People of the American Revolution

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Wife of John Adams, who supported his fight in American Independence. She is credited with the quote, "Remember the ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors."

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Abigail Adams

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Prussian drillmaster who taught the American colonists how to be soldiers during the winter at Valley Forge.

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Baron Von Steuben

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The most well-known American traitor who helped the British take the fort at West Point.

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Benedict Arnold

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American patriot, writer, printer, Ambassador, and scientists/inventor. During the Revolutionary War he persuaded the French to help the colonists.

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Benjamin Franklin

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Spanish nobleman who became governor of the province of Louisiana. He protected American ships in the port of New Orleans and helped transport war supplies; he took up arms and fought to protect Louisiana.

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Bernardo de Galvez

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The African-Native American man who was the first man to die in the Boston Massacre, also considered the first death in the Revolutionary War.

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Crispus Attucks

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Commander of the Continental Army. He used new strategies to defeat the British, and he served as the US first President.

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George Washington

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A Polish-born Jewish immigrant to America who played an important role in financing the Revolution. He was arrested by the British as a spy, and the British used his as an interpreter for the German troops. He encouraged Germans to desert the British army.

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Haym Salomon

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Virginia slave; Lafayette recruited him as a spy for the Continental Army. Posing as a double agent, forager and servant in the British headquarters, he moved freely between the lines with vital information on British troop movement for Lafayette. He contributed to the win at Yorktown.

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James Armistead

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A Massachusetts attorney & politician who was a strong believer in colonial independence. He helped draft and pass the Declaration of Independence. Adams later served as the second President of the United States.

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John Adams