significant people of the american revolution. abigail adams married to john adams considered one of...
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SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE OF THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION
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ABIGAIL ADAMS
• Married to John Adams
• Considered one of the first American feminists
• Letters between herself and her husband describes life during the American Revolution
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JOHN ADAMS
• Married to Abigail Adams
• Delegate to the 1st & 2nd Continental Congress’
• On the committee to write the Declaration of Independence
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SAMUEL ADAMS
• Cousin to John Adams
• Member of the Sons of Liberty
• Delegate to the 1st Continental Congress
• Outspoken critic of British rule & sought independence for the colonies
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JAMES ARMISTEAD• African-
American slave who spied for the Americans
• Worked as a double-agent which helped turn the tide against the British
• Was granted his freedom in 1787
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CRISPUS ATTUCKS
• Former African-American slave
• One of the first to die at the Boston Massacre on March 5th, 1770
• Credited as a leader of the protest against British rule that day
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WENTWORTH
CHESWELL• African-
American soldier in the American Revolution
• Fought at the Battle of Saratoga
• Along with Paul Revere is known to have helped warn others of the British army’s advance
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MARQUIS DE
LAFAYETTE• French officer
who was given the rank of Major General in the Continental Army
• Helped secure support from France against the British along with weapons/troops
• First foreigner to be granted honorary citizenship
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
• Advocated unity among the colonies
• Delegate to both Continental Congress’
• Helped write the Declaration of Independence
• Ambassador to France and helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris (1783)
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BERNARDO DE GALVEZ• Spanish governor
of the Louisiana Territory
• Sided with the Americans and helped buy weapons/supplies for the Continental Army
• Galveston, TX is named in his honor
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KING GEORGE III• Becomes King of
England in 1760• Sides with British
Parliament to tax the colonies to pay for the French & Indian War
• Colonists list their grievances towards him in the Declaration of Independence
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PATRICK HENRY
• Once a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and governor of Virginia
• Famously said “Give me liberty or give me death!”
• Delegate to the 1st Continental Congress
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THOMAS JEFFERSON• Once a member of
the Virginia House of Burgesses
• Was a delegate to the 1st & 2nd Continental Congress’
• Wrote the Declaration of Independence
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JOHN PAUL JONES
• American naval hero
• Known as the “Father of the US Navy
• Fought and won an important naval battle against the British warship Serapis
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THOMAS PAINE
• Authored the pamphlet “Common Sense” that encouraged the colonies to become independent
• Also authored “The American Crisis” that encouraged soldiers to continue fighting the American Revolution
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HAYM SALOMAN
• Jewish financier of Polish decent
• Helped finance the American Revolution
• Member of the Sons of Liberty (New York)
• A spy who also convinced Hessian (mercenary) soldiers to desert the British military
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GEORGE WASHINGTO
N• Delegate to the
House of Burgesses of Virginia
• Delegate to the 1st Continental Congress
• Chosen as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution