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real name of Johnny Appleseed

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John Chapman

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a series of laws passed under John Adams in 1798 that sought to restrict the public activities of political radicals against him, all were appealed or expired by 1802

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Alien and Sedition Acts

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He wrote “An American Crisis”, a series of pamphlets, during the Revolution, the first of which starts “These are the times that try men’s souls”

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Thomas Paine

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village in Virginia where Robert E Lee surrendered to Ulysses S Grant, ending the Civil War

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Appomattox Court House

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officer of the British army who was captured carrying messages between Benedict Arnold and the British, was hung in 1780

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John Andre

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black sailor killed during the Boston Massacre, among the first Americans to die for independence

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Crispus Attucks

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abolionist who led several attacks in Kansas, took over Harpers Ferry, a federal arsenal in Virginia in 1859, troops led by Lee recaptured the arsenal, he was tried for treason and hanged

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John Brown

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“The Battle Humn of the Republic” is sung to the tune of this song, “___’s body lies a-mold’ring in the grave; his soul goes marching on”

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“John Brown’s Body”

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first battle of the Civil War (there was a second a year later)

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Battle of Bull Run (Battle of Manassas in the South)

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first great battle of the American Revolution, fought in Boston 1775, British drove Americans from their fort at Breed’s Hill to here, monument in Boston to honor those who died

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Battle of Bunker Hill

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battle in which William Prescott (or Israel Putnam) to save ammunition warned his troops “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes”

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Battle of Bunker Hill

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tried for treason in 1807 (presided by John Marshall) in a bizarre conspiracy to sever the western states and territories from the Union, acquitted but left for Europe

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Aaron Burr

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The first VP to resign in 1832 after not getting along with Andrew Jackson, became a senator of South Carolina, very pro-slavery and pointed the South towards secession, died in 1850 before the Civil War

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John C. Calhoun

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19th skilled frontiersman who helped open the territory of CA to settlement, guide for John C. Fremont through CA/OR/NV/UT, Union general during the Civil War

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Kit Carson (Carson City named after him)

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American military officer and explorer, nicknamed “The Pathfinder”, toured the West with guide Kit Carson, the first Republican to run for President in 1856 but lost

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John C. Fremont

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Indian tribe in the South, one of the “civilized” tribes with language, schools, and a newspaper, forced to move to OK during the Trail of Tears

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Cherokees

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The Civil War started when Confederates took over this place in Charleston in 1861, it was originally built to protect against foreign enemies with guns pointed out to sea, no one killed

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Fort Sumter

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19th Whig rep and Senator of Kentucky, also Sec of State under JQ Adams, “Great Pacificator” for producing the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 (CA joined the Union), ran 3 times for Pres and lost

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Henry Clay

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British general who surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown,VA in 1781 to end the American Revolution

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Charles Cornwallis

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Cornwallis surrendered to Washington at this town in Virginia in 1781 to end the American Revolution

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Yorktown

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16th Spanish explorer of the SW US, searched for the legendary “seven gold cities of Cibola”, discovered the Grand Canyon

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Francisco Coronado

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officer in the Union navy during the Civil War who said “Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!” after being warned of mines (called torpedoes)

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David Farragut

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Supreme Court decision that ___, a slave who lived for a time in “free” territory, was still property of his master (denied citizenship), big blow to abolitionists before the Civil War

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Dred Scott decision

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85 essays written by (mostly) Alexander Hamilton, also James Madison, and John Jay to persuade voters to adopt the Constitution

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The Federalist Papers

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19th prominent abolitionlist who called for immediate freedom of the slave in his anti-slavery newspaper “The Liberator”

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William Lloyd Garrison

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19th newspaper editor who said “go west, young man” referring to opportunities on the frontier, also ran for President and lost to Grant in 1872

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Horace Greeley

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18th American soldier and spy, captured and hanged by the British during the Revolution in 1776, he said “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”

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Nathan Hale

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A confederacy of Indian tribes in upstate NY dating to the 16th century, said to be started by Hiawatha

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Iroquois

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man nicknamed “Old Hickory”

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Andrew Jackson

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Final battle of the war of 1812, Andrew Jackson prevented the British from seizing this city, occurred after the Treaty of Ghent was already signed

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Battle of New Orleans

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pirate who aided Andrew Jackson during the Battle of New Orleans, was pardoned, has a National Historic Park in New Orleans

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Jean Lafitte

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Confederate commander under General Lee, earned his nickname at Bull Run from Gen. Bee that he was “standing like ___”, was accidentally shot by his own men during Battle of Chancellorsville

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Stonewall Jackson

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American frontiersman, Rep. for Tennessee 1837-1831, 1833-1835, he lost election and left the state, “King of the Wild Frontier”, motto was “Be always sure you’re right - then go ahead”

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Davy Crockett

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American Foundig Father, attorney and orator during the American independence movement in the 1770s, said “Give me liberty, or give me death!” in 1775, later Governor of Virginia

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Patrick Henry

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This naval hero with famous “Our Country, right or wrong” toast, also burned a ship captured by Tripoli (Barbary Coast) pirates

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Stephen Decatur

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first well-known naval fighter in the American Revolution, “Father of the US Navy” (along with John Barry), said “I have not yet begun to fight!” in naval battle when asked to surrender, later served in the Russian Navy

