Significant people Flashcards
(8 cards)
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John Winthrop
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Puritan and leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
2
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James Madison
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“Father of the Constitution”
3
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Andrew Jackson
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Initiated Indian removal, pro-slavery and democrat.
4
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Henry Clay
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The “Great Compromiser,” promoted the American System and several compromises on slavery.
5
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Frederick Douglass
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Former slave turned abolitionist leader, author, and orator.
6
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Harriet Tubman
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Led enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
7
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John C. Calhoun
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Defended slavery and states’ rights; vice president under Jackson.
8
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Abraham Lincoln
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Civil War & reconstruction, preserved the Union.
