The American Revolution

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Author of Common Sense

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Thomas Paine

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Commander of the Continental Army

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George Washington

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Creator of the first American Flag in 1776

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Betsy Ross

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Outspoken Boston patriot who was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence

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John Hancock

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Governor of Louisiana who supported the Americans in their rebellion against the British.

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Bernardo de Galvez

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Helped raise funds for the Continental Congress and made many loans to many members of the army and government. He was owed large sums by the government he aided, but he was never repaid.

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Haym Salomon

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The British set out to capture New York because

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both New York’s harbor was a perfect port for the huge British Navy and because of its location, they could cut off the northern from the southern colonies.

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I surrendered at Yorktown

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Charles Cornwallis

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Patriot spy from Long Island who was hanged after saying, “I regret I have but one life to give for my country.”

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Nathan Hale

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American privateer who commanded the Bonhomme Richard against the British in a fierce battle at sea. He is credited with saying, “I have not yet begun to fight...”

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John Paul Jones