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History-People
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| John Smith | settled Jamestown |
| John Winthrop | leader of the Puritans |
| William Bradford | leader of the Pilgrims |
| Anne Hutchison | banished from Boston because of her religious beliefs |
| Jonathan Edwards | well known minister of The Great Awakening that preached fiery sermons to condemn his flock |
| James Olgethorpe | British soldier and founder of Georgia |
| Cecil Calvert | founded the colony of Maryland |
| Roger Williams | founder of Rhode Island |
| Thomas Hooker | founded Conneticut |
| William Penn | Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania |
| John Mason | founded New Hampshire |
| George Whitfield | popular minister during The Great Awakening that led revival meetings in the colonies |
| Benjamin Franklin | inventor and Founding Father of the Constitution; member of the Enlightenment Movement |
| John Locke | English philosopher that argued that indiviuals have 3 natural rights |
| Edward Braddock | British general that was defeated in the French and Indian War |
| Eliza Lucas | invented indigo |
| John Peter Zenger | journalist that became the symbol for freedom of press |
| George Washington | political leader and military general that served; leader of the Continental Army |
| Edmond Andros | royal governor that limited colonists' rights |
| King George III | monarch of Great Britain during The American Revolution |
| Patrick Henry | Virginian leader in the House of Burgesses; known for his "Give me liberty, or give me death" speech |
| Crispus Attucks | mixed race sailer that was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre |
| Samuel Adams | cousin of John Adams , political leader that organized the Boston Tea Party and leader of the Sons of Liberty |
| John Adams | cousin of Samuel Adams, lawyer and political leader that defended British soldiers in the Boston Massacre trials |
| Paul Revere | Boston silversmith who served as a rider and messenger to deliver news about British army movements |
| Ethan Allen | led the Green Mountain Boys |
| Benedict Arnold | played a big role in the victory of Ft. Ticonderoga |
| Thomas Jefferson | main writer of the Declaration of Independence |