Important people in the american independence Flashcards
1
Q
Commander in chief of the continental army
A
George washington
2
Q
Poet who wrote for committees of correspondence
A
Samuel Adams
3
Q
Founder of the sons of liberty
A
Samuel Adams
4
Q
“Give me liberty or give me death”
A
Patrick Henry
5
Q
French commander of colonial troops
A
Lafayette
6
Q
Writer of “Common sense”
A
Thomas paine
7
Q
Ruler of England
A
George the 3rd
8
Q
First to be killed in the revolution
A
Crispus Attucks
9
Q
Negotiated the treaty of Paris 1783
A
Benjamin Franklin
10
Q
Father of the navy
A
John Paul Jones
11
Q
Wrote the declaration of independence
A
Thomas Jefferson
12
Q
British commander at Yorktown
A
Cornwallis
13
Q
Trained the troops at Valley Forge
A
Von Stueban
