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People of the Revolution
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King George III
• British king during the Revolutionary era
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Lord Cornwallis
• British general who surrendered at Yorktown
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Samuel Adams
• Leader of the “Sons of Liberty”
• Called “Father of the Revolution”
• Believed in independence
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John Adams
• He championed the cause of independence
• Lawyer from Boston (honest man)
• 2nd president of the United States
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George Washington
• Commander of the Continental Army
• 1st President of the United States
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Thomas Jefferson
• Major author of the Declaration of Independence
• 3rd President of the United States
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Patrick Henry
• Outspoken member of the House of Burgesses
• Inspired colonial patriotism with “Give me liberty or give me death” speech
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Benjamin Franklin• Prominent member of
the Continental Congress
• Helped frame the Declaration of Independence
• Famous inventor
• Wrote, “Poor Richard’s Almanac
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Thomas Paine
• Journalist who was the author of the pamphlet “Common Sense”
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Phillis Wheatley
• Former slave who wrote poems and plays to support American independence
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Paul Revere
• One of the “Sons of Liberty”
• A silversmith and artisan
• He made a daring ride to warn colonists of the British arrival
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John Locke
• He was a political philosopher who’s ideas influence the Declaration of Independence including: – People have natural rights
to life, liberty, and property
– Government is created to protect the rights of the people and has limited powers the people consent to
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Parliament
• British law making body
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Sons of Liberty
• A group of patriots who organized boycotts and protests
• They threw the tea into the Boston Harbor
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Minutemen
• Colonial men who would be ready to fight in 60 seconds (1 minute)