Important People during the American Revolution

1. Important People during the American Revolution

2. Patrick Henry • Patriot • Believed Britain was using it’s power unfairly • Wrote a speech supporting war against Britain • He was for saying, “Give me liberty or give me death”.

3. George Washington • Patriot • Congress created a new army called the Continental Army. They chose Washington to be in charge of the Continental Army. • They did this because he had fought in the French and Indian War, was brave, and was a skilled soldiers.

4. King George III • King of England during the Revolutionary War • Taxed the colonists to pay for the costs of the French& Indian War

5. Thomas Paine • Wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense • Wrote that King George treated the colonies unfairly.

6. John Adams • Argued strongly for independence • Signed the declaration of independence • Later became the 2nd president of the United States

7. Thomas Jefferson • Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence • It declared why the colonies needed to become independent from Britain

8. Samuel Adams • Leader of the Sons of Liberty where he organized protests against the Stamp Act • Helped set up the committee of correspondence

9. Crispus Attucks • An African American solider • One of the five men killed during the Boston Massacre

10. Benjamin Franklin • An inventor • A scientist • A colonial leader • Try to get France to help the colonies during the war.

11. Lord North • Prime Minister of Britain • Worked with Parliament to pass the tax on tea

12. Paul Revere • Patriots • Famous for his midnight ride where he warned the colonists that the British troops were coming to attack • Rode with William Dawes

13. Important People of the

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