Important People of the Revolutionary War

Revolutionary
War
Unit
(Key People)

King George III

• King of England during the American
Revolution
• Worked with Parliament to pass British
Imperial Policy after the French and Indian
War, to pay for war debts

Multiple Choice

King George was the

• King of America

• King of Demure

• King of Great Britain

• King of France

George Washington

• Delegate at the First Continental Congress
• Commander in chief of the Continental Army
• Led the Continental Army to victory in battles
including Trenton and Yorktown
• Spent the winter with the Continental Army at
Valley Forge, where supplies were limited

Became 1st President after the Revolutionary
War

Multiple Choice

George Washington....

• Led the Continental Army to victory in battles
  including Trenton and Yorktown

• Wrote the Declaration of Independence

• Warned the colonist that the British were comin

• Is famous for saying "Give me liberty or give me death!"

Benjamin Franklin

• Served in the Second Continental Congress
• Helped draft the Declaration of Independence
• Helped convince France to aide the Continental
Army in the Revolutionary War
• Minister to France and helped negotiate the
Treaty of Paris (1783)

Multiple Choice

Benjamin Franklin

• Wrote the Declaration of Independence

• Helped convince France to aide the Continental
  Army in the Revolutionary War

• Ran away to France

• Yelled "The British are Coming"

Thomas Jefferson

• Delegate to the Second Continental Congress

Author of the Declaration of Independence


• Third President of the United States

Multiple Choice

Thomas Jefferson

• Author of America the Great

• Author of I am President

• Author of the Declaration of Independence

• Author of the American Revolution

Benedict Arnold

• Played a part in the surrender of British
General Burgoyne at Saratoga
• Did not receive the recognition he felt he
deserved for his part in the war
•
Is known as a traitor and "turncoat" for changing
sides from the Patriots to the British

Multiple Choice

Benedict Arnold...

• Started the American Revolution

• was the leader of the Continental Army

• Is known for screaming "help me" in battle

• Is known as a traitor and "turncoat" for changing
  sides from the Patriots to the British

Patrick Henry

• Outspoken colonist and patriot leading up to
and during the American Revolution
• Known for his “Give Me Liberty or Give Me
Death” speech calling for action from the
colonists against British rule

John Adams

• Spoke out against British Imperial Policy
• Attended the First Continental Congress and Second
Continental Congress
• Nominated George Washington to serve as
commander in chief of the Continental Army
• Nominated Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration
of Independence
• Helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris (1783)
• Later became first Vice President of the United States
• Later became second President of the United States

Paul Revere

• Member of the Sons of Liberty
• Created the famous engraving of the Boston
Massacre
• Known for the famous “Midnight Ride” when
he traveled to Lexington to warn Samuel
Adams and John Hancock that British troops
were coming there and to Concord

Samuel Adams

• Organized the Sons of Liberty
• Created the Committees of Correspondence
• Coordinated the Boston Tea Party
• Represented Massachusetts in the Continental
Congress

Minutemen

• Colonists that organized to form well-
prepared militias
• Were said to be ready at a minute’s notice
• Played an important part in the Battles of
Lexington and Concord, since they were
warned of the approach by Paul Revere