in favor of American independence from the British Empire.

against the revolutionary war and in support of the British Empire.

that America should remain out of the Vietnam War.

in favor of American involvement in the Spanish-American War.

that America needed to protect democratic and capitalist interest by intervening in World War Two on the side of the Allies.

Thomas Paine

John Jay

James Madison

Thomas Jefferson

Benjamin Franklin

Abraham Lincoln.

George Washington.

Robert E. Lee.

Andrew Jackson.

Alexander Hamilton.

reaffirming the American principles of universal equality and framing the Civil War as a conflict to preserve the unity of the American republic.

arguing in favor of American independence from Britain and convincing skeptics that victory could be achieved.

arguing in favor of abolition, but also trying to avoid direct conflict and separation from the American states in the South.

outlining the benefits for increased American imperial action in the years immediately before the Spanish-American War.

improving American morale in the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack during World War Two.

the states have the right to nullify Federal laws they deem unconstitutional.

the United States government can make no law establishing an official state religion.

America should remain out of any European conflict.

slavery should not be allowed to spread into newly acquired territories.

factionalism was the most dangerous threat to the maintenance of American democracy.

Thomas Jefferson

All of these men contributed to the Federalist Papers.

John Jay

James Madison

Alexander Hamilton

advocate the ratification of the United States’ Constitution.

demand an inclusion of a Bill of Rights in the United States’ Constitution.

argue that states have the right to nullify Federal laws they deem unconstitutional.

encourage a declaration of war against Britain prior to the War of 1812.

undermine the Articles of Confederation.