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Paul Revere

Paul R

everePaul R

evere was b

orn in B

osto

n, M

assachusetts in Decem

ber 17

34. R

evere grew

up to

be a silversm

ith, which m

eans he crafted o

bjects fro

m silver, like

candlesticks, dishes, and etc. A

s anger began to

grow

against E

ngland, Revere b

ecame invo

lved politically as a p

atriot. H

e was very active

in the Sons o

f Lib

erty, a patrio

t organizatio

n. He p

articipated in the B

osto

n T

ea Party. R

evere created an engraving that exaggerated the B

osto

n Massacre and

was m

eant to inflam

e and turn more

colo

nists tow

ard the patrio

t side. Revere is p

robab

ly best kno

wn fo

r his m

idnight ride in April 17

75. T

he British

were statio

ned in Bosto

n. Patrio

ts heard that the B

ritish planned to

march to

Lexingto

n and Conco

rd to cap

ture John

Hanco

ck and Sam

uel Adam

s and to

confiscate co

lonial w

eapons. R

evere, alo

ng with o

thers, rode acro

ss the co

untryside to aw

aken the militias and

warn the p

atriot leaders.

For w

hat is Paul

Revere b

est kno

wn?

Describ

e Paul R

evere’s career befo

re his invo

lvement in the A

merican R

evolutio

n.

How

did Paul R

evere particip

ate in the A

merican R

evolutio

n?

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George Washington

Geo

rge W

ash

ingto

nG

eorge W

ashington w

as born o

n F

ebruary 2

2, 17

32 in V

irginia. He b

egan his m

ilitary career by serving in the B

ritish A

rmy. H

e led British tro

ops in the F

rench and Indian W

ar. Later, W

ashington

changed his allegiance and began to

lead A

merican tro

ops as the C

om

mander in

Chief o

f the Continental A

rmy. B

ecause of

Washingto

n’s amazing leadership

skills, the C

ontinental A

rmy w

on the A

merican

Revo

lution and secured freedo

m fo

r the U

nited States.

At the co

nclusion o

f the Am

erican Revo

lution, W

ashington’s desire w

as to

return to his b

eloved estate, M

ount

Verno

n, to run his p

lantation. A

fter a great deal o

f persuasio

n, he returned to the

political sp

otlight as the first P

resident of

the United S

tates. W

ashington never had children o

f his ow

n. How

ever, he did help to

raise the tw

o children o

f his devoted w

ife, Martha.

Geo

rge and Martha w

ere happy at their

estate, Mount V

ernon, fo

r many years.

For w

hat is G

eorge

Washingto

n best

know

n?

Describ

e Geo

rge Washingto

n’s career befo

re his involvem

ent in the Am

erican Revo

lution.

How

did Geo

rge Washingto

n particip

ate in the A

merican R

evolutio

n?

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Patrick Henry

Patrick H

enry

Patrick H

enry was b

orn in V

irginia in 17

36. Henry w

as very interested in the study o

f law and b

ecame an influential

lawyer. H

enry argued against the actions

of K

ing Geo

rge III. He felt that the king

was treating the co

lonists unfairly.

Henry w

as a mem

ber o

f Virginia’s

House o

f Burgesses. H

e gave a passio

nate speech p

rotesting the S

tamp

Act desp

ite hearing cries of “T

reason!”

througho

ut his speech. H

e was ab

le to

convince the H

ouse o

f Burgesses to

make

a statement insisting that the co

lonists had

the right to tax them

selves. Henry w

as elected go

vernor o

f Virginia tw

ice and w

as a mem

ber o

f the Continental

Congress. Patrick H

enry is perhap

s best kno

wn

for his fam

ous q

uote, “G

ive me lib

erty or

give me death.” H

e said this during a fiery sp

eech delivered to m

embers o

f the H

ouse o

f Burgesses.

For w

hat is Patrick

Henry

best

know

n?

Describ

e Patrick H

enry’s career befo

re his invo

lvement in the A

merican R

evolutio

n.

How

did Patrick H

enry particip

ate in the A

merican R

evolutio

n?

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Samuel Adams

Sam

uel A

dam

sS

amuel A

dams w

as born in 17

22

to a

wealthy fam

ily. Adam

s attended Harvard

University and later to

ok o

ver his family’s

brew

ery business. W

hen the brew

ery went

out o

f business, A

dams b

ecame very

involved in p

olitical causes.

