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History STAAR
People
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Thomas Hooker | Wrote the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
| William Penn | Quaker who founded Pennsylvania |
| Mercy Otis Warren | Wrote plays opposing Great Britain and supporting independence |
| Crispus Attucks | First person to die from the American Revolution |
| James Armistead | Freed slave who spied for Patriots |
| Bernardo De Galvez | Spanish General |
| Haym Soloman | Fundraiser and spy during Revolution |
| Wentworth Cheswell | African American soldier who got message from Paul Revere at Lexington |
| John Adams | Lawyer |
| Abigail Adams | John Adam's wife who exchanged letters about the Revolution with him. |
| Thomas Paine | Wrote Patriot supporting books(Common Sense) |
| Samuel Adams | Sons of Liberty, Boston Tea Party |
| Benjamin Franklin | Negotiated Treaty of Paris |
| King George III | King of Great Britain |
| John Paul Jones | Captain who captured British ship, the "Serapis" |
| Patrick Henry | Federalist, Give me Liberty or Give me Death |
| Alexander Hamilton | Federalist Leader, National Bank |
| James Madison | Helped write Constitution |
| Charles De Montesquieu | Created 3 branches of Government |
| John Locke | Government is a social contract |
| William Blackstone | English Judge, Common Law |
| George Washington | 1st President of United States, whiskey rebellion |
| Thomas Jefferson | Wrote Declaration of Independence draft, 1st secretary of state, Louisiana Purchase |