American Revolution People

Question 1

Super hero at the Battle of Monmouth who took over for her wounded husband.

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Molly Pitcher

Question 2

A member of the Sons of Liberty who was also a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

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John Hancock

Question 3

This guy served on BOTH sides during the Revolutionary War.

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Benedict Arnold

Question 4

Patriot from Virginia, he was the Commander In-Chief of the Continental Army.

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George Washington

Question 5

Last royal governor of Massachusetts (and he was a British general too).

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Thomas Gage

Question 6

Patriot from Massachusetts, he helped with the Declaration of Independence and Treaty of Paris.

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John Adams

Question 7

This person from New Jersey gets credit for making the first United States flag.

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Betsy Ross

Question 8

Continental Army general who used guerrilla tactics in the south.

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Nathanael Greene

Question 9

Patriot from Connecticut, he was the first American spy executed by the British.

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Nathan Hale

Question 10

French noble who fought on the Patriot side.

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Marquis de Lafayette

Question 11

He was a slave AND a spy, helped Americans win Yorktown.

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James Armistead

Question 12

Native American who was a Loyalist and fought for the British.

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Joseph Brandt

Question 13

Prussian military expert, helped train Continental Army at Valley Forge.

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Baron Von Steuben

Question 14

Patriot from Virginia, he wrote the Declaration of Independence.

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Thomas Jefferson

Question 15

Patriot from Pennsylvania, helped write Declaration of Independence and Treaty of Paris.

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Ben Franklin

Question 16

The first woman of African descent to be a published American author.

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Phillis Wheatley

Question 17

She had great influence on early ideas on women's rights.

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Abigail Adams

Question 18

Born in England, but became a Patriot and wrote both Common Sense and The Crisis

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Thomas Paine

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