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John Paul Jones

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John Paul Jones’ flagship that defeated the HMS Serapis (British)

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Bonhomme Richard

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18/19th lawyer, orator and statesman (Whig party) from Mass and New Hampshire during the period leading up to the Civil War, Secretary of State for 3 presidents (Harrison, Tyler, Fillmore), great speeches

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Daniel Webster

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“The Devil and ___” short story by Benet (a farmer sells his soul to the Devil (called Mr. Scratch) and is defended (and saved) by him)

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Daniel Webster

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said “liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable” in a famous speech during an 1830 debate

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Daniel Webster

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American author and poet of “John Brown’s Body” poem, and “The Devil and Daniel Webster” short story

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Stephen Vincent Benet

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law passed in 1854 that divided the territory in states west of Missouri into two new territories - ___ and ___, controverisal because it did not mention slavery (affectively appealed Missouri Compromise)

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Millard Fillmore ran for president in 1856 for this secretive party (officially called the “American Party”), party was against immigrants and Catholics

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Know-Nothing Party (members answered questions with “I know nothing”)

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French general during the Revolution under Washington and French Revolution, led troops at Yorktown

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Marquis de Lafayette

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19th educational reformer and legislator in Mass, “The Father of American Public Education”, he worked to increase the availability of free nondenominational public schools

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Horace Mann

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Supreme Court case decided by John Marshall in 1803, established “judical review”, that Supreme Court had the power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

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Marbury v. Madison

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American general and guerrilla leader during Revolution, fought small battles against the British in South Carolina and became known as the “Swamp Fox”

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Francis Marion

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longest-serving Chief Justice 1801-1835, he served to strengthen the power of the Court (Marbury v. Madison) and also the federal govt, said “the power to tax involves the power to destroy”

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John Marshall

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17/18th Puritan religious leader in Mass who supported the Salem Witch Trials, his father Increase was also a Puritan minister and the President of Harvard

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Cotton Mather

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Civil War naval engagement between these two ships in 1862 off the coast of Virginia, first battle between iron ships, wooden ships now obsolete

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Monitor (Union) vs. Merrimack (Confederate)

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19th inventor of the telegraph, he sent the first telegraph message “What hath God wrought”

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Samuel F.B. Morse

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current most popular tribe of Indians, located in SW US (mostly AZ and NM), “code talkers” used in WW2

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Navajos

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Pocahontas’ father, chief of the ___ (same name)

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Powhatan

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Indian people now in AZ and NM whose ancesters lived in multilevel dwellings on the sides of canyons, it’s Spanish for “town”

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Pueblos (also the name of their houses)

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American farmer and Revolutionary War hero, leader of the “Green Mountain Boys” (later absorbed into the Continental Army), one of the founders of Vermont, part of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga with Benedict Arnold (no shots fired)

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Ethan Allen

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Ethan Allen’s “Green Mountain Boys” and Benedict Arnold led the capture of this New York Fort in 1775 (no shots fired)

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Fort Ticonderoga

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treaty that ended the American Revolution

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Treaty of Paris

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treaty that ended the War of 1812

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Treaty of Ghent

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young Indian woman who guided Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on the expedition to explore the territory gained after the Louisiana Purchase

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Sacajawea

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battle fought in Northern NY in 1777, Benedict Arnold led the Americans to victory, turning point in the Revolution because it started French aid

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Battle of Saratoga

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religious group known for their simple furniture, name derives from a dance, all vowed celibacy, invented the clothespin, branched off from Quakers

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Shakers

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Indian tribe in the midwest (Ohio, Indiana), most famous leader was Tecumseh, who joined the British against the Americans in the War of 1812

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Shawnees

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Union Civil War General named after a famous Shawnee leader, who followed a “scorched earth” policy in his March to the Sea (after he burned Atlanta), said “War is hell”

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William Tecumseh Sherman

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former one-legged governor of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, in 1664, he surrendered it to the British, who renamed it New York, this ended Dutch power in the New World

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Peter Stuyvesant

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presidential election slogan for this president was “Tippecanoe and Tyler too”, due to his hero status at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811

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William Henry Harrison

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19th black slave who led the only effective and sustained slave revolt in American history, killed 55 white people in Virginia before captured, hung in 1831

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Nat Turner

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William Styron wrote “The Confessions of ___”

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Nat Turner

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German officer under George Washington that trained the men at Valley Forge on the soldiering practices of Europe, didn’t even speak English

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Baron von Steuben

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The “___ dynasty”, 4 of the first 5 presidents were from this state (Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe)

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Virginia

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beads made from polished shells that Indians once used as money and jewelry

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wampum

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American naval commander during the War of 1812, hero of the Battle of Lake Erie (at Put-in Bay), said “We have met the enemy, and they are ours” (meaning we just won)

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Oliver Hazard Perry (brother was Matthew Perry)

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Francis Scott key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” after witnessing the bombardment of this Baltimore Fort by the British navy during the War of 1812

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Fort McHenry

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this man was eulogized by Henry Lee as “first in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen”

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George Washington

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Two Rebellions put down by Washington during his tenure

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Shays Rebellion & Whiskey Rebellion

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Puritan religious leader who was expelled from Mass for his religious views, founded the colony of Rhode Island as a place for complete religious toleration, Providence is known as “The ___ City”

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Roger Williams

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