Answer:
America is named after Amerigo Vespucci.
Explanation:
It is named after this man because he was the explorer who set forth the revolutionary concepts that the lands that Christopher Columbus in 1492 were part of a separate continent.
He was the secretary of war
War used to be a grand thing before WW1 when it was considered honorable for men to go out and fight for their country. Even today, it still inspires a sense of nationalism and pride for one's country, though less now than before.
True. samuel adams organized the committees of correspondence.