MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Thomas Jefferson
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James Madison
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Both leaders
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Civilian military leaders President Abraham Lincoln was Commander-in-Chief of the Union armed forces throughout the conflict; after his April 14, 1865 assassination, Vice President Andrew Johnson became the nation’s chief executive.
Detailed explanation-2: -Important Confederates from Virginia included General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, General Stonewall Jackson (born in what became West Virginia), General J.E.B. Stuart, General A.P. Hill, and General Jubal Early.
Detailed explanation-3: -Army Leaders Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, both West Point graduates, rose to become the most important commanders of the Confederate and Union Armies. Robert E. Lee’s military expertise was recognized before the war.