People Involved In The American Revolution

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Abigail Adams { John Adam's wife, 2nd first lady, early women's rights advocate}

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Influenced Johns Adams in his delegate and Ambassador roles, demostrated political genius

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Wentworth Cheswell { 1st african american to be elected to public office, teacher, archeoligist}

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Fought battle of the Saratogan, signed document pledging his loyalty to the patriots. Warned colonists of the invading British

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Samuel Adams { Political activist , John Adam's cousin}

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Signed Declaration, leader of pro-independence, founder of the committees of correspondence

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Mercy Otis Warren { Author, family member of the pro-independence}

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Wrote anti-British pro-independence pamphlets, anonymous member of the committees of correspondence

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James Armistead {Slave who served as a spy for the americans}

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Instrumental in the american victory in yorktown

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Bernardo Galvez { governor of Spanish Louisiana}

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Allowed supplies be shipped up the missisippi river for the patriots. Ordered attacks on the british along the gulf of Mexico

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Crispus Attucks { Merchant, seaman, whaler, part native and African}

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One of the five colonists killed in the boston massacre, beleived to have been the first killed for the struggle for independence

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Thomas Jefferson { planter, author, politician, etc. 3rd president}

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Patriot, governor of virginia, author of the declaration of independence

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George Washington {1st president, military general}

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Commander chief of the continental army. Delegate to the continental congress

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John paul jones {scottish sailor, first well known U.S. naval navigator}

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Raids in britian, unwilling to surrender, father of the us navy

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Haym salomon {Jewish immigrant, member of the sons of liberty}

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Finincial genius, spy, financed washington's march from new york, to virginia in the yorktown victory

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Patrick henry {american planter, lawyer, politician and patriot}

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Protest against stamp act, delegate to the 1st continental congress

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Marquis De lafayette {wealthy french nobleman}

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Maj. general under george washington, helped fund the revolution

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Thomas paine {English american author}

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wrote common sense for independence, wrote the crisis to encourage americans

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John adams {2nd president, father of John quincy, 6th president}

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Defended soldier after boston massacre, heped write decleration of independence, and signed it

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Benjamin franklin {author, printer, inventor, scientist, etc.}

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Signed decleration, helped write the decleration

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King george III {king of great britian}

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Rejected the colonists and the olive branch pettetion. Tyarnt by jefferson in the decleration of independence. {basically the bad guy}