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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolution |
| Who is Mercy Otis Warren | A Massachusetts historian, playwright, and activist who supported the American Revolution |
| Who is Francis Marion | known as the “Swamp Fox” he was a military officer who served in the American Revolution |
| Who is Paul Revere | fanned anti-British feeling with an engraving of the Boston Massacre. He was a midnight rider that warned colonists the British were coming. |
| Who is Thomas Jefferson | the author of the Declaration of Independence |
| Who is Thomas Paine | A British writer and editor who moved to Philadelphia in 1774. He wrote “Common Sense,” a political pamphlet in which he expressed his belief that no colonist owed any loyalty to the king. |
| Who is Martin Luther | A German monk who challenged many of the practices of the Catholic Church. He believed the Catholic Church had become too worldly and he opposed the power of the popes. He objected to the belief that believers could gain eternal life by doing good works. |
| Who is Jonathan Edwards | A New England preacher who helped set off the Great Awakening. He called for the colonists to examine their lives. |
| Who is Benjamin Franklin | A statesman, politician, and inventor: participated in the Continental Congress and is a Founding Father of the United States |
| Who is Peter Minuit | In 1626, he led a group of Dutch settlers to the mouth of the Hudson River and bought Manhattan Island from local Indians. He called this new settlement New Amsterdam |
| Who is Francisco Coronado | In 1540, he led an expedition into the southwestern borderlands, traveling to present-day Arizona and New Mexico |
| Who is Hernando De Soto | he explored Florida and other parts of the southeast from 1539-1542 |
| Who is Crispus Attucks | a sailor of African and Native American descent who was killed in the Boston Massacre |
| Who is Francisco Pizzaro | A Spanish conquistador who sailed down the Pacific Coast with less than 200 soldiers. In 1532, he captured the Incan Emperor and executed him. By 1535, he controlled much of the Incan Empire |
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