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People of the Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson | Wrote the Declaration of Independence. |
| James Armistead | A spy in the Continental Army who had been a slave. |
| Thomas Paine | Wrote “Common Sense” encouraging complete independence from Britain. |
| William Blacksone | Wrote about “natural rights” such as life and liberty. |
| Benjamin Franklin | Created the Albany Plan of Union which was intended to unite the 13 colonies. |
| George Washington | Commanding General of the Continental Army |
| Bernardo de Galvez | Spanish governor who sent the Spanish to fight against the British. |
| Paul Revere | Warned the colonists that the British were coming. |
| John Adams | A member of the Continental Congress who supported independence from Britain. |
| Mercy Otis Warren | Wrote plays making fun of the British. |
| John Paul Jones | Founder of the American navy and said “I have not yet begun to fight”. |
| Crispus Attucks | Killed in the Boston Massacre |
| Abigail Adams | “Remember the ladies”; Warned that women would not obey laws in which they had no voice. |
| John Locke | Governments get their power from the people and their main purpose is to protect the citizens. |
| Haym Solomon | Helped finance the Revolution |
| Patrick Henry | Protested the Stamp Act and said “Give me liberty or give me death” |
| Marquis de Lafayette | Frenchman who convinced France to support the American colonists. |
| Sam Adams | Organized the Sons of Liberty who were responsible for the Boston Tea Party. |
| King George III | Leader of Britain during the Revolution. |
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