Leaders of the American Revolution

How did Thomas Paine's writing effect colonists' views about the war?

He was married to Abigail.

He was a well-known older patriot who helped make Philadelphia an advanced town.

If not for John Adams , the colonies would not have declared their freedom. Why is this true?

Who was a Massachusetts leader and Sons of Liberty that planned the Boston Tea Party?

He was like a son to George Washington.

Who was a noted colonial journalist and scientist and widely respected in Europe and America?

Who was the ruler of England and allowed intolerable laws to be passed?

How was Marquis de Lafayette involved in the Revolutionary War?

Who came from France to help the Americans win the war?

He was one of the Sons of Liberty and a great speech maker.

What does Patrick Henry's statement "Give me liberty or give me death" mean?

Who was a member of Virginia's colonial assembly and a great patriot from Virginia?

How did Benjamiin Frankliin help to win the Revolutionary War?

He served as an ambassador to France.

He served a s a member of the First Continental Congress from Virginia.

At first, he made many strategic mistakes but he inspired his men and kept the army together.

He became the third president of the US.

Who was the Commander of the Continental army and later became president of the US?

What made George Washington such a great leader?

He was famous for saying, "Give me liberty or give me death!"

He was the second president of the US.

He served on a committee that was appointed to write the Declaration of Independence.

The cause: King George III refused the colonists' petitions. What is the effect?

Who helped to set up the Committees of Correspondence in Virginia?

His only military experience was in the French and Indian War.

He refused to accept American petitions.

He was an ambassador to France and England and helped negotiate a treaty to end the war.

He helped write the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War.

Who wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense"?

He helped write the Declaration and urged the Continental Congress to vote for freedom and war.

He was the principal writer of the Declaration of Independence.

Why was Jefferson's Committees of Correspondence so important to the outcome of the war?