Important People of the Revolutionary War
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- Q1Member of the Sons of Liberty, Helped write the Declaration of Independence, helped with the French Alliance, Signed Treaty of ParisJohn Adams30s
- Q2Signed the Treat of Paris with Benjamin Franklin and John AdamsJohn Jay30s
- Q3British general who surrendered to General Washington at YorktownCharles Cornwallis30s
- Q4Known for her brave service on the battlefield, nicknamed Molly PitcherMary Lugwig Hays30s
- Q5Teacher and Patriot who was captured and hanged for serving as a spy being enemy linesNathan Hale30s
- Q6African American sailor killed during the Boston Massacre; one of the first to die during American RevolutionCrispus Attucks30s
- Q7German Soldier who trained Continental Army soldiers; shocked at the conditions the men suffered when he arrived at Valley ForgeFriedrich Von Steuben30s
- Q8Wrote the Declaration of Independence and served as 3rd President of the USThomas Jefferson30s
- Q9Leader of the Green Mountain Boys who captured Fort Ticonderoga and its cannons in May 1775Ethan Allen30s
- Q10Wife of George WashingtonMartha Washington30s
- Q11Leader of the American Continental Army and 1st President of the USGeorge Washington30s
- Q12American general who later became a spy for the BritishBenedict Arnold30s
- Q13Wrote a persuasive pamphlet supporting independence called the Common Sense to further the cause of independence from EuropeThomas Paine30s
- Q14King of England during the American Revolution. He refused to give in to the demand of the colonists for independence.King George III30s
- Q15Helped to create an alliance with France during American RevolutionBenjamin Franklin30s