Significant People of the American Revolution

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  1. 2. Wife of Sam Adams, also first lady of the United States.
  2. 4. political writer and propagandist of american revolution.
  3. 5. French aristocrat and military officer in american revolution, also key figure in french revolution.
  4. 6. Was a secret society to protect the rights of colonist and fight British taxes.
  5. 7. loyal people of the american colonies that rebelled agaisnt Great Britan.
  6. 10. Afican american slave who was a double agent for the colonial army.
  7. 11. 12 delegates from 12 colonies meet a Carpenter's Hall to talk about the revolutionary war.
  8. 12. first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War, later accused of piracy.
  9. 14. General of the colonial army,but then switched to the Great Britans side.
  10. 17. shadow governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies.
  11. 20. First president of united states and commander of colonial army.
  12. 23. King of Great Britan that ruled american colonies.
  13. 24. First colonist killed in the Boston massacre.
  14. 25. Second president of United States and a founding father,also helped gain independence from Great Britan.
  15. 26. American Jewish businessman,the main financier of the american side.
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  1. 1. Founding father in american revolution had beer company.
  2. 3. Delegates from all thirteen colonies came together to talk about the american revolutionary warfare.
  3. 8. Founding father,also wrote two influential pamphlets at start of american revolution.
  4. 9. Founding fathern justice of the peace, teacher and Revolutionary War veteran.
  5. 13. Patriot that warned colonist that the British forces were coming before Lexington and Concord.
  6. 15. Spanish military leader and colonial administrator, later as Viceroy of New Spain.
  7. 16. loyal people to Great Britan and opposed the american colonies.
  8. 18. english philosophern and physician, most influential of Enlightenment thinkers.
  9. 19. Founding father,principle writer of D.O.C.,also 3rd president of United States.
  10. 21. Founding father, who became know was a orator during a movement of independence,also a politition.
  11. 22. Are colonist who were prepared to go into a battle at moments notice.