Fernando M. Reimers et 31.

chance to defend Hutchinson. Then interview Thomas Paine about
Hutchinson.

(The important persons are Hutchinson, Jonathan Boucher, and
Thomas Paine. You will have to use British sources to find material
sympathetic to Hutchinson for this assignment.)

Profile of George Washington: The Most Admired Man in America
Who is George Washington, and is he the best man to lead the
fight against the British? Interview people who know him to learn
whether George is as honest, brave, and smart as he’s cracked up to
be. And, in an exclusive interview with George Washington himself,
learn his thoughts on where the British are vulnerable.

(The important personages are Augustine Washington, George’s
father, who can tell you about that cherry—tree story; Virginia
Governor Dinwiddie, who gave Washington his first military jobs
and saw him through his early successes and failures; and George

Washington.)

The following is a list of fourteen historical characters. Note that two stu—

dents will be assigned to some characters because those characters need to be

interviewed by more than one reporter:

meawewwr

Thomas Hutchinson (two students)
Andrew Oliver

Patrick Henry

Lord Dunmore

Benjamin Franklin

Samuel Adams (two students)

John Adams

Captain Thomas Preston

Paul Revere

10. Jonathan Boucher

176