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John Adams
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Prominent Bostonian lawyer; first became famous for defending British soldiers in Boston Massacre; Delegate from MA in Cont. Congr., where he rejected proposals for home rule; served as VP to Washington; President of US 1797-1801.
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Alexander Hamilton
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1st Sec. of Treasury
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John Jay
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Coauthor of Federalist Papers
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Thomas Jefferson
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3rd Pres. of US
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James Madison
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4th Pres. of US
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Daniel Shays
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Depresses western MA farmer; led approx. 1500 fellow farmers in revolt against state legislature in Boston in 1786; State officials easily ended Shays's Rebellion and pardoned all but two of the would-be revolutionaries. Shays escaped to VT and finally settled in NY. His revolt was only one of many launched against state governments in the mid-1780s, and prompted prominent Americans to discuss amending the Articles of Confederation.
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George Washington
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1st Pres. of US
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