Patriots of the American Revolution The following are people that had various positions to fight in the American Revolution.

George Washington He was the chief general in the Revolutionary War and later became the first president of the U.S. He was born on Feb. 22, 1732 and died on Dec. 14, 1799.

John Paul Jones First United States Navy Commander

Bernardo de Galvez Spanish ally shipped Americans war supplies. Protected the city of New Orleans from British Attack (France owned Louisiana but Spanish administered it at this time)

Haym Solomon Jewish merchant who financed Washington’s campaign

Marquis de Lafayette He was a French soldier and statesman. He was born 1757 and died 1834. He fought for the American colonies. He also helped train the troops.

James Armistead He was a slave. He was born 1760 and he died 1832. He was loyal to the patriots. In 1786 Armistead received his freedom from being a slave.

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Nathan Hale He was a spy for the American Rebels during the American Revolution. He was born 1755 and he died 1776. He was hanged by the British when he was 21 as a spy. He was an American Patriot of the Revolutionary War. He also served in the army.

Benedict Arnold (1741-1807) Benedict Arnold was born on January 14th, 1741. Benedict became a captain of the Connecticut militia. Helped win the battle of Fort Ticonderoga for America. Later Benedict became a traitor to America and sided with Britain.

Nathanael Greene (1742-1786) Nathanael Greene was born on November 27th, 1742. Greene was a general in the continental army during the revolution. Greene led campaigns against the British in North and South Carolina. Nathanael Greene

Ethan Allen Led the Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga. He marched his army to New York where he tried to protect the land from the British Was born on Jan. 10, 1738 and died on Feb. 12, 1789

General Henry Knox Henry Knox was born on June 25th, 1750. He died on October 25th, 1806. Knox was a war general and the Nation’s first secretary for the war. He was one of George Washington’s most trusted officers. Henry Knox directed Washington’s troops to cross the Delaware. Henry Knox

Statesmen of the American Revolution The American Revolution had many people that were the ‘brains’ behind the cause! The following are some that you should know about.

James Madison Was born on March 16, 1751 Died June 28, 1836. Before the war and presidency he was a farmer He was the 4th president. “Father of the Constitution” Writing some of the constitution.

Sons of Liberty Secret society in the American Colonies. They fought against the Stamp Act and were formed to protect the colonists against taxation.

Born: Boston Mass. Sept. 17, 1722 Died: Boston Mass. Oct. 2, 1803 Samuel Adams Born: Boston Mass. Sept. 17, 1722 Died: Boston Mass. Oct. 2, 1803 Samuel Adams is important to the American Revolution because he founded the Sons of Liberty, the Top Secret Resistance that was the turning point for the Americans.

John Hancock First person to sign the Declaration of Independence and signed in BIG letters Was born in 1737 and died in 1793 President of the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1777

Thomas Jefferson Third president Born in 1743 Died in 1826 Was a delegate of the Continental Congress Was a vice president Wrote the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Paine Born in 1737 Published “Common Sense” on Jan. 10, 1776 Served in Continental Army Convicted of treason in France, but released by James Monroe saying he was American Died in 1809

Ben Franklin Born: Boston, Mass. January 17, 1706 Died: Philadelphia, Penn. April 17, 1790 Was important to the American Revolution because he was a one of the people who help set peace between Britain and America. He wrote Poor Richard’s Almanac in 1742

Paul Revere Born on January 1, 1735. Died May 10, 1818. Before the war he was a sliversmith. He warned the minutemen that were close to the area and told them the British were coming.

William Dawes Born- April 6, 1745 Died- Feb. 25, 1799 American Patriot Member of the U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate

Alexander Hamilton Born: Jan. 11, 1755 Died: 1804 American Politician Secretary and Aide-de-camp to George Washington Member of Continental Congress

King George III Born on June 4, 1738. King of England during the American Revolution. Died on January 29, 1820.

Joseph Brandt Born in the year of 1742. Mohawk Iroquois Chief. Convinced Mohawk and other Indian tribes to support the British. Led raids on Patriot settlers in an effort to keep them from taking more of their land. Died in the year 1807. Joseph Brandt