Adam

s was elected to

serve on the

Massachusetts co

lonial legislature. H

e stro

ngly opposed B

ritish actions in the

colo

nies, like the Stam

p A

ct and the T

ow

nshend Acts. A

dams also

started the C

om

mittees o

f Corresp

ondence, w

hich w

ere letter writing gro

ups designed to

pass info

rmatio

n througho

ut the colo

nies.H

e form

ed a secretive patrio

t pro

test gro

up called the “S

ons o

f Lib

erty.” As the

leader of the S

ons o

f Lib

erty, Adam

s organized the B

osto

n Tea P

arty and many

riots. H

is group

was resp

onsib

le for the

tarring and feathering of tax co

llectors.

Sam

uel Adam

s served in the C

ontinental C

ongress and signed the

Declaratio

n of Indep

endence.

For w

hat is S

amuel

Adam

s best

know

n?

Describ

e Sam

uel Adam

s’ career befo

re his invo

lvement in the A

merican R

evolutio

n.

In what p

olitical o

rganizations did S

amuel

Adam

s serve?

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John Adams

John A

dam

sJo

hn Adam

s was b

orn o

n Octo

ber 30

, 17

35 in M

assachusetts. His father w

as a farm

er who

was also

involved in p

olitics.

Educatio

n was im

portant to

his family, so

A

dams attended H

arvard where he studied

law. D

uring the Am

erican Revo

lution, Jo

hn A

dams sp

ent time in E

urope sp

eaking to

influential peo

ple and gaining funding fo

r the w

ar. He w

orked w

ith the leaders of

other natio

ns to fo

rm alliances w

ith the A

merican co

lonies.

Adam

s wanted indep

endence for the

Am

erican colo

nies and worked to

ward that

goal as the M

assachusetts delegate to the

Continental C

ongress. H

e signed the D

eclaration o

f Independence. L

ater, he served as o

ur nation’s seco

nd president.

John A

dams died at the age o

f 90 o

n July 4

, 182

6. In an interesting coincidence,

he and Tho

mas Jefferso

n both died o

n the sam

e day: the 50

thanniversary o

f the ap

pro

val of the D

eclaration o

f Indep

endence.

What is the

interesting co

incidence surro

unding Jo

hn A

dams’

death?

How

did John A

dams help

the war effo

rt during the A

merican R

evolutio

n?

What w

ere John A

dams’ p

olitical

contrib

utions to

the United S

tates?

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Abigail Adams

Abig

ail A

dam

sA

bigail A

dams w

as born in

Massachusetts B

ay Colo

ny in 1744. A

bigail

was taught to

read and write b

y her m

other b

ecause girls were no

t sent to

school in her day.

While Jo

hn was aw

ay, serving in the C

ontinental C

ongress, A

bigail had to

care fo

r her large family o

n her ow

n. During

this time ap

art, Abigail w

rote her

celebrated letter to

John in w

hich she urged him

to “rem

ember the ladies.” S

he w

anted more rights fo

r wom

en at a time in

history in w

hich wom

en had few rights.

When Jo

hn was elected P

resident of

the United S

tates in 1796, A

bigail w

as w

orried that p

eople w

ould no

t like her as “F

irst Lady” b

ecause she was o

utspoken

and never missed an o

pportunity to

share her o

pinio

ns, quite the o

pposite o

f the belo

ved First L

ady, Martha W

ashington.

Abigail advo

cated for eq

ual rights for all

peo

ple, including w

om

en and African

Am

ericans. She also

wanted everyo

ne, including girls, to

have a good educatio

n.

Describ

e A

bigail as

First L

ady of

the United

States.

Describ

e Abigail A

dams’ life b

efore her

involvem

ent in the Am

erican Revo

lution.

Why did A

bigail A

dams w

rite a letter to her

husband that urged him

to “rem

ember the

ladies?”

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Benjamin Franklin

Ben

jam

in F

ranklin

Benjam

in Franklin w

as born in B

osto

n, M

assachusetts on January 17

, 1706. H

e sto

pped go

ing to scho

ol at ten years o

ld and b

egan to w

ork in the p

rinting business.

Franklin fo

und his way to

Philadelp

hia and gained p

opularity as the p

ublisher o

f the new

spap

er, The P

ennsylvania Gazette.

