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3A Revolutionary Era
Dead People from the Revolutionary Era
Term | Definition |
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Abigail Adams | Supported women's rights and the rights of African Americans |
John Adams | His defense of British soldiers following the Boston Massacre is an example of civic virtue |
Samuel Adams | Founder of the Patriot Organization, Sons of Liberty which was responsible for the Boston Tea Party |
James Armistead | Former slave who worked as a spy during the American Revolution |
Crispus Attucks | Black man killed by the British in the Boston Massacre; first to die in the American Revolution |
Wentworth Cheswell | African-American church leader, historian and judge who fought at Saratoga |
Benjamin Franklin | Writer, printer and scientist; served in the first and second continental congress; co-author of the Declaration of Independence |
Bernardo de Galvez | Spaniard who helped colonists by shipping supplies; commanded Spanish troops against the British in Louisiana |
Patrick Henry | Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses who convinced them to support independence: "give me liberty or give me death." |
Thomas Jefferson | Author of the Declaration of Independence |
John Paul Jones | Father of the U.S. Navy; a pirate who won a battle with a British warship in 1775 shouting "I have not yet begun to fight!" |
Marquis de Lafayette | French military officer who spent his own money to buy clothing for Washington's soldiers. He also led Continental troops in battle. |
Thomas Paine | Strong patriot who convinced others to join the independence movement with a pamphlet "Common Sense." |
Haym Solomon | Successful Jewish merchant who came to America from Poland and helped finance Washington's campaign. |
Mercy Otis Warren | Author whose work convinced others to join the independence movement; wrote one of the first histories of the Revolution. |
George Washington | Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army |