Key Individuals Flashcards
Who was Benjamin Franklin
Colonial agent of Pennsylvania from 1757-1762. Founding Father.
Who was King George III
Monarch of Britain during the American War for Independence.
Who was William Pitt
Appointed Secretary of State in 1757, became Earl of Chatham and largely responsible for British victory in the Seven Years War.
Who was George Washington
American General and statesman, leader of the Continental Army. Lead delegate of the Philadelphia Convention. First President of the United States of America.
Who was the Duke of Newcastle
Prime Minister of Great Britain 1754-1756, 1757-1762.
Who was Lord Brute
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1762-1763.
Who was George Grenville
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1763-1765
Who was James Otis
American Lawyer, Political Activist and colonial legislator.
Who was Patrick Henry
American politician, planter and orator, Founding Father.
Who was John Locke
Political theorist who argued ownership of property was the key characteristic of freemen.
Who was Sam Adams
A radical idealist. Influenced the protest movement in Massachusetts and Founding Father.
Who was Thomas Hutchinson
The Chief Justice of Massachusetts.
Who was Andrew Oliver
The Colonial administrator in Massachusetts.
Who was Marquis of Rockingham
Prime Minister Of Great Britain from 1765-1766.
Who was Charles Townshend
The Ex-President of the Board of Trade. Introduced the Townshend Duties.
Who was John Dickinson
Lawyer and Politician from Pennsylvania. Largely responsible for writing the Articles of Confederation.
Who was John Hancock
A Boston merchant. Delegate at the Second Continental Congress and served as it’s president in 1775-77. First member to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Who was John Wilkes
A Journalist and radical politician.
Who was Lord North
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770-1782.
Who was John Adams
A Founding Father. Second President of the United States Of America.
Who was Richard Henry Lee
An American Statesman and Founding Father from Virginia.
Who was General Howe
He replaced Gage as Commander in Chief.
Who was General Clinton
British General, later replaced Howe as Commander in Chief.
Who was General Burgoyne
British General.
Who was Lord Dunmore
British Commander.
Who was Commander Montgomery
Colonial Commander, killed in the invasion of Canada 1775.
Who was Commander Arnold
Colonial Commander.
Who was Marquis de Lafayette
A French Army General.
Who was General Cornwallis
A British General.
Who was John Jay
Leader of American delegation following the War of Independence. Founding Father.
Who was Thomas Jefferson
An American statesman, diplomat author of the Declaration of Independence, Founding Father.
Who was Robert Morris
Superintendent of Finance 1781-1784.
Who was James Madison
Key Virginian delegate at Philadelphia Convention. Founding Father.
Who was Alexander Hamilton
American military officer and Founding Father. First US Secretary of the Treasury.
