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Revolutionaries

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Revolutionaries

Who's Who in the American Revolution

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Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.

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John Adams

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Thomas Jefferson

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George Washington

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Crispus Attucks

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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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Crispus Attucks

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James Armistead

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Wentworth Cheswell

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Samuel Adams

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He was a slave who acted as a spy and helped the colonial army
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Wentworth Cheswell
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James Armistead
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Bernardo de Galvez

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He is considered the founder of the U.S. Navy and was quoted saying "I have not yet begun to fight."
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Marquis de Lafayette
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John Paul Jones
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Wentworth Cheswell
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George Washington

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French Aristocrat and leader in French and American Revolution. Became a major-general in the Continental Army. 
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Bernanrdo de Galvez
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Marquis de Lafayette
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Haym Salomon 
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John Paul Jones

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Thomas Jefferson

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Started the Committee of Correspondence to stir public support for American independence.

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The first American to die (Boston Massacre) in the colonists’ fight for independence.

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Authored the Declaration of Independence.

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John Adams

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A signer of the Declaration of Independence and served as the second President of the U.S

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Authored the Declaration of Independence.

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Made speeches in favor of American independence; “Give me liberty or give me death!”.

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Benjamin Franklin

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Inventor & signer of the Declaration of Independence and delegate to Constitutional Convention.

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Made speeches in favor of American independence; “Give me liberty or give me death!”.

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A signer of the Declaration of Independence and served as the second President of the U.S.

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Samuel Adams

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Started the Committee of Correspondence to stir public support for American independence

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Contributed money to the 13 colonies to finance the American Revolution

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Made speeches in favor of American independence; “Give me liberty or give me death!”

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Patrick Henry

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Defeated British warships during the American Revolution; also known as the father of the U.S. Navy.

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Contributed money to the 13 colonies to finance the American Revolution

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Made speeches in favor of American independence; “Give me liberty or give me death!”

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Thomas Paine

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Wrote the Declaration of Independence.

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Wrote Common Sense.

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Wrote the Constitution of the United States.

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Crispus Attucks

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The first American to die (Boston Massacre) in the colonists’ fight for independence

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African American spy during the American Revolution.

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An African-American patriot, who warned colonists of the arrival of British troops.

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Abigail Adams

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Woman who sewed the American flag for the Patriots during the war.

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She wrote a famous letter to her husband telling him that the new country should give equal rights to women. “Remember the Ladies..."

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The first woman historian of the American Revolution.

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Mercy Otis Warren

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Woman who sewed the American flag for the Patriots during the war.

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The first woman historian of the American Revolution.

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She wrote a famous letter to her husband telling him that the new country should give equal rights to women. “Remember the Ladies..."

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The Sons of Liberty were...

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American loyalists who are best known for the Boston Tea Party

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American patriots who are best known for the Boston Tea Party

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Group who helped to draft the Declaration of Independence

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African American who was the first to be killed at the Boston Massacre. 
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James Armistead
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Samuel Adams
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Crispus Attucks
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Franklin Douglas

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Author of the "Albany Plan of Union"; helped write the "Declaration of Independence"; convinced France to become our ally in the Revolution; negotiated the "Treaty of Paris". 
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John Paul Jones
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Thomas Jefferson
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George Washington
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Benjamin Franklin

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African American double spy who provided information about British movement, as well as, information leading to British defeat at Yorktown.
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Crispus Attucks
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James Armistead
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Marquis de Lafayette
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Bernardo de Galvez

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Wife of John Adams; known for her letters to her husband that served as primary accounts of Revolutionary life
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Abigail Adams
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Mercy Otis Warren
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Martha Washington
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Marquis de Lafayette

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Explain the Significance of Paul Revere

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Commander of the Continental Army

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Took part in the Boston Massacre

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Writer of Common Sense

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Soldier and Messenger during the American Revolution.

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Explain the Significance of Paul Revere

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Commander of the Continental Army

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Took part in the Boston Massacre

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Writer of Common Sense

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Soldier and Messenger during the American Revolution.

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Explain the Significance of Wentworth Cheswell.

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Leader of the Patriot party

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First do die at the Boston Tea Party

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Soldier and Messenger during the American Revolution

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Writer of the Declaration of Independence

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Explain the Significance of Mercy Otis Warren.

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Female that created Red Cross during the American Revolution

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Wife of Benedict Arnold

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Female writer that encouraged independence for Britain.

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Female writer that opposed Independence from Britain

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Explain the Significance of Crispus Attucks.

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First of five to die in the Boston Massacre

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First of five to die in the Civil War

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First of five to die in the Sons of Liberty

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First of five to die in the Boston Tea Party

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British author who immigrated to the colonies prior to the start of the war.Wrote the pamphlet,common sense,which urged the colonists to go to war with Great Britain for their Independence

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Thomas Paine

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Benjamin Franklin

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Thomas Jefferson

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John Adams

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Author of the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

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Benjamin Franklin

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George Washington

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Paul Revere

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Thomas Jefferson used John Locke's natural rights in which famous U.S. document?

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U.S. constitution

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Declaration of independence

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English Bill of Rights

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Magna Carta

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Helped America form an alliance with France, who provided soldiers, supplies and money that proved critical to America’s victory in the war. Served in the Second Continental Congress and helped draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He also negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War.

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John Paul Jones

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Thomas Jefferson

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George Washington

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Benjamin Franklin

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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

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Bernardo de Galvez

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John Adams

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Crispus Armistead

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

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Haym Salomon

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James Armistead

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John Paul Jones

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Crispus Attucks

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King of Britain during the American Revolution

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George Washington

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Thomas Paine

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Benjamin Franklin

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King George III

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Author of the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

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George Washington

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John Adams

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Thomas Paine

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Author of Common Sense and American Crisis.

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George Washington

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Thomas Paine

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Thomas Jefferson

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John Adams

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Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.

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John Adams

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Thomas Jefferson

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George Washington

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Crispus Attucks

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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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Samuel Adams

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Crispus Attucks

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Wentworth Chesswell

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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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Wentworth Chesswell

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Mercy Otis Warren

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Crispus Attucks

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James Armistead

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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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Crispus Attucks

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James Armistead

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Wentworth Cheswell

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Samuel Adams

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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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Sojourner Truth

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Mercy Otis Warrn

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Molly Pitcher

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