American Revolution Notable People

colonial militia men who were ready to fight at a minutes notice

• guerilla warfare

• minutemen

• militia

• loyalist

Colonists against British rule and wanted independence from Britain

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Militia

• Minutemen

I ________________________ was leader of the continental Army.

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Benedict Arnold

• Patrick Henry

I,___________, was the ruler of England who caused the colonists to be so angry they wanted independence.

• Benedict Arnold

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• King George III

I,____________, was an American Patriot who felt so strongly that the war for independence was the right thing. I said, "Give me liberty, or give me death."

• Patrick Henry

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Benedict Arnold

I,__________, was credited with writing the Declaration of Independence.

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

I, __________, made a midnight ride to warn the colonists that the British were coming.

• Paul Revere

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

What was Molly Pitcher known for?

• Protesting war
• designing weapons
• taking men water
• a spy

Who was an African American that got killed during the Boston Massacre?

• Crispus Attucks
• Peter Salem
• George Washington

Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called

• Common Sense
• Common Nonsense
• Everyday Stuff