Road to Revolution - Who is Who?

General who led the British and colonial troops in an attack against for Duquesne. He was unsuccessful because he knew little about how to fight in the wilderness of North America.

• Samuel Adams

• William Pitt

• Lord Jeffrey Amherst

• Edward "Bulldog" Braddock

A skilled lawyer who later became President of the USA. He defended the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre.

• Pontiac

• Patrick Henry

• John Adams

• George Washington

He was sent to the North American frontier by the British in 1762 to keep order with the Indians. Unlike the French he treated them disrespectfully.

• George Grenville

• Lord Jeffrey Amherst

• George Washington

• Charles Townshend

Known as the Father of the American Revolution, this Son of Liberty member was a rebel rouser, wrote letters to get colonists angry against the British, and was the leader of the Boston Tea Party.

• Samuel Adams

• Joseph Brant

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

An Ottawa chief who fought on the French side of the French and Indian War. He led his people in a small “war” against the English and lost.

• Pontiac

• Joseph Brant

• Patrick Henry

• William Pitt

The Prime Minister of England in 1764 led the charge to tax the colonists

• John Adams

• Charles Townshend

• George Grenville

• Lord Jeffrey Amherst

After General “Bulldog” Braddock’s death, this man was put in charge in England. Under his leadership the tide of the battle turned and England began winning the French and Indian War.

• Charles Townshend

• George Washington

• Samuel Adams

• William Pitt

A delegate from Pennsylvania and well known inventor of the bifocals who tried to rally support for the Albany Plan of Union, which he proposed.

• Pontiac

• William Pitt

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

The treasurer of England who dared “to tax America!” He taxed goods such as: tea, paper, lead, paint and glass.

• Benjamin Franklin

• William Pitt

• Charles Townshend

• Joseph Brant

A 22-year old English surveyor who volunteered to deliver a message to the French requesting them to leave the Ohio Valley. He eventually became President of the United States.

• John Adams

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin