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Hint
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State
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Founding Father
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1) Army commander and first US president
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VA
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George Washington
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2) Statesmen, diplomat, inventor founder of UPenn
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MA
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Benjamin Franklin
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3) Author of the Declaration and later president
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VA
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Thomas Jefferson
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4) The Regulars are coming!
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MA
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Paul Revere
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5) Bostonian and organizer of the famous tea party revolt
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MA
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Samuel Adams
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6) Victor at Ticonderoga with his Green Mountain Boys
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VT
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Ethan Allen
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7) I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"
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CT
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Nathan Hale
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8) First US Chief Justice
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NY
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John Jay
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9) First signer of the Declaration and president of the Continental Congress
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MA
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John Hancock
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10) Statesman and first US Treasury Secretary
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BVI/NY
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Alexander Hamilton
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11) Give me liberty or give me death!
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VA
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Patrick Henry
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12) Father of the Constitution
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VA
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James Madison
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13) Lawyer, diplomat, and administer of the oath of office to Washington
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NY
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Robert Livingston
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14) Patriot and Bunker Hill veteran
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MA
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Joseph Warren
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15) Author of Common Sense
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UK/NY
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Thomas Paine
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16) Often referred to as the "last Founding Father" during the Era of Good Feelings
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VA
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James Monroe
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17) War veteran, delegate, senator, legislator and prominent slave owner
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SC
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Pierce Butler
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18) Delegate, senator and the oldest surviving signator of the Declaration
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MD
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Charles Carroll
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19) European diplomat and 2nd US president
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MA
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John Adams
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20) Author and founder of the first modern dictionary
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CT
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Noah Webster
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21) Author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights
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VA
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George Mason
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22) Along with #4, he rode into the night to warn the countryside of the British invasion
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MA
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William Dawes
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23) Patriot and playwright who advocated for colonial independence along with her husband
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MA
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Mercy Otis Warren
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24) Commander of the Southern theater during the Revolutionary War as Washingtons top leader
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RI
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Nathaniel Greene
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25) Monument that depicts 4 famous figures of American history
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SD
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Mount Rushmore
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