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| Massachusetts colonist who was part of the committee assigned to draft the Declaration of Independence |
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| Massachusetts colonist who started the Sons of Liberty to protest the Stamp Act |
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| Virginia colonist who persuaded the House of Burgesses to pass a resolution against the Stamp Act. |
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| Virginia colonist who proposed the resolution for independence in the Second Continental Congress |
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| Virginia colonist who was named commander of the Continental Army |
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| Pennsylvania colonist who was in charge of the first post office in the colonies |
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| Massachusetts colonist who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence |
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| Virginia colonist who was a brilliant thinker and writer and was chosen to draft the Declaration of Independence |
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| Virginia colonist who published a pamphlet called Common Sense |
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| New York colonist who was a loyalist and argued against war with Britain |
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