People of the Revolution

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  1. 4. I was the Spanish governor who raised an army against Britain to aid colonists in 1779.
  2. 6. I was on an original delegate to the
  3. 7. I was an American naval officer, who, when my shipped was badly damaged, boldly exclaimed, "I have not yet begun to fight!"
  4. 8. I stirred the members of the Continental Congress to arms when I said, "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!"
  5. 10. I was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
  6. 12. I told Parliament to keep the Tea Act in place, saying, "There must always be one tax to keep up the right to tax!"
  7. 13. I am a woman who wrote many pieces in support of American independence.
  8. 15. I was the British commander at Yorktown, who would eventually surrender my forces to General Washington.
  9. 17. I was the first victim of the Boston Massacre, and am considered an American hero for being the first person to die in the struggle for independence.
  10. 18. I was an African American who fought alongside colonists against Britain. I would later become the first African American to hold a public office in America!
  11. 19. I wrote many letter to my husband to ensure that he would "remember the ladies" when writing our nation's constitution.
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  1. 1. I was the leader of the Sons of Liberty, who often spoke out against Britain's unfair laws.
  2. 2. I was appointed the commander of the Continental Army, and later elected as America's first president.
  3. 3. By pretending to be a runaway slave, I was able to provide General Washington with British battle plans.
  4. 5. I was one of the first writers to openly support independence from Great Britain. My pamphlet, Common Sense, used plain, but passionate language to persuade colonists to support the Patriot cause.
  5. 8. My engraving of the Boston Massacre helped to stir colonists' sympathy for the Patriot cause.
  6. 9. I was the president of the Second Continental Congress and the first to sign the Declaration of Independence.
  7. 11. I was a scientist, inventor, and writer who was chosen to represent America at the Treaty in Paris (1783).
  8. 14. I was a French nobleman who joined the Patriot's fight for independence. I used my influence in France to persuade my countrymen to help the colonists win.
  9. 16. Congress, and I would later help draft the Declaration of Independence.