This pennsylvanian and founding father was a physician, writer, and abolitionist. he signed the declaration of independence and was a founder of dickinson college. he also organize the pennsylvania society for promoting the abolition of slavery and the relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage, the first antislavery society in america. which person is described above? a. john hancock b. benjamin franklin c. benjamin rush d. john witherspoon

Where did the term “iron curtain” originate? the warsaw pact used the term iron curtain as a code word for communism. in a 1946 speech, british prime minister winston churchill said an iron curtain had fallen across the continent of europe. while visiting western europe in 1946, u. s. president harry truman commented that the mountains there looked like iron curtains. russian general secretary joseph stalin instructed citizens of eastern europe to hang iron curtains over their windows to protect themselves from stray bullets.