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Oliver Perry
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American naval officer who captured a British fleet during the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813
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William H. Harrison
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American general and hero who kept Indians at bay and gained land in the West, becomes president in 1840, dies after a few months
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Francis Scott Key
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poet that wrote "The Star Spangled Banner" in 1814 while watching Americans defend Fort McHenry
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Andrew Jackson
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general who led the Battle of New Orleans, convincing Britain to bring a treaty and end the war; 1st Democratic president, elected in 1824 (see Election of 1824 card); hates the Bank; all-American log cabin war hero guy
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Washington Irving
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American author
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James Monroe
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President of the United States of America during the Era of Good Feelings; strong since of nationalism, created national pride; helped establish America as a world power
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John C. Calhoun
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representative for South Carolina, War Hawk, opposed the Tariff of Abominations, wrote the South Carolina Exposition, started as a Whig then switched to the Democrats with Martin Van Buren (1837)
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James F. Cooper
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American writer
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John Marshall
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