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He was commander and chief of He was commander and chief of the Colonial Army as well as the the Colonial Army as well as the first president of the new nation. first president of the new nation. George WashingtonGeorge Washington was born was born February 22, 1732. He is often February 22, 1732. He is often referred to as the father of his referred to as the father of his country. country. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washingtonge_Washington

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• A woman who helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention for

Women’s Rights in 1848.She was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts. In

1833, she co-founded the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society. In

1833, she co-founded the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society .

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She was in an escaped slave who settled She was in an escaped slave who settled in Auburn, NY where she helped other in Auburn, NY where she helped other slaves escape from the South to Canada slaves escape from the South to Canada on the Underground Railroad. (She was the on the Underground Railroad. (She was the conductor.) Born conductor.) Born Araminta RossAraminta Ross; ; c.c. 1822 1822 – March 10, 1913. She made thirteen – March 10, 1913. She made thirteen missions to rescue over seventy slaves.missions to rescue over seventy slaves. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubmanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman

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• He was a French explorer who in 1609 became the first European to travel through upstate New York. Samuel de Champlain b. c. 1580 December 25, 1635( IPA: [samɥɛl də ʃɑ̃FplɛF]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_de_Champlain

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