SS American Revoluti Word Scramble
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King George III | British King of England during the American Revolution; refused to respond to colonies petition which led to war |
George Washington | American Planter and surveyor from Virginia Elected Commander of the Continental Army |
Lord Cornwallis | British British General in charge of British troops during the Revolution Surrendered at Yorktown |
John Adams | American Lawyer and patriot from Massachusetts Bay Colony Championed the cause for Independence |
Thomas Jefferson | American Lawyer and planter from Virginia Major author of the Declaration of Independence |
Patrick Henry | American Outspoken member of the House of Burgesses Inspired colonial patriotism with "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech |
Thomas Paine | British English journalist Believed colonies should be independent from Great Britian Wrote his arguments in a pamphlet called "Common Sense" |
Phyllis Wheatley | American First African American poet Former slave who wrote poems and plays supporting American Independence |
Paul Revere | American Patriot who made a daring ride to warn colonists of British arrival |
Ben Franklin | American Prominent member of Continental Congress Helped frame the Declaration of Independence Helped gain French support for American independence |
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