During the A

merican R

evolutio

n, F

ranklin was very invo

lved on the P

atriot

side of the co

nflict. He rep

resented Pennsylvania in the S

econd C

ontinental

Congress and help

ed draft the Declaratio

n of Indep

endence. One o

f his majo

r roles in

the Am

erican Revo

lution w

as as the co

lonies’ A

mbassado

r to F

rance. He

convinced the F

rench to help

the colo

nies fight the B

ritish.In additio

n to his p

olitical

accom

plishm

ents, Franklin w

as a legendary scientist and invento

r. He is fam

ous fo

r his exp

eriments w

ith electricity, which led to

his inventio

n of the lightning ro

d. He did

many im

portant things fo

r Philadelp

hia, such as starting the first fire dep

artment

and the first pub

lic library.

Describ

e Ben

Franklin’s

inventions and

contrib

utions

to the city o

f Philadelp

hia.

Describ

e Ben F

ranklin’s career befo

re his invo

lvement in the A

merican R

evolutio

n.

How

did Ben F

ranklin particip

ate in the politics o

f the Am

erican Revo

lution?

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Thomas Jefferson

Thom

as J

efferson

Tho

mas Jefferso

n was b

orn in 17

43

on a slave p

lantation in V

irginia. He w

as an excellent student and attended the C

ollege

of W

illiam and M

ary where he studied law

. Jefferso

n served as a lawyer fo

r several years.

In 1775, Jefferso

n was elected to

the C

ontinental C

ongress. H

e was asked to

w

rite the Declaratio

n of Indep

endence, a do

cument that stated the co

lonies’

intention to

separate fro

m E

ngland. Jefferso

n continued his p

olitical career

by serving as V

irginia’s governo

r from

17

79-17

81. L

ater, Jefferson w

as asked to

represent the U

nited States go

vernment in

France. H

e spent aro

und four years in

France.

Jefferson served as o

ur nation’s third

president. A

fter his presidency, he retired

to his b

eloved ho

me, M

onticello

. Jefferson

died on July 4

, 182

6, the 50

thanniversary

of the signing o

f the Declaratio

n of

Independence.

For w

hat is T

hom

as Jefferso

n best kno

wn?

Describ

e Tho

mas Jefferso

n’s life befo

re his invo

lvement in the A

merican R

evolutio

n.

How

did Tho

mas Jefferso

n particip

ate in the A

merican R

evolutio

n?

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Mercy Otis Warren

Mercy

Otis W

arren

Mercy O

tis Warren w

as born in 17

28

in Massachusetts. W

om

en were no

t allo

wed to

be invo

lved in politics during

the Revo

lutionary p

eriod. S

o, M

ercy had to

do her “talking” w

ith her pen.

Mercy’s husb

and, James, w

as very invo

lved in the Am

erican Revo

lution and

politics. H

e held meetings at his ho

use. D

uring these meetings, M

ercy listened to

all of the reaso

ns that colo

nists wanted

independence fro

m E

ngland. She also

listened to

the secret plans m

ade during the R

evolutio

n. M

ercy wro

te poem

s and plays and

pub

lished many o

f them ano

nymously.

How

ever, she is pro

bab

ly best kno

wn fo

r her p

lays. Her p

lays were fam

ous in the

colo

nies because they p

oked fun at B

ritish leaders.

For w

hat is M

ercy O

tis Warren

best kno

wn?

Why w

as Mercy O

tis Warren no

t able to

exp

ress her desire for indep

endence from

E

ngland openly and p

ublicly?

.

Fro

m w

here did Mercy O

tis Warren receive

many o

f her ideas?

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Phyllis Wheatley

Phyllis W

hea

tleyPhyllis W

heatley was b

orn in G

ambia in

1753. S

he was so

ld into slavery as a

young child to

a family in B

osto

n. When

she arrived in the colo

nies, she was sm

all and frail. T

he Wheatley fam

ily purchased

Phyllis as a help

er for M

rs. Susanna

Wheatley.

The W

heatley family w

as kind to P

hyllis and fo

und that she was q

uite intelligent. T

hey taught Phyllis to

read and write.

They enco

uraged her love o

f poetry. H

er first p

oem

was p

ublished w

hen she was

twelve. Phyllis sup

ported the co

lonial fight fo

r indep

endence through her p

oetry. S

he even w

rote a p

oem

for G

eorge

Washingto

n and met him

in 1776. H

e enjo

yed her work very m

uch. Phyllis w

as the first African A

merican

and slave to p

ublish a b

ook in the U

nited S

tates.

