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Paul Revere
Paul R
everePaul R
evere was b
orn in B
osto
n, M
assachusetts in Decem
ber 17
34. R
evere grew
up to
be a silversm
ith, which m
eans he crafted o
bjects fro
m silver, like
candlesticks, dishes, and etc. A
s anger began to
grow
against E
ngland, Revere b
ecame invo
lved politically as a p
atriot. H
e was very active
in the Sons o
f Lib
erty, a patrio
t organizatio
n. He p
articipated in the B
osto
n T
ea Party. R
evere created an engraving that exaggerated the B
osto
n Massacre and
was m
eant to inflam
e and turn more
colo
nists tow
ard the patrio
t side. Revere is p
robab
ly best kno
wn fo
r his m
idnight ride in April 17
75. T
he British
were statio
ned in Bosto
n. Patrio
ts heard that the B
ritish planned to
march to
Lexingto
n and Conco
rd to cap
ture John
Hanco
ck and Sam
uel Adam
s and to
confiscate co
lonial w
eapons. R
evere, alo
ng with o
thers, rode acro
ss the co
untryside to aw
aken the militias and
warn the p
atriot leaders.
For w
hat is Paul
Revere b
est kno
wn?
Describ
e Paul R
evere’s career befo
re his invo
lvement in the A
merican R
evolutio
n.
How
did Paul R
evere particip
ate in the A
merican R
evolutio
n?
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George Washington
Geo
rge W
ash
ingto
nG
eorge W
ashington w
as born o
n F
ebruary 2
2, 17
32 in V
irginia. He b
egan his m
ilitary career by serving in the B
ritish A
rmy. H
e led British tro
ops in the F
rench and Indian W
ar. Later, W
ashington
changed his allegiance and began to
lead A
merican tro
ops as the C
om
mander in
Chief o
f the Continental A
rmy. B
ecause of
Washingto
n’s amazing leadership
skills, the C
ontinental A
rmy w
on the A
merican
Revo
lution and secured freedo
m fo
r the U
nited States.
At the co
nclusion o
f the Am
erican Revo
lution, W
ashington’s desire w
as to
return to his b
eloved estate, M
ount
Verno
n, to run his p
lantation. A
fter a great deal o
f persuasio
n, he returned to the
political sp
otlight as the first P
resident of
the United S
tates. W
ashington never had children o
f his ow
n. How
ever, he did help to
raise the tw
o children o
f his devoted w
ife, Martha.
Geo
rge and Martha w
ere happy at their
estate, Mount V
ernon, fo
r many years.
For w
hat is G
eorge
Washingto
n best
know
n?
Describ
e Geo
rge Washingto
n’s career befo
re his involvem
ent in the Am
erican Revo
lution.
How
did Geo
rge Washingto
n particip
ate in the A
merican R
evolutio
n?
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Patrick Henry
Patrick H
enry
Patrick H
enry was b
orn in V
irginia in 17
36. Henry w
as very interested in the study o
f law and b
ecame an influential
lawyer. H
enry argued against the actions
of K
ing Geo
rge III. He felt that the king
was treating the co
lonists unfairly.
Henry w
as a mem
ber o
f Virginia’s
House o
f Burgesses. H
e gave a passio
nate speech p
rotesting the S
tamp
Act desp
ite hearing cries of “T
reason!”
througho
ut his speech. H
e was ab
le to
convince the H
ouse o
f Burgesses to
make
a statement insisting that the co
lonists had
the right to tax them
selves. Henry w
as elected go
vernor o
f Virginia tw
ice and w
as a mem
ber o
f the Continental
Congress. Patrick H
enry is perhap
s best kno
wn
for his fam
ous q
uote, “G
ive me lib
erty or
give me death.” H
e said this during a fiery sp
eech delivered to m
embers o
f the H
ouse o
f Burgesses.
For w
hat is Patrick
Henry
best
know
n?
Describ
e Patrick H
enry’s career befo
re his invo
lvement in the A
merican R
evolutio
n.
How
did Patrick H
enry particip
ate in the A
merican R
evolutio
n?
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Samuel Adams
Sam
uel A
dam
sS
amuel A
dams w
as born in 17
22
to a
wealthy fam
ily. Adam
s attended Harvard
University and later to
ok o
ver his family’s
brew
ery business. W
hen the brew
ery went
out o
f business, A
dams b
ecame very
involved in p
olitical causes.
