People of the American Revolution

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Who was John Adams?

A lawyer who defended the soldiers in the Boston Massacre

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What quote did Wentworth Cheswell say?

"The British are coming! The British are coming!"

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Who was Samuel Adams?

The leader of the Sons of Liberty

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Who was it that wrote plays making fun of British Officials and was good friends with Abigail Adams?

Mercy Otis Warren

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Who wrote the Albany Plan during the French and Indian War?

Benjamin Franklin

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What did Benjamin Franklin do?

Write the Albany Plan, and negotiated with France and got them to join the war

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Who was considered "The first to fall" in the American Revolution?

Crispus Attucks

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Who was King George III?

King of Britain and Ireland

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Who said "Give me Liberty or give me death!"

Patrick Henry

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Who wrote the propaganda pamphlet "Common Sense"?

Thomas Paine

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Who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?

George Washington

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Who was considered the main author of the declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

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Who was the "Father of the US Navy"?

John Paul Jones

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Who was Marquis de Lafayette?

Someone who opposed slavery, and a French nobleman who helped the continental army

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Who was a patriot spy that helped secure information from Britain headquarters by pretending to be a slave?

James Armistead

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Who said, "Remember the ladies"?

Abigail Adams