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Important People
Important People in the American Revolution
Person | Description |
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Abigail Adams | Wife of John Adams, known for stance on women's rights in letters to her husband |
John Adams | Member of the Continental Congress, strong supporter of independence |
Samuel Adams | Played a role in the many events that contributed to the American Revolution; organized opposition to the Stamp Act, leader of the Sons of Liberty |
James Armistead | African-American spy during the American Revolution; spied on Lord Cornwallis' camp at Yorktown |
Crispus Attucks | African- American who became the first casualty of the American when he was shot and killed at the Boston Massacre |
Wentworth Cheswell | Educated African- American Patriot, made the same midnight ride as Paul Revere warning that the British were coming |
Benjamin Franklin | Member of the committee who helped write the Declaration of Independence; negotiated the alliance with France and then the Treat of Paris which ended the war |
Bernardo de Galvez | Governor of the Spanish province of Louisiana, protected American ships in the port of New Orleans and helped transport war supplies and took up arms against the British in Louisiana |
Patrick Henry | Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, spoke against the Stamp Act; famous quote, "Give me liberty or give me death," during the American Revolution |
Thomas Jefferson | Delegate to the Constitutional Congress in Philadelphia and the chief writer of the Declaration of Independence |
King George III | King of England during the American Revolution, feared the loss of colonies would lead to the decline of his empire. Maintained an aggressive policy against colonial resistence |
Marquis de Lafayette | French Noble who helped Americans during the Revolutionary War. Important because France joined the Colonists against Britain |
Thomas Paine | Wrote Common Sense and American Crisis, urged Americans to support the Patriot cause during the American Revolution |
Haym Solomon | Polish Jew who spied for Americans and was held as a translator for the Germans by the British. Played an important role in financing the Revolution |
Mercy Otis Warren | Patriot writer that supported independence and convinced others to join the cause. First woman historian of the American Revolution, published plays, books, and poetry |
George Washington | A delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution |