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Originally posted by John D Harris:
Bonus: Name the original 13 colonies
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I'll see your colonies...AND raise you the original delegates to the Continental Congress from each colony who signed the Declaration of Independence.
President of the Continental Congress: John Hancock
New Hampshire --Dr. Josiah Bartlett
Massachusetts --John Adams (the future 2nd President)
Rhode Island --Stephen Hawkins
Connecticut --Roger Sherman
New York --Louis Morris
New Jersey --Rev. John Witherspoon
Philadelphia --Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Delaware --Caesar Rodney
Maryland --Samuel Chase
Virginia --Thomas Jefferson (the future 3rd President)
North Carolina --Joseph Hewes
South Carolina --Edward Rutledge
Georgia --Dr. Lymon Hall
