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USI U5: Revolution
People of the American Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Paul Revere | Patriot who rode to warn colonists, saying "The British are coming!" |
| Samuel Adams | Patriot who opposed the Stamp Act and organized the Sons of Liberty in Boston; led the Boston Tea Party |
| John Adams | Championed the cause of independence |
| Patrick Henry | Outspoken member of House of Burgesses; inspired colonial patriotism with "Give me liberty or give me death" speech |
| Thomas Paine | wrote the pamphlet, Common Sense and The Crisis to encourage American independence |
| Benjamin Franklin | Prominent member of the Continental Congress; helped frame the Declaration of Independence; helped gain French support for American independence |
| Thomas Jefferson | Major author of the Declaration of Independence |
| George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army |
| Phillis Wheatley | Enslaved African American who wrote poems and plays supporting American independence and who eventually gained her freedom |
| Marquis de Lafayette | French nobleman who served in the Continental Army; worked with the France to send French troops, ships, and funds to help colonists |
| Lord Cornwallis | British general who surrendered at Yorktown |
| King George III | British king during the Revolutionary era |