American Political Leaders Flashcards
1
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- VP under JQA & Andrew Jackson
- leading southern politician of 19th century
- from South Carolina
- championed slavery
A
John C Calhoun
2
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- WHIG political leader
- represented Kentucky
- Great Pacifier
A
Henry Clay
3
Q
First democrat elected President
A
Andrew Jackson
4
Q
- American clergyman
- “Sinners In The Hands of An Angry God”
- led the Great Awakening
A
Jonathan Edwards
5
Q
First American political party
A
Federalist Party
6
Q
Advocate of women’s suffrage
A
Susan B Anthiny
7
Q
Founded the Red Cross
A
Clara Barton
8
Q
First female Secretary of State
A
Madeline Albright
9
Q
First Jew to serve on Supreme Court
A
Louis Brandeis
10
Q
Longest serving Supreme Court justice
A
William O Douglas
11
Q
- founder of birth control movement
- headed planned parenthood
A
Margaret Sanger
12
Q
First woman to serve on the Supreme Court
A
Sandra Day O’Connor
13
Q
- first woman to serve in Congress
- from Montana
A
Jeanette Rankin
14
Q
The Great Compromiser
A
Henry Clay