Important People in the Revolution

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Who was the King of England during the Revolutionary War?

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King George III

Front

Who was a writer, postmaster, inventor, and scientist?

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Benjamin Franklin

Front

Who said, 'Give me liberty or give me death!'?

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Patrick Henry

Front

Who was the second U.S. president and helped write the Declaration of Independence?

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John Adams

Front

Who warned the colonists, 'The British are coming!'?

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Paul Revere

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Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?

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John Hancock

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Who was the lawyer from Virginia who did most of the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

Front

Who led the first continental army and became the first U.S. president?

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George Washington

Front

Who wrote 'Common Sense' attacking King George?

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Thomas Paine

Front

Who was the African who fought with minutemen at Concord and Bunker Hill?

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Peter Salem