Packet C: Tossup 4

A woman from this family named Ann Smith published the Newport Mercury, making her the first (10[1])American female newspaper editor. Under the oversight of a man from this family, Joshua Huddy was hanged, prompting the Asgill (10[1])Affair. (-5[1])A politician from this family bequeathed his papers (-5[1])to his grandson William Temple, who was the Secretary to the American delegation at (10[1])the Treaty of Paris. (10[2]-5[1])A Loyalist from this family served as the last colonial (10[3])governor (10[4])of (10[1])New (10[2])Jersey (10[7])and (10[1])was raised (10[1])by Deborah (10[1])Read. (10[4]-5[1])A politician (10[1])from this family simultaneously served as US Minister to Sweden and France and served (10[1])as the first Postmaster (10[1])General. (10[14]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[5])the Plan of (10[1])Union was proposed (10[1])at the (10[1])Albany (10[1])Congress (10[1])by a member of what family, a Founding Father who wrote Poor Richard’s (10[2])Almanac? (10[5])■END■ (10[8])

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