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nounprinter whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)
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nounUnited States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
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nouna landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birthtype of:
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- stone United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)
- roosevelt wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights (1884-1962)
- hoover 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)
- harlan fisk stone United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)
- new deal the historic period (1933-1940) in the United States during which President Franklin Roosevelt's economic policies were implemented
- anna eleanor roosevelt wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights (1884-1962)
- harlan stone United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)
- president hoover 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)
- eleanor roosevelt wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights (1884-1962)
- herbert clark hoover 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)