Key Figures in the American Revolution

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Remembered as the king who lost the American colonies

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King George III

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Commander in chief of the Continental Army; 1st president of the United States

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George Washington

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A patriot who joined the protests against the Stamp Act; 2nd president of the United States

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John Adams

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Convinced other countries to help the United States; helped create the Declaration of Independence; invented bifocal glasses and the lightning rod

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Benjamin Franklin

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Known for a famous speech just before the war; "Give me liberty or give me death!"

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Patrick Henry

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Main author of the Declaration of Independence; helped convince colonists to fight against Britain; 3rd president of the United States

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Thomas Jefferson

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Led his forces to victory in the Battle of Saratoga; officer who turned against Americans and joined British Army; known as one of the most famous traitors in history

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Benedict Arnold

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A silversmith, engraver, and patriot who participated in the Boston Tea Party; famous for his midnight ride to alert the colonial militia that British forces were coming

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Paul Revere

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African Americans fought alongside the colonists in hopes for their freedom from slavery at the end of the war.

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Black Regiments