People of the American Revolution

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Who encouraged members of the Continental Congress to “…remember the ladies…” as they began the work of crafting a new American government?

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Abigail Adams

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First African American elected to public office in America. Fought in the Battle of Saratoga during the Revolutionary War. Rode with Paul Revere to Portsmouth, New Hampshire to warn the town that the British were coming.

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Wentworth Cheswell

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An American patriot and writer who authored plays, poems and essays supporting the idea of independence. Writings convinced many in Massachusetts to become Patriots.

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Mercy Otis Warren

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An escaped African American slave who spied on British troop movements and reported it to the Americans.

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James Armistead

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Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.

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George Washington

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Author of Common Sense and American Crisis.

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Thomas Paine

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Author of the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

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King of Britain during the American Revolution

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King George III

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America’s 1^st naval hero. Known for saying “I’ve not yet begun to fight!”

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John Paul Jones

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Leader of the French Army and helped train the Continental Army at Valley Forge. Helped defeat British General Cornwallis at the Battle of Yorktown.

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Marquis de Lafayette