1. In Support of the Death Penalty
"The first known execution in the territory now known as the United States of America was of Captain George Kendall, who was shot by a firing squad in Jamestown in December 1607 (other sources say sometime in 1608), accused of sowing discord and mutiny (some sources say he was also accused of spying against the British for Spain) " ("History of the Death Penalty & Recent Developments "). ...
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