American Revolution Unit Exam Review Who Am I ?

American and British Political Leaders

King George III - British I was the ruler of England during the American Revolution.

George Grenville and Charles Townshend - British We were the Prime Ministers of England before the American Revolution. One of us passed the Stamp Act and the other taxes on paint, paper, lead, glass and tea. Americans objected to both taxes and also hated the Writs of Assistance that were included.

George Grenville and Charles Townshend - British

Sam Adams - American The Sons of Liberty, Committees of Correspondence, Boston Massacre and Tea Party were things I was involved in. I was from Massachusetts.

Thomas Jefferson - American I was a Virginian. I was the principle author of the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Paine - American In 1776 I wrote two pamphlets called Common Sense and The Crisis. Even though I did become a soldier, I fought most of the Revolution with my pen.

Patrick Henry - American “Give me liberty or give me death” was my most famous quote. I was from Virginia.

Benjamin Franklin - American I was a member of the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence, negotiated an alliance with France and helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris. I called Pennsylvania my home.

John Hancock - American I was from Massachusetts. I was the President of the Continental Congress when the Declaration of Independence was written and signed. I was the first person to sign it.

Bernado de Galvez - Spain I was the Governor of Spanish Louisiana and secretly supplied the Americans with medicine, cloth, muskets and gunpowder.

John Adams - American I was on the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence and was one of the American negotiators of the Treaty of Paris. My wife Abigail and I lived in Massachusetts.

Who Am I? American and Foreign Military Leaders

Henry Knox I was George Washington’s artillery officer. During the winter of 1775 – 1776 I helped move the cannon from Ft. Ticonderoga to Boston. Later the British were forced to evacuate Boston.

Baron von Steuben – Prussia I am a Prussian officer who trained American soldiers during the 1777 – 1778 winter at Valley Forge. Not only did this occupy the soldier’s time but we came out of Valley Forge as a pretty good army.

Nathaniel Greene and Daniel Morgan We were the American commanders in the South from 1779 – Our armies fought Lord Cornwallis at Cowpens and Guilford Courthouse

Nathaniel Greene and Daniel Morgan

Francis Marion My nickname was the “Swamp Fox” because my men came out of the South Carolina swamps and harassed the British

Nathan Hale I was the American spy hung in 1776 before the battle of Long Island. My last words were “I regret that I have one life to lose for my country”.

Benedict Arnold I helped Ethan Allen capture Ft. Ticonderoga, slowed the British at Valcour Island and helped win the Battles of Saratoga. There is a statue to my leg at the Saratoga Battlefield today.

Marquis de Lafayette I was a young French officer who served on George Washington’s staff. A street in Plattsburgh is named after me.

John Paul Jones I said, “I have not yet begun to fight”, in a naval battle between my ship, the Bonhomme Richard, and the British man of war, Serapis.

Horatio Gates I was the American commander at the 1777 Battles of Saratoga. This defeat of a British army ended the Three – Pronged Campaign and convinced France to enter the war on our side.

John Sullivan and James Clinton We led a campaign into Iroquois territory in Our job was to destroy the Iroquois ability to make war. The only battle fought during this campaign was the battle of Newtown

John Sullivan and James Clinton

Paul Revere Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote a poem about me. I was a silversmith by trade but rode to spread the news of the British march on Lexington and Concord in 1775.

George Washington I was appointed Commander – in – Chief of the Continental Army in 1775 and served as its commander for the rest of the Revolution.

Seth Warner and John Stark In 1777, at the battle of Bennington, we won a key battle against the Hessians. Our victory really hurt General Burgoyne’s army.

Seth Warner and John Stark

Thaddeus Kosciusko and Casimir Pulaski We were two Polish officers who helped the Americans. One of us was a cavalry officer and the other an engineer.

Thaddeus Kosciusko and Casimir Pulaski

Nicholas Herkimer My militia unit was ambushed at the battle of Oriskany as we went to relieve the seige of Ft. Stanwix in I was wounded in the leg but had myself propped against a tree so I could direct the action. I later died from my leg wound.

Count de Rochambeau I was the French general who joined George Washington and trapped Lord Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown. Cornwallis’ surrender was the last major battle of the American Revolution.

Peter Gansvoort Marius Willette and I commanded Ft. Stanwix when Barry St.Leger laid seige to the fort in We refused to surrender and eventually St. Leger was forced to retreat.

Richard Montgomery Benedict Arnold and I invaded Canada in 1775 and We attacked Quebec in a snowstorm. I was killed and Arnold was wounded in the leg.

Who Am I? British Military Leaders

Col. Barry St.Leger I was part of the Three – Pronged Campaign in I was supposed to move down the Mohawk Valley to Albany. My invasion was stopped at Ft. Stanwix.

Sir Guy Carleton I defeated Benedict Arnold at the Battle of Valcour Island in October of 1776.

Joseph Brant I was a Mohawk chief. I led many of the raids against the New York and Pennsylvania frontier after 1777.

Sir William Howe I was the first commander of the British army during the American Revolution. I defeated George Washington’s army at the battles for New York City in 1776 and Brandywine and Germantown in 1777.

Maj. Robert Ferguson I was a British officer who could have killed George Washington at the Battle of Brandywine but didn’t shoot. I was involved in the Battle of King’s Mountain in 1780.

General John Burgoyne I was overall commander of the Three – Pronged Campaign in My army captured Ft. Ticonderoga but after the battles at Freeman’s Farm and Bemis Heights I surrendered at Saratoga.

Chief Pontiac My 1763 uprising convinced the British Parliament to issue the Proclamation of 1763 to keep the white settlers and Native Americans apart.

Lord Charles Cornwallis I surrendered to General George Washington and Count de Rochambeau at Yorktown in This was the last major battle of the American Revolution.

Sir Henry Clinton I was commander of the British army from 1778 to the end of the war. My headquarters were in New York City but it was my decision to attack the south because there were so many loyalists there to support us.

Banastre Tarleton I was a British cavalry officer who fought in the South. I was beaten by Daniel Morgan at the Battle of Cowpens in 1781.

Sir John Johnson I was the son of Sir William Johnson. I was a Tory ranger. I fought against the Americans along the New York and Pennsylvania frontier.

John Andre I was the British officer caught out of uniform and behind American lines. The plans for the American fortifications at West Point, given to me by Benedict Arnold, were in my boot. I was hanged as a spy.