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Revolutionary People
Key People during the Revolutionary War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| British King during the Revolutionary Era | George III |
| British general who surrendered at Yorktown | Lord Cornwallis |
| Championed the cause of Independence | John Adams |
| Commander of the Continental Army | George Washington |
| Major author of the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| Outspoken member of the House of Burgesses; inspired colonial patriotism with his "Give me Liberty or give me Death" speech | Patrick Henry |
| Prominent member of the Continental Congress; helped frame the Declaration of Independence; helped gain French support for American Independence | Benjamin Franklin |
| Enslaved African American who wrote poems and plays supporting American Independence and who eventually gained her freedom | Phillis Wheatley |
| Patriot who made a daring ride to warn colonists of British arrival | Paul Revere |