Revolutionary Figures VA/US History Ms. Knutsen
James Otis No Taxation Without Representation Protested the Sugar Act Drafted the Circular Letter
Patrick Henry “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Would rather die than to pay taxes Member of the House of Burgesses
John Dickinson Drafted Declaration of Rights and Grievances Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania Join together to resist Britain’s policies
Samuel Adams Tax collector before coming out to protest taxes Sons of Liberty Participated in demonstrations, such as the Boston Tea Party Drafted Circular Letter
Thomas Jefferson Member of the House of Burgesses Drafted the Declaration of Independence Officially declared the Colonies are now to be independent of Britain
Benjamin Franklin Albany Plan of Union Advocated Separation from Britain Negotiated for the Colonists during the war Persuaded the French to form an alliance