For w

hat is P

hyllis W

heatley best kno

wn?

Describ

e Phyllis W

heatley’s life befo

re she becam

e a well-kno

wn w

riter.

How

did Phyllis W

heatley support

the colo

nial fight for

independence?

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Marquis de Lafayette

Marq

uis d

e Lafa

yette

Marq

uis de Lafayette w

as born o

n S

eptem

ber 10

, 1757 in F

rance. He cam

e to

the Am

erican colo

nies to assist in the

Revo

lution. H

e served admirab

ly in many

battles and w

as appointed to

the rank of

Majo

r-General under G

eneral Geo

rge W

ashington.

During the R

evolutio

n, he returned to

France fo

r a short tim

e to attem

pt to

raise sup

port fo

r the war.

Upon returning fro

m F

rance, Lafayette

had a crucial role in the victo

ry at Yorkto

wn. H

e and his troops help

ed to

keep the B

ritish Arm

y from

escaping

Yorkto

wn b

y land. M

arquis de L

afayette died and was

buried in F

rance in 1834

. Many years later,

he was granted A

merican citizenship

because the U

nited States w

anted to

hono

r his service as a soldier and G

eneral in the A

merican R

evolutio

n.

How

did the U

nited States

hono

r Marq

uis de L

afayette fo

r his service during the A

merican

Revo

lution?

Describ

e Marq

uis de Lafayette’s service

befo

re being ap

pointed M

ajor-G

eneral under G

eorge W

ashington.

How

did Marq

uis de Lafayette p

articipate in

the Am

erican Revo

lution?

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Sons of Liberty

Sons o

f Liberty

The S

ons o

f Lib

erty were a secretive

organizatio

n of m

en headed by S

amuel

Adam

s. The gro

up co

nsisted of co

lonists

from

all walks o

f life, including merchants,

craftsmen, jo

urnalists, and others. S

amuel

Adam

s originally fo

rmed this gro

up to

pro

test the hated Stam

p A

ct. To p

rotest

the Stam

p A

ct, the Sons o

f Lib

erty burned

packages o

f stamps that w

ere sent from

E

ngland and threatened the British

officials w

ho attem

pted to

collect p

ayment

for the stam

ps.

Thro

ughout the years leading up

to the

Am

erican Revo

lution and during the

Revo

lution, the S

ons o

f Lib

erty staged m

any pro

tests. They p

rotested the T

ea A

ct with the fam

ous B

osto

n Tea P

arty. D

uring the Am

erican Revo

lution, there

were S

ons o

f Lib

erty in each of the

thirteen colo

nies. They staged p

rotests

and particip

ated in actions that

demonstrated their anger to

ward B

ritish officials.

How

did the S

ons o

f Lib

erty pro

test the T

ea Act?

Who

was the leader o

f the Sons o

f Lib

erty?

Why w

as this group

form

ed? .

How

did the Sons o

f Lib

erty pro

test the S

tamp A

ct?

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Daughters of Liberty

Daughters o

f Lib

ertyA

lthough w

om

en did not fight in the

Am

erican Revo

lution, they did p

articipate

in other w

ays. Patrio

t wom

en banded

together to

pro

test the British and sho

w

their support fo

r colo

nial independence.

Daughters o

f Lib

erty particip

ated in a boyco

tt against items im

ported fro

m

England. F

or exam

ple, they refused to

purchase B

ritish tea and cloth. W

om

en brew

ed their ow

n tea from

plant m

aterials, like rasp

berry leaves. T

hey called it “L

iberty T

ea.” Wom

en also gathered in

large group

s to sp

in their ow

n cloth fro

m

wool and yarn. T

his helped ensure the

colo

nies would no

t be dep

endent on

British-m

ade cloth.

Because m

any of their husb

ands and so

ns were aw

ay fighting, wom

en had to

take over the jo

bs held b

y men, like

farming and o

perating b

usinesses. This

show

ed great courage and sacrifice.

Altho

ugh far from

the front lines o

f the w

ar, the Daughters o

f Lib

erty worked

hard to sho

w their sup

port fo

r the Patrio

t cause.

What are so

me

other w

ays w

om

en show

ed co

urage during the A

merican

Revo

lution?

Why w

as the group

, the Daughters o

f Lib

erty, form

ed? .

How

did the Daughters o

f Lib

erty show

their sup

port fo

r the Patrio

t cause?