KLMS 8th - People of the American Revolution

Samuel Adams

• Leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty and organizer of the Committees of Correspondence; led protests like the Boston Tea Party.

• Wrote the Declaration of Independence and was influenced by the ideas of John Locke.

• Wealthy, French Nobleman, who volunteered to serve in Washington’s army, trained troops, and gave financial aid.

Abigail Adams

• Wife of John Adams, communicated through letters with her husband throughout the Revolution & advocated women’s rights.

• Female writer during the American Revolution; published poems and plays to gain support for the American Revolution.

• Wrote “Common Sense” and “The American Crisis” to gain support for independence and the American Revolution.

John Adams

• Wrote the Declaration of Independence and was influenced by the ideas of John Locke.

• Unanimously chosen as the leader of the entire American Continental Army, during the Revolution.

• Lawyer who represented the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre and delegate of the Continental Congress.

James Armistead

• Free Black sailor who was the first to be killed in the Boston Massacre and considered the first American casualty of the War.

• An enslaved undercover spy for the Marquis de Lafayette; after the war the state of Virginia set him free for his heroic actions.

• Free Black man who fought against the British at Saratoga; will go on to be the first African American elected to office.

Crispus Attucks

• Free Black man who fought against the British at Saratoga; will go on to be the first African American elected to office.

• Free Black sailor who was the first to be killed in the Boston Massacre and considered the first American casualty of the War.

• An enslaved undercover spy for the Marquis de Lafayette; after the war the state of Virginia set him free for his heroic actions.

Wentworth Cheswell

• An enslaved undercover spy for the Marquis de Lafayette; after the war the state of Virginia set him free for his heroic actions.

• Free Black sailor who was the first to be killed in the Boston Massacre and considered the first American casualty of the War.

• Free Black man who fought against the British at Saratoga; will go on to be the first African American elected to office.

Benjamin Franklin

• Leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty and organizer of the Committees of Correspondence; led protests like the Boston Tea Party.

• Lawyer who represented the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre and delegate of the Continental Congress.

• Famous inventor and delegate of the Continental Congress; convinced France to join the Americans against Britain.

King George III

• Wealthy, French Nobleman, who volunteered to serve in Washington’s army, trained troops, and gave financial aid.

• Unanimously chosen as the leader of the entire American Continental Army, during the Revolution.

• King of Great Britain during the American Revolution.

Bernardo de Galvez

• Spanish Governor of Louisiana, who supported American independence by leading troops against Britain in Florida.

• A Jewish merchant who helped finance the Continental Army during the American Revolution with interest-free loans.

• Wealthy, French Nobleman, who volunteered to serve in Washington’s army, trained troops, and gave financial aid.

Patrick Henry

• Lawyer who represented the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre and delegate of the Continental Congress.

• Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses who called for resistance to British taxes. “Give me liberty or give me death!”.

• Famous officer in the Navy who fought for the Americans in the American Revolution. “I have not yet begun to fight!”