Module 4: The American Revolution

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Following the French & Indian War, British Prime Minister __________ asked Parliament to tax the colonies to pay off the British war debt incurred during this conflict.

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George Grenville

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Who produced the engraving depicting the Boston Massacre, a famous piece of wartime propaganda in American history?

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Paul Revere

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Who is credited with helping to found both the Committees of Correspondence and the Sons of Liberty, which organized resistance against new British laws & taxes?

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Samuel Adams

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This man, who hailed from Poland, helped to train the American cavalry (soldiers who fought from horseback); he died in battle for the American cause.

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Casimir Pulaski

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French noble who fought alongside the Americans; he volunteered his time and money to help the Americans win their independence from Great Britain.

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Marquis de Lafayette

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This fearless woman became a symbolic figure in the American Revolutionary War for her work delivering water to men on the battlefield (nicknamed "Molly Pitcher"); she even took her husband's place loading cannons following an injury he sustained during the Battle of Monmouth.

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Mary Ludwig Hayes

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This man was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence; he would later serve as the third President of the United States.

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Thomas Jefferson

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Writer and philosopher who supported the revolutionary causes in America; wrote "Common Sense" and "The Crisis", both of which advocated for independence from Great Britain.

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Thomas Paine

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Who was the commander of the Continental Army?

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George Washington

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Who was one of the riders who sounded the alarm "The British are coming" as the Redcoats marched towards Concord to capture the Minutemen's weapons?

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Paul Revere