of the American legal
system. He wrote the book in 4 volumes:
-on the rights of persons
-the rights of things
-of private wrongs
-of public wrongs.
Sir William Blackstone
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• Author of “Common Sense”
• Convinced common ordinary
citizens to join Patriot cause
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• Author of “Common Sense”
• Convinced common ordinary
citizens to join Patriot cause
Thomas Paine
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• Spanish military leader who
helped the Americans during
the Revo War
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• Spanish military leader who
helped the Americans during
the Revo War
Bernardo de Galvez
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• French officer who came to
help Americans fight the
British!
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• French officer who came to
help Americans fight the
British!
Marquis de
Lafayette
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• Served on Declaration
Committee
• Man most responsible
for French help
during Revo War
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• Served on Declaration
Committee
• Man most responsible
for French help
during Revo War
Benjamin Franklin
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• American Naval Commander
who said, “I have not yet
begun to fight.”
• Father of
American Navy
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• American Naval Commander
who said, “I have not yet
begun to fight.”
• Father of
American Navy
John Paul Jones
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• Polish-born Jewish immigrant
who was known as the
“Financier of the Revolution”
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• Polish-born Jewish immigrant
who was known as the
“Financier of the Revolution”
Haym
$olomon
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• King of England who the
Americans rebelled
against during
Revo War
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• King of England who the
Americans rebelled
against during
Revo War
King George III
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• Secretary of Treasury under
Washington
• His financial plan
adopts Capitalism
and addresses
war dept
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Secretary of Treasury under
Washington
His financial plan
adopts Capitalism
and addresses
war debt
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Alexander Hamilton
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Delegate to Constitutional Convention
who refused to sign Constitution!
Became outspoken leader
of the Anti-Federalists
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Delegate to Constitutional Convention
who refused to sign Constitution!
Became outspoken leader
of the Anti-Federalists
George Mason
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• “Father of the Constitution” who
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became our 4 President
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Wrote many of The Federalist Papers
• President during War of 1812
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• “Father of the Constitution” who
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became our 4 President
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Wrote many of The Federalist Papers
• President during War of 1812
James Madison
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President of the U.S.
• “Era of Good Feelings”
• Known for Monroe Doctrine
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President of the U.S.
• “Era of Good Feelings”
• Known for Monroe Doctrine
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James Monroe
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• Served as Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court for 34 years.
• Elevated power of Judicial Branch
• Famous cases include:
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
Marbury v. Madison
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• Served as Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court for 34 years.
• Elevated power of Judicial Branch
• Famous cases include:
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
Marbury v. Madison
John Marshall
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• Won the “Corrupt Bargain election
• Served in the House of
Representatives after being
President
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• Won the “Corrupt Bargain election
• Served in the House of
Representatives after being
President
John Quincy Adams
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-Victim of the “Corrupt Bargain” Election
-Began the “spoils system”
-Signed the Indian Removal Act
-Ignored Worchester v. Georgia ruling
-Led to Trail of Tears
-Killed National Bank
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-Victim of the “Corrupt Bargain” Election
-Began the “spoils system”
-Signed the Indian Removal Act
-Ignored Worchester v. Georgia ruling
-Led to Trail of Tears
-Killed National Bank
Andrew Jackson
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Took part in the “Corrupt Bargain”
Election by giving his votes to JQ Adams in
exchange for Cabinet position
Known as The Great Compromiser for the
Missouri Compromise and the
Compromise of 1850
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Took part in the “Corrupt Bargain”
Election by giving his votes to JQ Adams in
exchange for Cabinet position
Known as The Great Compromiser for the
Missouri Compromise and the
Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay
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Leader from South Carolina
who led the fight for
“Nullification” of the
high protective tariff
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Leader from South Carolina
who led the fight for
“Nullification” of the
high protective tariff
John C. Calhoun
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Lawyer who argued McCulloch and
Gibbons before Supreme Court
Famous Senator from Massachusetts
who believed in Federal Law over
State Law
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Lawyer who argued McCulloch and
Gibbons before Supreme Court
Famous Senator from Massachusetts
who believed in Federal Law over
State Law
Daniel Webster
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• Woman who organized the Seneca
Falls Convention and wrote the
Seneca Falls Declaration of
Sentiments
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• Woman who organized the Seneca
Falls Convention and wrote the
Seneca Falls Declaration of
Sentiments
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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• Woman from New York involved in
both the Temperance Movement
and the Women’s Rights
Movement.
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• Woman from New York involved in
both the Temperance Movement
and the Women’s Rights
Movement.
Susan B. Anthony
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• Transcendentalist author who
practiced civil disobedience
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• Transcendentalist author who
practiced civil disobedience
Henry David Thoreau
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French-American Artist well
known for his pictures of birds
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French-American Artist well
known for his pictures of birds
John James Audubon
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• Escaped slave who published
newspaper called
The North Star.
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• Escaped slave who published
newspaper called
The North Star.
Frederick Douglass
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White abolitionist who
published newspaper called
The Liberator.
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White abolitionist who
published newspaper called
The Liberator.
William Lloyd Garrison
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Confederate commander famous for
opposing an army like a “stonewall”
Fought at 1st Manassas, Antietam &
killed after Chancellorsville.
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Confederate commander famous for
opposing an army like a “stonewall”
Fought at 1st Manassas, Antietam &
killed after Chancellorsville.
Thomas Stonewall Jackson
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• Commander of Confederate
Army during Civil War
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• Commander of Confederate
Army during Civil War
General Robert E. Lee
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• Commander of the Union Army
during Civil War
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• Commander of the Union Army
during Civil War
General Ulysses S. Grant
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• President of the Confederacy
during the CW
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• President of the Confederacy
during the CW
Jefferson Davis
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• President of the U.S. during
Civil War
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• President of the U.S. during
Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
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• Hispanic Navy Seaman who
was awarded the Medal of
Honor during the Civil War
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• Hispanic Navy Seaman who
was awarded the Medal of
Honor during the Civil War
Philip Bazaar
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• Member of the
Massachusetts Regiment
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• 1 African-American to receive
the Medal of Honor
during CW
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• Member of the
Massachusetts Regiment
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• 1 African-American to receive
the Medal of Honor
during CW
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William Carney
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The first African
American United States
Senator …filling the seat
left vacant by Jefferson
Davis in 1861 when
Mississippi seceded from
the Union.
Between 1863 and 1865, he served as a chaplain in the
Union Army and helped recruit and organize black Union
Army work battalions in Maryland and Missouri.
Hiram Rhoades Revels
The first African
American United States
Senator …filling the seat
left vacant by Jefferson
Davis in 1861 when
Mississippi seceded from
the Union.
Between 1863 and 1865, he served as a chaplain in the
Union Army and helped recruit and organize black Union
Army work battalions in Maryland and Missouri.