Adam
s was elected to
serve on the
Massachusetts co
lonial legislature. H
e stro
ngly opposed B
ritish actions in the
colo
nies, like the Stam
p A
ct and the T
ow
nshend Acts. A
dams also
started the C
om
mittees o
f Corresp
ondence, w
hich w
ere letter writing gro
ups designed to
pass info
rmatio
n througho
ut the colo
nies.H
e form
ed a secretive patrio
t pro
test gro
up called the “S
ons o
f Lib
erty.” As the
leader of the S
ons o
f Lib
erty, Adam
s organized the B
osto
n Tea P
arty and many
riots. H
is group
was resp
onsib
le for the
tarring and feathering of tax co
llectors.
Sam
uel Adam
s served in the C
ontinental C
ongress and signed the
Declaratio
n of Indep
endence.
For w
hat is S
amuel
Adam
s best
know
n?
Describ
e Sam
uel Adam
s’ career befo
re his invo
lvement in the A
merican R
evolutio
n.
In what p
olitical o
rganizations did S
amuel
Adam
s serve?
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John Adams
John A
dam
sJo
hn Adam
s was b
orn o
n Octo
ber 30
, 17
35 in M
assachusetts. His father w
as a farm
er who
was also
involved in p
olitics.
Educatio
n was im
portant to
his family, so
A
dams attended H
arvard where he studied
law. D
uring the Am
erican Revo
lution, Jo
hn A
dams sp
ent time in E
urope sp
eaking to
influential peo
ple and gaining funding fo
r the w
ar. He w
orked w
ith the leaders of
other natio
ns to fo
rm alliances w
ith the A
merican co
lonies.
Adam
s wanted indep
endence for the
Am
erican colo
nies and worked to
ward that
goal as the M
assachusetts delegate to the
Continental C
ongress. H
e signed the D
eclaration o
f Independence. L
ater, he served as o
ur nation’s seco
nd president.
John A
dams died at the age o
f 90 o
n July 4
, 182
6. In an interesting coincidence,
he and Tho
mas Jefferso
n both died o
n the sam
e day: the 50
thanniversary o
f the ap
pro
val of the D
eclaration o
f Indep
endence.
What is the
interesting co
incidence surro
unding Jo
hn A
dams’
death?
How
did John A
dams help
the war effo
rt during the A
merican R
evolutio
n?
What w
ere John A
dams’ p
olitical
contrib
utions to
the United S
tates?
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Abigail Adams
Abig
ail A
dam
sA
bigail A
dams w
as born in
Massachusetts B
ay Colo
ny in 1744. A
bigail
was taught to
read and write b
y her m
other b
ecause girls were no
t sent to
school in her day.
While Jo
hn was aw
ay, serving in the C
ontinental C
ongress, A
bigail had to
care fo
r her large family o
n her ow
n. During
this time ap
art, Abigail w
rote her
celebrated letter to
John in w
hich she urged him
to “rem
ember the ladies.” S
he w
anted more rights fo
r wom
en at a time in
history in w
hich wom
en had few rights.
When Jo
hn was elected P
resident of
the United S
tates in 1796, A
bigail w
as w
orried that p
eople w
ould no
t like her as “F
irst Lady” b
ecause she was o
utspoken
and never missed an o
pportunity to
share her o
pinio
ns, quite the o
pposite o
f the belo
ved First L
ady, Martha W
ashington.
Abigail advo
cated for eq
ual rights for all
peo
ple, including w
om
en and African
Am
ericans. She also
wanted everyo
ne, including girls, to
have a good educatio
n.
Describ
e A
bigail as
First L
ady of
the United
States.
Describ
e Abigail A
dams’ life b
efore her
involvem
ent in the Am
erican Revo
lution.
Why did A
bigail A
dams w
rite a letter to her
husband that urged him
to “rem
ember the
ladies?”
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Benjamin Franklin
Ben
jam
in F
ranklin
Benjam
in Franklin w
as born in B
osto
n, M
assachusetts on January 17
, 1706. H
e sto
pped go
ing to scho
ol at ten years o
ld and b
egan to w
ork in the p
rinting business.
Franklin fo
und his way to
Philadelp
hia and gained p
opularity as the p
ublisher o
f the new
spap
er, The P
ennsylvania Gazette.
