Patriots
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Terms | Definitions |
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 Sam Adams | leader of the sons of liberty. Member of the first and second Continental Congress, signed the Declaration of Independence, and served as governor of Massachusetts. He was very supportive of a revolution. |
| John Adams | Lawyer who defended British soldiers in the Boston Massacre trial. He believed in "innocent until proven guilty." In spite of these actions, he supported colonial independence. |
| Crispus Atticus | once of the 5 colonists killed in the Boston Massacre. he was a runaway slave who it is said led the protest against the Townshend Acts that resulted in the bloody conflict with the British soldiers.Considered the first killed for freedom |
| Benjamin Franklin | American public official, writer, scientist, and printer. After the success of his Poor Richard's Almanac (1732-1757), he entered politics and played a major part in the American Revolution. He negotiated French support for the colonists, signed the Treaty of Paris (1783), and helped draft the Constitution (1787-1789). His numerous scientific and practical innovations include the lightning rod, bifocal spectacles, and a stove. |
| John Hancock | Patriot leader and president of the Second Continental Congress; first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. |
| Thomas Jefferson | He was a delegate from Virginia at the Second Continental Congress and wrote the Declaration of Independence. He later served as the third President of the United States. |
| Paul Revere | American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818) |
| George Washington | Military commander of the American Revolution. He was the first elected president of the United States (1789-1799). (p. 581) |
| James Madison | Strict constructionist, 4th president, father of the Constitution, leads nation through War of 1812 |
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