I think it was Ralph Waldo Emerson
I forget 5
6 is MARYland (the u.s. state )
7 is new Jersey also us state
8 is the Carolinas us states ( north and south)
They both operate under a government where a small group of individuals make all of the decisions.
Teddy Roosevelt was also known as the trust buster. He helped to stop the monopolies and the robber barons.
C. Arkansas because it is not on the east cast.