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Significant Individuals of the American Revolution

Significant Individuals of the American Revolution

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Significant Individuals of the American Revolution

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★ General Friedrich von Steuben

Type a phrase that will help you remember how this individual helped the United States during the Revolutionary War.

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★ Wentworth Cheswell

Type a phrase that will help you remember how this individual helped the United States during the Revolutionary War.

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★ James Armistead

Type a phrase that will help you remember how this individual helped the United States during the Revolutionary War.

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★ Mercy Otis Warren

Type a phrase that will help you remember how this individual helped the United States during the Revolutionary War.

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★ Abigail Adams

Type a phrase that will help you remember how this individual helped the United States during the Revolutionary War.

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Multiple Choice

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Mercy Otis Warren and Abigail Adams both -

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Wrote a history of the American Revolution

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Worked to persuade people to support the patriot cause

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Served in the first Continental Congress

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Acted as spies behind the British lines for General Washington

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★ Bernardo Galvez

Type a phrase that will help you remember how this individual helped the United States during the Revolutionary War.

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★ Haym Salomon

Type a phrase that will help you remember how this individual helped the United States during the Revolutionary War.

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★ Marquis de Lafayette

Type a phrase that will help you remember how this individual helped the United States during the Revolutionary War.

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★ John Paul Jones

Type a phrase that will help you remember how this individual helped the United States during the Revolutionary War.

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Multiple Choice

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John Paul Jones was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his “valor and brilliant services” during the Revolutionary War. Why did he receive this honor?

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He led the evacuation of Washington, D.C. during the British invasion

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He commanded a victory at sea against the British navy

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He prepared the strategy for the American victory at Yorktown

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He persuaded France to provide military assistance to the Continental army

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★ Henry Knox

Type a phrase that will help you remember how this individual helped the United States during the Revolutionary War.

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★ Nathan Hale

Type a phrase that will help you remember how this individual helped the United States during the Revolutionary War.

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Multiple Choice

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John Paul Jones was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his “valor and brilliant services” during the Revolutionary War. Why did he receive this honor?

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He led the evacuation of Washington, D.C. during the British invasion

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He commanded a victory at sea against the British navy

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He prepared the strategy for the American victory at Yorktown

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He persuaded France to provide military assistance to the Continental army

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Multiple Choice

In what way did this individual assist the United States during the Revolutionary War?

★ Abigail Adams

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Financial Support

(Money)

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Military Support

(Training, Weapons, Troops)

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Public Support

(Activism)

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Multiple Choice

In what way did this individual assist the United States during the Revolutionary War?

★ James Armistead

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Financial Support

(Money)

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Military Support

(Training, Weapons, Troops)

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Public Support

(Activism)

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Multiple Choice

In what way did this individual assist the United States during the Revolutionary War?

★ Wentworth Cheswell

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Financial Support

(Money)

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Military Support

(Training, Weapons, Troops)

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Public Support

(Activism)

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Multiple Choice

In what way did this individual assist the United States during the Revolutionary War?

★ Bernardo Galvez

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Financial Support

(Money)

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Military Support

(Training, Weapons, Troops)

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Public Support

(Activism)

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Multiple Choice

In what way did this individual assist the United States during the Revolutionary War?

★ Nathan Hale

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Financial Support

(Money)

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Military Support

(Training, Weapons, Troops)

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Public Support

(Activism)

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Multiple Choice

In what way did this individual assist the United States during the Revolutionary War?

★ Henry Knox

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Financial Support

(Money)

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Military Support

(Training, Weapons, Troops)

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Public Support

(Activism)

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Multiple Choice

In what way did this individual assist the United States during the Revolutionary War?

★ Marquis de Lafayette

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Financial Support

(Money)

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Military Support

(Training, Weapons, Troops)

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Public Support

(Activism)

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Multiple Choice

In what way did this individual assist the United States during the Revolutionary War?

★ General Friedrich von Steuben

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Financial Support

(Money)

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Military Support

(Training, Weapons, Troops)

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Public Support

(Activism)

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Multiple Choice

In what way did this individual assist the United States during the Revolutionary War?

★ Mercy Otis Warren

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Financial Support

(Money)

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Military Support

(Training, Weapons, Troops)

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Public Support

(Activism)

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