Unit Five - Causes Of The American Revolutionary War - Who Am I? Flashcards
I was the leader of the Sons of Liberty at the Boston Tea Party and was one of the two individuals hiding at Lexington:
Sam Adams
I am the name to the German mercenaries who fought for the British:
Hessians
I created the Bloody Massacre engraving/illustration:
Paul Revere
I am one of the two terms for an American colonist who supported Great Britain during the Revolutionary War:
Loyalist
I was the first to die at the Boston Massacre:
Crispus Attucks
I was a member of the Sons of Liberty and the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. I was also hiding at Lexington:
John Hancock
I am the primary author of the Declaration of Independence:
Thomas Jefferson
I aided Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga. I am infamous for betraying George Washington during the American Revolution:
Benedict Arnold
I am the author of the pamphlet Common Sense. In my pamphlet, I argued that the cause of America should be not just a revolt against taxation but a demand for independence from England:
Thomas Paine
I arranged for the cannons to be moved from Fort Ticonderoga to Dorchester Heights in Boston:
Henry Knox
I was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army:
George Washington
I was a young British soldier during the French and Indian War AND lost the Battle of Fort Necessity during that war:
George Washington
I was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys, and led the capture of Fort Ticonderoga:
Ethan Allen
I am the author of the Albany Plan of Union:
Benjamin Franklin