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History- Chapter 4*
Chapter 4, The American Revolution, Study Guide for Test- People
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Patrick Henry | Leader that believd that violence was unavoiable. He wanted the Virginians to support the Patrot cause. He said the famous qoute, “Give me liberty, or give me death.” |
| Paul Revere | Was a memmber of the Sons of Liberty; He enlisted the aid of Robert Newman. Newman was to climb on the Old North Church and watch to see if any British soldiers were coming. |
| George Washington | Commanding General of the Amricans. |
| Thomas Paine | He wrote about Common Sense, a 47 page panphlet showing that the King wasn’t treating them right, it was common sense that you could do something about it. |
| Thomas Jefferson | The main author of the Decleration of Independence. Possed unalienable rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. |
| General Howe | (British) He was supposed to go up and meet in Albany, but decided to go down to Philadelphia to capture |
| General John Burgoyne | Took the fleet down the lake Champlain |
| Marquis de Lafayette | He was the leader of the Prussian French fleet |
| Baron Friedrich von Steuben | He was from the middle of Germany. He trained Wasington’s army after the Winter in Valley Forge. |
| Bernardo de Gálvez | Governor of Spanish Louisiana that captured some main British cities |
| John Paul Jones | Merican naval officer famed for bravery, he defeated the british Serapis |
| Francis Marion | Patrot; organized the sodiers. He and people in the South helped him and gave him time to recouperate. |
| Comte de Rochambeau | French solider that commanded the French troops in the Revolutionary War. He fought along side George Washington. |
| General Charles Cornwallis | (British) Knows a lot about war. He takes over for the British while there in the south. The Americans were in Valley Forge while this was happening. |