Key Figures in US History (Last Names Only)

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  1. 7. First U.S. president, leader during the American Revolution
  2. 8. Union general during the Civil War; later became the 18th president
  3. 12. Seventh U.S. president; expanded democracy, controversial Indian Removal Act
  4. 14. 3rd US president; main author of the Declaration of Independence
  5. 15. 1st Treasury Secretary; advocate of a strong federal government
  6. 16. Labor leader; founder of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), which advocated for workers' rights.
  7. 18. Feminist; author of The Feminine Mystique, which sparked the second-wave feminist movement, founder of NOW
  8. 19. the "Great Compromiser," proposed the American System
  9. 20. Progressive reformer and 26th president (Theodore) or New Deal leader and WWII president
  10. 23. Oversaw the end of Reconstruction after the disputed 1876 election and the withdrawal of federal troops from the South.
  11. 24. Industrialist; revolutionized manufacturing with the assembly line.
  12. 26. Labor leader; co-founder of the United Farm Workers and advocate for farm workers’ rights
  13. 27. U.S. president during World War I; proposed the League of Nations.
  14. 29. Industrialist; played a key role in the steel industry.
  15. 30. 2nd president; Alien and Sedition Acts, XYZ Affair
  16. 31. Lincoln’s vice president and later president; led early Reconstruction efforts.
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  1. 1. Union general known for his “March to the Sea” through Georgia.
  2. 2. Former enslaved person and abolitionist; prominent writer and speaker for civil rights.
  3. 3. Author of "Common Sense," advocating for American independence
  4. 4. U.S. president; associated with the Vietnam War and Watergate scandal.
  5. 5. Industrialist; dominated the oil industry.
  6. 6. French military officer who fought alongside American forces during the Revolutionary War, aiding in crucial victories.
  7. 9. Former enslaved person; most famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad
  8. 10. Georgian and U.S. president; Nobel Prize winner for peace efforts.
  9. 11. Led the country through 9/11; initiated the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
  10. 13. U.S. president during the Cuban Missile Crisis; supported civil rights.
  11. 17. Environmentalist; author of Silent Spring, which raised awareness about the dangers of pesticides.
  12. 21. Soviet leader during WWII; aligned with Allies but later led the Cold War opposition.
  13. 22. U.S. president during the end of WWII; ordered the atomic bomb drop.
  14. 25. President of the Confederate States during the Civil War; symbol of the Confederacy’s efforts to secede from the Union
  15. 28. 4th president; "Father of the Constitution"