Statistics for Influential People of American History 2

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Main author of the Declaration of Independence	Thomas Jefferson	97%
Made a midnight ride warning of British troops	Paul Revere	60%
King of Britain from 1760-1801	King George III	56%
Wrote "Common Sense" calling for Independence	Thomas Paine	56%
Led the failed British attack on Fort Duquesne in the 7 Years War	George Washington	54%
Famous smuggler known for his signature	John Hancock	51%
Enlightenment thinker who believed government should protect life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness	John Locke	29%
British Secretary of State, led British operations in the 7 Years Wars	William Pitt	15%
Enlightenment thinker who advocated for separation of powers	Baron de Montesquieu	7%
British politician who encouraged imposing taxes on American imports such as tea	Charles Townshend	3%
Journalist who pointed out government corruption, was tried and declared not guilty	John Peter Zenger	3%
Spoke out against Writs of Assistance which allowed the British to search colonial ships	James Otis	1%
Led Rhode Islanders in burning the British ship Gaspee	John Brown	1%