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21 Cards in this Set
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Thomas Jefferson - 2
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drafted the ordinance which est. stages of self-gov. for the west; "Notes on the State of Virginia" (claimed blacks lacked American loyalty)
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Daniel Shays - 2
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vet from War of Independence; led crowds of debt-ridden farmers to close courts in order to save land (Shay's Rebellion)
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James Bowdoin - 2
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Gov. of Massachusetts; felt no sympathy for Shay's Rebellers
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James Madison - 5
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Virginian; "Father of the Constitution"; presented the Virginia plan (two house legislature); proposed to allow congress to veto laws; presented Bill of Rights
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Alexander Hamilton - 2
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youthful leader of nationalists from West Indies; proposed president and senate serve life terms
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John Marshall - 1
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Chief Justice of Supreme Court
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George Washington - 2
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held Constitutional meetings; was presiding officer
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George Mason - 1
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author of Virginia's Declaration of Rights in 1776
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Governor Morris - 1
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one of Pennsylvania's delegates who was swayed by threats
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John Jay - 2
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missed American "free air" while on a diplomatic mission in Spain; contributor for "The Federalists"
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Publius - 1
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pen name for Hamilton
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Melancton Smith - 1
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member of congress who warned that the Constitution would cause oppression
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James Lincoln - 2
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anti-federalist; "what is liberty?"
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George Bryan - 2
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supporter of ratification; "Golden Phantom"
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Henry Knox - 2
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Secretary of War; hoped for minimal warfare with Indians
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Little Turtle - 1
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leader of Miami Confederacy
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Arthur St. Clair - 1
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American governor of NW territory
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Anthony Wayne - 1
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leader of troops who defeated Little Turtle's forces
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Hector St. John Crevecoeur - 2
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"Letters from an American Farmer" (illustrated process of black exclusion): popularized "melting pot"
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Benjamin Banneker - 1
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free black who taught himself mathematics
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Sally Hemings - 1
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slave of Jefferson's
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