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American Revolution

American Revolution. Samuel Adams. 1722 – 1803 Boston Patriot Organized Sons of Liberty – led protests against Stamp Act of 1765. Benjamin Franklin. 1706 – 1790 Philadelphia Diplomat, inventor , publisher 1 st public library, 1 st newspaper Helped write Declaration of Independence.

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American Revolution

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  1. American Revolution

  2. Samuel Adams • 1722 – 1803 • Boston Patriot • Organized Sons of Liberty – led protests against Stamp Act of 1765

  3. Benjamin Franklin • 1706 – 1790 • Philadelphia • Diplomat, inventor, publisher • 1st public library, 1st newspaper • Helped write Declaration of Independence

  4. King George III • 1738 - 1820 • King of England • Taxed British colonies in America to help pay for cost of French and Indian War and defending the colonies

  5. Thomas Jefferson • 1743 – 1826 • Virginia House of Burgesses age 26 • Continental Congress 1775 • Author of Declaration of Independence1776

  6. Marquis de Lafayette • 1757 – 1834 • French soldier • Joined Washington’s staff at Valley Forge at age 19 • Became a general in Continental Army

  7. Thomas Paine • 1737 – 1809 • Moved from England to Philadelphia in 1774 • Leading Patriot in fight against England • Common Sense 1776

  8. George Washington • 1732 – 1799 • Mt. Vernon, Virginia • Fought alongside British in French and Indian War 1754-1763 • Led Continental Army during Revolutionary War against British 1775-1781

  9. Patrick Henry • 1736 – 1799 • Virginia patriot and lawyer • Supported American independence from England • “Give me liberty or give me death!”

  10. Benedict Arnold • 1741 – 1801 • General during the Revolutionary War • Led soldiers to victory at Battle of Saratoga • Turned traitor and joined the British in 1780

  11. Paul Revere • 1735 – 1818 • Boston silversmith • Patriot who rode from Boston to Lexington on April 19, 1775 warning people that the British were coming (Midnight Ride)

  12. Nathan Hale • 1755 – 1776 • Patriot hanged as a spy by the British in 1776 during the American Revolution • “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country!”

  13. Committees of Correspondence • Started by Sam Adams • Groups of colonists formed in 1772 to spread news quickly about protests against the British • “Express Riders” • Colonial gossip lines

  14. Crispus Attucks • 1723? – 1770 • African American patriot • Former slave • Killed in Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770

  15. John Paul Jones • 1747 – 1792 • Patriot naval leader • Commanded American ship Bonhomme Richard • Defeated British ship Serapis in 1779 • “I have not yet begun to fight!”

  16. Lord Charles Cornwallis • 1738 – 1805 • Commanding general of the British forces during Revolutionary War • Defeated by the Americans at Yorktown in 1781

  17. John Hancock • 1737 – 1793 • Patriot leader • President of the Second Continental Congress • First person to sign the Declaration of Independence

  18. Deborah Sampson • 1760 – 1827 • Patriot • Disguised herself as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War • Known as the Secret Soldier

  19. Mary Ludwig Hayes • 1744 – 1832 • Patriot known for her bravery on the battlefield during the Revolutionary War • Nicknamed “Molly Pitcher”

  20. James Armistead • An African American slave • Spied on British troop • movements and reported it • to the Americans

  21. Haym Soloman • A Jewish Merchant • Made loans to help finance • the new government.

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