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| George Washington | the leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and the first President of the U.S. |
| Thomas Jefferson | the drafter of the Declaration of Independence, founder of the Democratic Party, and 3rd President of the United States |
| Alexander Hamilton | an author of The Federalist, Secretary of the Treasury under President Washington, and founder of the Federalist Party |
| John Adams | second President of the U.S., who had served as a statesman and diplomat during the Revolutionary War |
| John Marshall | the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835 |
| James Madison | the 4th President of the U.S. and one of the main authors of the U.S. Constitution and The Federalist Papers |
| Henry Clay | a leading member of the House of Representatives for Kentucky who spoke for the interests of the West, and later a senator and Secretary of State |
| James Monroe | the 5th President of the U.S. and the creator of the Monroe Doctrine |
| John C. Calhoun | a leading member of the House of Representatives for South Carolina who spoke for the interests of the South, and later a Vice President and senator |
| Daniel Webster | a leading member of the House of Representatives for New Hampshire who spoke for the interests of the North, later a senator and Secretary of State |
| John Quincy Adams | the 6th President of the U.S. who earlier served as a U.S. diplomat, senator, and Secretary of State |
| Negro Fort | a settlement of African Americans who had escaped slavery in the Spanish colony of Florida |
| United Provinces of Central America | a federation established in 1823 that contained the present-day nations of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica |
| Republic of Great Colombia | an independent state composed of the present-day nations of Venezuela, Colonia, Ecuador, and Panama; established in 1819 |
| continental divide | a ridge that separates river systems flowing toward opposite sides of a continent |
