Andrew Jackson - I was known as "Old Hickory." I was a symbol of the rise of the common man in American history. I served as President of the United States from 1829 to 1837. I won the Battle of New Orleans in 1815., Samuel Adams - I opposed British taxation of the colonies. I was a member of the Continental Congress from Massachusetts. I organized the Sons of Liberty. I was a leader of the colonial "Indians" at the Boston Tea Party., George Washington - I started the French and Indian War when I was only 21. I was president of the Constitutional Convention in 1787. I commanded the colonial army during the American Revolution. I was the first President of the United States., Thomas Jefferson - I became the head of the Democratic-Republican party in the 1790s. I founded the University of Virginia. I served as the 3rd President of the U.S. I wrote the Declaration of Independence., Frederick Douglass - I was born a slave in Maryland. I escaped from slavery and became a spokesman for the abolition of slavery. After the Civil War, I served as mayor of Washington, D.C. I wrote my autobiography to describe the evils and horrors of slavery., Thomas Paine - I was the leading propagandist of the American Revolution. I was imprisoned in France because of my radical writings. I wrote The Crisis papers to support the American Revolution. I wrote Common Sense in 1776 to gain support for the American Independence., John C. Calhoun - I supported the protective tariff and national improvements after the War of 1812. I served as Vice President of the U.S. from 1825-1832. I served as Senator from South Carolina until my death in 1850. I was a spokesman for states' rights and the nullification of federal laws., Hiram Rhodes Revels - I was born a free parents in North Carolina. I became a preacher and served as a chaplain for the Union Army. I was the first African American to be elected to Congress. I took over the Senate seat previously held by Jefferson Davis., Henry Clay - I lost elections for President of the United States in 1824, 1832, and 1844. I served as Speaker of the House for 13 years and in the Senate for 11 years. I helped pass the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850. I am known as the "Great Compromiser.", Abraham Lincoln - I was born poor but became a successful lawyer in Illinois. I was a founder of the Republican party in the mid-1850s. I was assassinated at Ford's Theater in 1865. I was President of the U.S. during the Civil War., Alexander Hamilton - I served as the first Secretary of the Treasury under President Washington. I served as General Washington's Aide-de-Camp during the American Revolution. I was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr. I helped to end America's financial difficulties and establish the Bank of the U.S., Robert E. Lee - I graduated from West Point and served in the Mexican War. I served as president of Washington and Lee University after the Civil War. In the Civil War I turned down command of the U.S. Army to serve Virginia. I was Commander-In-Chief of the Confederate Army during the Civil War., Jefferson Davis - I was a Representative and Senator from Mississippi in Congress. I served as Secretary of War in the 1850s. I was a strong supporter of states' rights. I was the only President of the Confederate States of America., Ulysses S. Grant - I graduated from West Point and served in the Mexican War. I served as President of the U.S. from 1869-1877. I won the Battle of Vicksburg in 1863. I commanded the Union Army that defeated the Southern Army in 1865., Patrick Henry - I served as first Governor of the state of Virginia during the Revolution. I was a leader in Virginia against British taxation without representation. I opposed the U.S. Constitution because it limited the power of the states. I am remembered for my famous "Give me liberty, or give me death" speech., James Monroe - I opposed the U.S. Constitution because the federal government had too much power. I served as Secretary of State during the War of 1812 under President Madison. I was President of the U.S. from 1817-1825. I am known for the Monroe Doctrine in American foreign policy., Horace Mann - I served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as President of Antioch College. I persuaded Massachusetts to establish a six month school year in 1839. I served as Secretary of Education for Massachusetts from 1837 to 1848. I am known as the "Father of Public Education" in the U.S., James Madison - I helped to found the Democratic-Republican party during the 1790s. I served as Secretary of State under President Jefferson. I was President of the U.S. during the War of 1812. I am known as the "Father of the Constitution" because of my leadership., Elizabeth Cady Stanton - I spent all of my life seeking equal rights for women. I married Henry and the mother of 7 children. I helped to organize the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention. I led the adoption of the Declaration of Sentiments for women in 1848., Harriet Beecher Stowe - I am and my brother, Henry, were abolitionists opposed to slavery. I married Calvin in 1836 and had 7 children. In 1862 Abraham Lincoln called me "the little lade who made this big war." I wrote the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852.,

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