During the A
merican R
evolutio
n, F
ranklin was very invo
lved on the P
atriot
side of the co
nflict. He rep
resented Pennsylvania in the S
econd C
ontinental
Congress and help
ed draft the Declaratio
n of Indep
endence. One o
f his majo
r roles in
the Am
erican Revo
lution w
as as the co
lonies’ A
mbassado
r to F
rance. He
convinced the F
rench to help
the colo
nies fight the B
ritish.In additio
n to his p
olitical
accom
plishm
ents, Franklin w
as a legendary scientist and invento
r. He is fam
ous fo
r his exp
eriments w
ith electricity, which led to
his inventio
n of the lightning ro
d. He did
many im
portant things fo
r Philadelp
hia, such as starting the first fire dep
artment
and the first pub
lic library.
Describ
e Ben
Franklin’s
inventions and
contrib
utions
to the city o
f Philadelp
hia.
Describ
e Ben F
ranklin’s career befo
re his invo
lvement in the A
merican R
evolutio
n.
How
did Ben F
ranklin particip
ate in the politics o
f the Am
erican Revo
lution?
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Thomas Jefferson
Thom
as J
efferson
Tho
mas Jefferso
n was b
orn in 17
43
on a slave p
lantation in V
irginia. He w
as an excellent student and attended the C
ollege
of W
illiam and M
ary where he studied law
. Jefferso
n served as a lawyer fo
r several years.
In 1775, Jefferso
n was elected to
the C
ontinental C
ongress. H
e was asked to
w
rite the Declaratio
n of Indep
endence, a do
cument that stated the co
lonies’
intention to
separate fro
m E
ngland. Jefferso
n continued his p
olitical career
by serving as V
irginia’s governo
r from
17
79-17
81. L
ater, Jefferson w
as asked to
represent the U
nited States go
vernment in
France. H
e spent aro
und four years in
France.
Jefferson served as o
ur nation’s third
president. A
fter his presidency, he retired
to his b
eloved ho
me, M
onticello
. Jefferson
died on July 4
, 182
6, the 50
thanniversary
of the signing o
f the Declaratio
n of
Independence.
For w
hat is T
hom
as Jefferso
n best kno
wn?
Describ
e Tho
mas Jefferso
n’s life befo
re his invo
lvement in the A
merican R
evolutio
n.
How
did Tho
mas Jefferso
n particip
ate in the A
merican R
evolutio
n?
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Mercy Otis Warren
Mercy
Otis W
arren
Mercy O
tis Warren w
as born in 17
28
in Massachusetts. W
om
en were no
t allo
wed to
be invo
lved in politics during
the Revo
lutionary p
eriod. S
o, M
ercy had to
do her “talking” w
ith her pen.
Mercy’s husb
and, James, w
as very invo
lved in the Am
erican Revo
lution and
politics. H
e held meetings at his ho
use. D
uring these meetings, M
ercy listened to
all of the reaso
ns that colo
nists wanted
independence fro
m E
ngland. She also
listened to
the secret plans m
ade during the R
evolutio
n. M
ercy wro
te poem
s and plays and
pub
lished many o
f them ano
nymously.
How
ever, she is pro
bab
ly best kno
wn fo
r her p
lays. Her p
lays were fam
ous in the
colo
nies because they p
oked fun at B
ritish leaders.
For w
hat is M
ercy O
tis Warren
best kno
wn?
Why w
as Mercy O
tis Warren no
t able to
exp
ress her desire for indep
endence from
E
ngland openly and p
ublicly?
.
Fro
m w
here did Mercy O
tis Warren receive
many o
f her ideas?
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Phyllis Wheatley
Phyllis W
hea
tleyPhyllis W
heatley was b
orn in G
ambia in
1753. S
he was so
ld into slavery as a
young child to
a family in B
osto
n. When
she arrived in the colo
nies, she was sm
all and frail. T
he Wheatley fam
ily purchased
Phyllis as a help
er for M
rs. Susanna
Wheatley.
The W
heatley family w
as kind to P
hyllis and fo
und that she was q
uite intelligent. T
hey taught Phyllis to
read and write.
They enco
uraged her love o
f poetry. H
er first p
oem
was p
ublished w
hen she was
twelve. Phyllis sup
ported the co
lonial fight fo
r indep
endence through her p
oetry. S
he even w
rote a p
oem
for G
eorge
Washingto
n and met him
in 1776. H
e enjo
yed her work very m
uch. Phyllis w
as the first African A
merican
and slave to p
ublish a b
ook in the U
nited S
tates.
