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Which founding father is known for his large signature on the United States Declaration of Independence?

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Answer: John Hancock
He became very popular in Massachusetts when British officials seized his sloop (sail boat) Liberty in 1768 and charged him with smuggling (although the charges were eventually dropped).

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Who is the pre-Civil War author of a short story about a beating heart beneath the floorboards?

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Answer: Edgar Allan Poe - The famous piece is The Tell-Tale Heart.

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Which patriotic Bostonian won the acquittal of most of the British troops involved in the 1770 Boston Massacre that killed five civilians?

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Answer: John Adams - He strongly believed all people deserved a fair trial and a thorough defense.

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How many people make up the U.S. electoral college?

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Answer: 538
Every state in the U.S. gets a certain amount of representatives depending on the population in that state.

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Malcolm Little was a civil rights activist better known by what name?

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Answer: Malcolm X
Malcolm X was also later know as Hajj Malik el-Shabazz. He was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist.



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