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Recent
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Author of Common Sense, he
urged colonists to support
independence from Great Britain.
Thomas Paine
He urged Americans to “steer clear
of permanent alliances” in his
Farewell Address.
George Washington
A loose constructionist, this
Secretary of the Treasury
believed that America needed a
National Bank to stabilize the
economy.
Alexander Hamilton
This statesman used Locke’s idea
of the right to revolt in the
Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
This chief justice of the Supreme
Court presided over rulings that
increased the power of the federal
government.
John Marshall
President of the Union that called
for volunteers without
Congressional approval.
Abraham Lincoln
Brought the Indian Removal Act
to fruition.
Andrew Jackson
Approved the purchase of the
Louisiana Territory.
Thomas Jefferson
Set precedents such as a cabinet
and “so help me, god.”
George Washington
Proposed the Missouri
Compromise and the
Compromise of 1850.
Henry Clay
A Progressive and a conservationist
who “walked softly and carried a big
stick.”
Teddy Roosevelt
Negotiator of the Treaty of
Versailles, he was heartbroken when
the Senate rejected it and its League
of Nations.
Woodrow Wilson
Believed in rugged individualism
and the trickle down theory
Herbert Hoover
His New Deal programs were shot
down by the Supreme Court – he
then proposed to “pack the court.”
FDR
Made the decision to use the atomic
bomb against Japan in order to save
American lives.
Harry S Truman
Arrested for attempting to vote in
Rochester (she was NOT at Seneca
Falls).
Susan B. Anthony
Two women who helped to pen the
Declaration of Sentiments at Seneca
Falls and called for women’s
suffrage.
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady
Stanton
In writing the Feminine Mystique,
she described women’s discontent in
the post WWII era.
Betty Friedan
Advocate of birth control so that
women could gain control of their
reproduction and have true rights
Margaret Sanger
A president’s wife, she was an
author of the Declaration of Human
Rights and an advocate for civil
liberties.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspired American to go to the moon
and join the Peace Corps.
JFK
Believed in supply side economics
and promoted the end of
communism
Ronald Reagan
He opened relations with China and
was brought down by the Watergate
scandal.
Richard Nixon
Along with Andrew Johnson, he one
of two presidents that were
impeached and acquitted.
Bill Clinton
His Great Society programs were
reduced due to the cost of the
Vietnam War.
LBJ