| A | B |
|---|
| George Washington | Virginia planter; hero of American Revolution; 1st President |
| Thomas Jefferson | Virginia lawyer and planter; authored Declaration of Independence; founded the University of VA; 3rd President |
| John Adams | Massachusetts lawyer; influential Continental Congress delegate; 2nd President |
| James Madison | Virginia lawyer; "Father of the Constitution"; 4th President |
| Alexander Hamilton | wrote Federalists Papers; 1st Secretary of the Treasury; died in duel against VP Burr |
| John Marshall | long standing Supreme Court Chief Justice |
| Andrew Jackson | 'common man' from Tenn.; gained fame as Indian fighter and Battle of New Orleans; became 7th president |
| James Monroe | Virginia lawyer; 5th president who prevented new European claims |
