Social Studes Revelutianary War People Involved Test 2/14/25 Flashcards
(14 cards)
Who was King George lll
The British king during the revolutionary era
Who was Lord Cornwallis
British general who surrendered to The Americans at Yorktown
Who was John adams
Championed the cause of independence defended the British soldiers after the Boston massacre. I was also a prominent lawyer.
Who was Thomas Jefferson
Major author of the Declaration of Independence he was also a delegate at the Second Continental Congress.
Who was George Washington
Commander of the Continental army and was voted to become that in the Second Continental Congress
Who was Paul Revere
A dedicated patriot that made a daring ride through the towns of Massachusetts to warn colonists that “the British are coming.”
Who was Patrick Henry
An outspoken member of the House of Burgesses inspired colonial patriotism with lots of his speeches including his famous speech of “give me liberty or give me death.”
Who was Benjamin Franklin
Prominent member of the Continental Congress he also helped frame the Declaration of Independence and he was the oldest man to do it he also gained support from France for American independence.
Who was Marquis de Lafayette
He was a French nobleman who served in the Continental Army he also worked with the king of France to send troops, ships and funds to help the patriots in there fight.
Who was Phillis Wheatley
She was an enslaved African American who wrote poems and plays supporting American independence and she eventually gained her freedom.
Who was Thomas Pain
He promoted American independence with his pamphlet called common sense.
Who was Crispus Attucks
A fugitive enslaved African American he was also the first to die in the Boston Massacre.
Who was James Armistead Lafayette
He was a spy during the American Revolution and won his freedom with the support of Marquis de Lafayette after the war.
Who was John Loke
He was a British philosopher who first expressed his ideas that were later used in the Declaration of Independence
