hisory ch.14-15 ppl
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- Fredrick Douglas
- Af-American spokes person; supported anti-slavery movement
- James Fennimore Cooper
- wrote Natty Bumpo; American fictional hero
- Susan B Anthony
- took full participation in womens rights movement
- Harriet Tubman
- famous female African-American railroad conductor
- Dr. William Morton
- medical pioneer
- Matthew Maury
- developed ways to predictt oceans and tides (Christian)
- James K Polk
- democratic president, decalerd Oregon in the USA "54 40 or fight". Also annexed Texas
- John C Freemont
- allies w/ bear flag revolt (US army officer)
- Santa Ana
- the head of the mexican govt., went from the president to the dictator
- Zachary Taylor
- Texas army general, explores Rio Grande
- Sam Houston
- took command of Texas army
- Washington Irving
- published the Scetch Book
- Dorothea Dix
- built mental hospital
- Hermen Melville
- wrote Moby Dick
- Sojoner Truth
- Born into slavery in NY,became anti-slavery crusader
- Edgar Allen Poe
- early American horror writer
- Horris Mann
- made 1st form of state board or Education in Common Schools
- Marcus and narcissa Whitman
- 1st missionary couple, built settlement
- Emily Dickenson
- composed many poems including leaves of grass
- John Slidell
- purcased CA and NM, made boundary at Rio Grande
- Winfred Scott
- took over mexico city, vera cruz
- William Lloyd Garrison
- founded the Liberator(anti-slavery Boston newspaper)
- Stephen Kearny
- western explorer (kearny mesa, Kearney high school)
- Robert Owen
- founded many communities
- Stephen Austen
- persuaded Mexican Government