Rev War Key People Flashcards
1
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George Washington
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Commanding General of the Continental Army
2
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Thomas Jefferson
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Author of the Declaration of Independence
3
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Thomas Paine
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Wrote “Common Sense” convinced many to choose independence
4
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John Adams
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one of the main people involved in creating the Declaration of Independence
5
Q
Francis Marion
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Master of Guerrilla warfare, “Swamp Fox”
6
Q
Casimir Pulaski
A
Polish cavalry officer who was killed at the Battle of Savannah
7
Q
Benedict Arnold
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Plotted to give West Point to British
8
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Friedrich von Steuben
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Helped train the Continental Army at Valley Forge
9
Q
Ethan Allen
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Led the Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga
10
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General Charles Cornwallis
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Forced to surrender at Yorktown
