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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wrote poem "Concord Hymn" to commemorate the event at the monument dedication in Concord in 1837 (Battles of Lexington & Concord)
Benjamin Franklin
• "There was never a good war or a bad peace."
Benjamin Franklin
PA delegate to the Continental Congresses who contributed to the writing of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
VA delegate to Continental Congresses who was the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Held the following elected political positions:
• Governor of VA
• 1st Secretary of State
• Elected 2nd Vice President
• 3rd President
Thomas Jefferson
President when the Louisiana Territory was purchased, doubling the size of the US
Thomas Jefferson
Died on July 4th, 1826, 50 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Paine
Wrote pamphlets titled "Common Sense" (supporting colonial independence) and "The Crisis (to inspire soldiers), as well as "The Rights of Man" in support of the French Revolution
Thomas Paine
"These are the times that try men's souls." (in The Crisis)
General Thomas Gage
Appointed Royal Governor of MA, he helped draft & enforce the Coercive Acts
General Thomas Gage
Sent troops to Lexington (to apprehend Samuel Adams & John Hancock) and Concord (to seize colonial stores of weapons & ammunition) - was unsuccessful in both
Paul Revere
A silversmith/engraver who engraved the Boston Massacre (a great example of propaganda)
Paul Revere
A courier for the Committees of Correspondence, he road his trusted horse, Brown Betty (Brown Beauty?)
King George III
Survived several assassination attempts by his own subjects
King George III
Did not accept the Olive Branch Petition.
John Adams
Lawyer who defended British in the Boston Massacre trial
John Adams
MA delegate to Continental Congresses, he would be sent as a diplomat to France during the Revolutionary War
John Adams
1st Vice President of the US and 2nd President of the US
Patrick Henry
A radical who ardently advocated independence from England: "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
Opposed the Constitution because it gave too much power to the federal government
Patrick Henry
He was appointed Secretary of State by Washington but refused the post!
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry
All 3 were VA delegates to the Continental Congress
George Washington
A brilliant leader/motivator/community builder, he became Commander in Chief of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War
George Washington
1st President of the US, he served 2 terms and then refused the title of "king"
George Washington
Led the committee which drafted The US Constitution
Samuel Adams
First to suggest a Continental Congress
Samuel Adams
A failed brewer & businessman, but a brilliant organizer of rebels (original leader of the Sons of Liberty)
Samuel Adams, John Adams, and John Hancock
All 3 were MA delegates to the Continental Congress
Samuel Adams and John Hancock
Both were sought in Lexington by the British regulars
Samuel Adams and John Hancock
Both were, in turns, elected governor in MA
John Hancock
Merchant and owner of the ship "Liberty," on which Spanish wine was smuggled into Boston
John Hancock
President of 2nd Continental Congress, thus the first to sign both the Olive Branch Petition and Declaration of Independence
Benjamin Franklin
The "First American" (advocate of colonial unity)
Patrick Henry
First governor of VA
Crispus Attucks
First man killed in the Boston MAssacre
George Washington
Denied commission in the British Army after the french and Indian War
Paul Revere
Courier for Boston Committee on Public Safety
