Flashcards: People to Remember from the American Revolution
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on February 10, 2011
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Here are some people to remember from the American Revolution
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and the first President of the United States |
| King George III | The ruler of Great Britain during the American Revolution |
| James Madison | The principal author of the Constitution and the fourth President of the United States |
| Thomas Jefferson | Author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States |
| Thomas Paine | Author of the pamphlet Common Sense (1776), which advocated America's independence from Great Britain |
| John Hancock | The first member of the Continental Congress to sign the Declaration of Independence |
| Benjamin Franklin | Printer, inventor, scientist, and author who represented the Colonies in England before the Revolution, contributed to the Declaration of Independence, and was America's first ambassador to France |
| Samuel Adams | Leader of the Sons of Liberty who organized the Boston Tea Party |
| John Adams | Signer of the Declaration of Independence and second President of the United States |
| Paul Revere | Patriot and silversmith who rode from Charlestown to Lexington in 1775 to warn the countryside of approaching British troops |
| Crispus Attucks | The first person killed in the Boston Massacre |
| General Thomas Gage | British general who was commander in chief of all British forces in North America from 1763 to 1774 |
| Betsy Ross | Philadelphia seamstress who is credited with sewing the first American Flag |
| Molly Pitcher | Nickname given to a woman said to have fought in the American Revolutionary War after her husband collapsed next to his cannon |
| Nathan Hale | American soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War who was captured by the British and hanged |
| John Paul Jones | Captain of the Bonhomme Richard who was a naval hero in the American Revolutionary War |
| Ethan Allen | Leader of the Green Mountain Boys in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga early in the American Revolutionary War |
| Benedict Arnold | American general during the Revolutionary War who became a traitor and joined the British Army |
| Israel Putman | American general who fought with distinction at the Battle of Bunker Hill |
| General Charles Cornwallis | Leading British general in the Revolutionary War who surrendered at Yorktown |
| General William Howe | Commander-in-Chief of British forces during the American Revolutionary War |
| Marquis de Lafayette | French soldier who served under George Washington as a major general in the American Revolution, and helped persuade the French government to send aid to the American colonists |
| Baron von Steuben | Major general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War who taught the American soldiers the essentials of military drills, tactics, and discipline |
| John Jay | The first chief justice of the United States |
| Henry Knox | First United States Secretary of War |