For w
hat is P
hyllis W
heatley best kno
wn?
Describ
e Phyllis W
heatley’s life befo
re she becam
e a well-kno
wn w
riter.
How
did Phyllis W
heatley support
the colo
nial fight for
independence?
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Marquis de Lafayette
Marq
uis d
e Lafa
yette
Marq
uis de Lafayette w
as born o
n S
eptem
ber 10
, 1757 in F
rance. He cam
e to
the Am
erican colo
nies to assist in the
Revo
lution. H
e served admirab
ly in many
battles and w
as appointed to
the rank of
Majo
r-General under G
eneral Geo
rge W
ashington.
During the R
evolutio
n, he returned to
France fo
r a short tim
e to attem
pt to
raise sup
port fo
r the war.
Upon returning fro
m F
rance, Lafayette
had a crucial role in the victo
ry at Yorkto
wn. H
e and his troops help
ed to
keep the B
ritish Arm
y from
escaping
Yorkto
wn b
y land. M
arquis de L
afayette died and was
buried in F
rance in 1834
. Many years later,
he was granted A
merican citizenship
because the U
nited States w
anted to
hono
r his service as a soldier and G
eneral in the A
merican R
evolutio
n.
How
did the U
nited States
hono
r Marq
uis de L
afayette fo
r his service during the A
merican
Revo
lution?
Describ
e Marq
uis de Lafayette’s service
befo
re being ap
pointed M
ajor-G
eneral under G
eorge W
ashington.
How
did Marq
uis de Lafayette p
articipate in
the Am
erican Revo
lution?
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Sons of Liberty
Sons o
f Liberty
The S
ons o
f Lib
erty were a secretive
organizatio
n of m
en headed by S
amuel
Adam
s. The gro
up co
nsisted of co
lonists
from
all walks o
f life, including merchants,
craftsmen, jo
urnalists, and others. S
amuel
Adam
s originally fo
rmed this gro
up to
pro
test the hated Stam
p A
ct. To p
rotest
the Stam
p A
ct, the Sons o
f Lib
erty burned
packages o
f stamps that w
ere sent from
E
ngland and threatened the British
officials w
ho attem
pted to
collect p
ayment
for the stam
ps.
Thro
ughout the years leading up
to the
Am
erican Revo
lution and during the
Revo
lution, the S
ons o
f Lib
erty staged m
any pro
tests. They p
rotested the T
ea A
ct with the fam
ous B
osto
n Tea P
arty. D
uring the Am
erican Revo
lution, there
were S
ons o
f Lib
erty in each of the
thirteen colo
nies. They staged p
rotests
and particip
ated in actions that
demonstrated their anger to
ward B
ritish officials.
How
did the S
ons o
f Lib
erty pro
test the T
ea Act?
Who
was the leader o
f the Sons o
f Lib
erty?
Why w
as this group
form
ed? .
How
did the Sons o
f Lib
erty pro
test the S
tamp A
ct?
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Daughters of Liberty
Daughters o
f Lib
ertyA
lthough w
om
en did not fight in the
Am
erican Revo
lution, they did p
articipate
in other w
ays. Patrio
t wom
en banded
together to
pro
test the British and sho
w
their support fo
r colo
nial independence.
Daughters o
f Lib
erty particip
ated in a boyco
tt against items im
ported fro
m
England. F
or exam
ple, they refused to
purchase B
ritish tea and cloth. W
om
en brew
ed their ow
n tea from
plant m
aterials, like rasp
berry leaves. T
hey called it “L
iberty T
ea.” Wom
en also gathered in
large group
s to sp
in their ow
n cloth fro
m
wool and yarn. T
his helped ensure the
colo
nies would no
t be dep
endent on
British-m
ade cloth.
Because m
any of their husb
ands and so
ns were aw
ay fighting, wom
en had to
take over the jo
bs held b
y men, like
farming and o
perating b
usinesses. This
show
ed great courage and sacrifice.
Altho
ugh far from
the front lines o
f the w
ar, the Daughters o
f Lib
erty worked
hard to sho
w their sup
port fo
r the Patrio
t cause.
What are so
me
other w
ays w
om
en show
ed co
urage during the A
merican
Revo
lution?
Why w
as the group
, the Daughters o
f Lib
erty, form
ed? .
How
did the Daughters o
f Lib
erty show
their sup
port fo
r the Patrio
t cause?