People of the American Revolution

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People of the American Revolution
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Samuel Adams Patriot

• Founder of the Sons of Liberty
• Began Committees of Correspondence
• Member of Continental Congress
• From Boston, Massachusetts
• Organized Boston Tea Party

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44. Write what Samuel Adams would say About
the British
43. Samuel Adams
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Benjamin Franklin patriot

• Enlightenment figure
• Inventor, scientist
• Printer, author
• Diplomat, statesman
• Author
• Member of Continental Congress
• Signer of Declaration of
• Independence

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46. Write what Franklin Would say about The
Enlightenment
45. Benjamin Franklin
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King George III British

• King during the Revolution
• London, England
• He rules Britain for about 40 years !

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48. Write what the King Would say about the
Revolution.
47. King George III
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Thomas Jefferson patriot

• Monticello, Virginia
• Scientist, inventor
• Musician, author
• Writes the Declaration
• of Independence

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49. Thomas Jefferson
50. Write what Jefferson would Say about
the Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Paine patriot

• Author and printer
• Soldier in the revolution
• Inspired citizens to support the revolution
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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George Washington patriot

• Mt. Vernon, Virginia
• Commander in Chief of
• Continental Army
• Member of Continental
• Congress
• Veteran of the French Indian War

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52. What would Washington say About leading The
army?
51. George Washington
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The Marquis de Lafayette patriot

• 19 year old French aristocrat
• He fights for the Americans
• He is like an adopted son to
• Washington
• He was the soldiers general b/c he would spend
  his own money to buy clothing and shoes for the
  soldiers

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53. Marquis De Lafayette
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Patrick Henry patriot

• Governor of Virginia
• Member of the House of Burgesses
• give me liberty, or give me death !

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55. What would He say about Liberty?
54. Patrick Henry
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John Paul Jones patriot

• U.S. Naval hero
• Commanded U.S.S Bonhomme Richard vs
• H.M.S. Serapis
• I have not yet begun to
• fight

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57. Write what He would say About the war
56. John Paul Jones
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Baron Von Steuben patriot

• German soldier who volunteered to train
  Continental troops
• Pretended to be a Baron when he was only a
  regular soldier

• Trained army at Valley Forge

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59. What would He say about Training the
Continental Army
58. Baron Von Steuben
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Benedict Arnold traitor

• American hero of Saratoga
• Wounded in leg
• Not promoted like he thought he should be
• Tried to turn over West Point fort to the British
• Joined the British side !

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61. Write what would He say about his
Betrayal of the United States
60. Benedict Arnold
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Revolution Booklet Quiz 4

• Write a T for true and F for false.
• 1. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of
• Independence.
• 2. Baron Von Steuben was a naval hero.
• 3. John Paul Jones trained the American
• Navy.
• 4. Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense.

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Revolution Booklet Quiz 4 Key

• 1. True
• 2. False
• 3. False
• 4. True