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9 Cards in this Set
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Henry Middleton |
*his home was called Middleton Place *he had a classical education and went to Cambridge *he had a land survey company *he signed the Congressional Petition: this was a letter of grievances against the parliament. Parliament considered the document a declaration of war, & Middleton a traitor |
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Henry Middleton |
*he was married 3 times *Charleston was captured in the 1st battles *Middleton's crops were burned, his home was burned to the ground *was placed on house arrest for the rest of the war *he lost his brother, his best friend, and most of his money & 20,000 acres |
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John Hancock |
*inherited his uncle's fortune *he turned his ship The Lydia into a fighting ship in order to protect his other ships *he barely escaped being arrested by General Gage of the British Army in Boston *Hancock served 2 terms as president |
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Henry Laurens |
*succeeded Hancock as President *was called "The First Father of the Founding Fathers" by John Quincy Adams *trying to cross the Atlantic he was captured by the British and held in the Tower of London *3 times they brought him out for execution *in prison he realized what a gift life is
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Henry Laurens |
*he was a changed man and realized what he and others had risked and lost for freedom *he was the 1st antislavery man from the south *signed the Preliminary Peace Treaty & seal the nation's independence from Britain *he died at his plantation The Mepkin |
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The Character of Leaders
Intellect |
*each of these men had classical education *each pursued a lifetime of learning *each built libraries to pass on to future generations |
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The Character of Leaders
Piety |
*each of these men were men of faith *Middleton had faith early on *Hancock found faith when fleeing for his life *Laurens found faith in prison *they put first things first: they risked and worked for their families *they worked hard |
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The Character of Leaders
Risk |
*they were willing to risk all their wealth, and their lives *Hancock had to run for his life *Middleton and Laurens were both prisoners *they lost most of their fortunes, but knew the cost of freedom was worth it *they risked their reputations to do what was right |
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Rhetoric |
Today our problems are due to lack of leadership. We don't have the kind of leaders our nation had at its founding. if we raise up faithful leaders it will come. This has to be forged in our hearts. A fire that drives us forward. |
