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Correct answers (name one): • (James) Madison • (Alexander) Hamilton • (John) Jay • Publius The Federalist Papers consisted of 85 essays arguing for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
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Correct answers (name one): • U.S. diplomat • oldest member of the Constitutional Convention • first Postmaster General of the United States • writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac” • started the first free libraries
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George Washington was president of the United States from 1789-1797.
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Correct answers (choose one): • fought for civil rights • worked for equality for all Americans Martin Luther King Jr. was a leading civil rights activist and a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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George Washington was the commander of the army during the American Revolution, he presided over the Constitutional Convention, and he was the first president of the United States.
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Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence, which was the formal statement declaring the U.S. its own country independent from Britain.
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Correct answers (choose one): • freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) • saved (or preserved) the Union • led the U.S. during the Civil War Abraham Lincoln served as U.S. president from 1861 until he was assassinated in 1865.
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Correct answers (choose one): • fought for women’s rights • fought for civil rights Susan B. Anthony was a legendary women’s rights activist and a pioneer of the women’s suffrage movement.
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