1. American Revolution Key Individuals
vs.
American Revolution
Key Individuals
King George III, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Patrick Henry and Thomas Paine

2. REVOLUTIONARY WAR PEOPLE:
King George III of England
Lord Cornwallis (British General)
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

3. Roles they played… King George III - British King during the war
King George III was known as the king who lost America
had large debts to pay, and thought he could extract the necessary money from the colonies

4. Lord Cornwallis
Lord Cornwallis- British General; Surrendered at Yorktown
Cornwallis opposed nearly all of the British policies that led to the American Revolution.
But he was a loyal soldier

5. George Washington George Washington - Commander of the Continental
Army
Washington was responsible for the overall direction of the war
Washington took command of the troops surrounding British-occupied Boston on July 3, 1775

6. Washington
Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776
Brilliantly planned and executed the Yorktown Campaign against Charles Cornwallis
securing (Oct. 19, 1781) the American victory.

7. Patrick Henry Patrick Henry - Outspoken member of the House
of Burgesses; inspired patriotism with his famous saying "Give me liberty or give me death”

8. Patrick Henry embodied the spirit of American courage and patriotism.
the orator of liberty
first voice raised against England in her attempt to impose taxation without representation
greatest contribution to the nation was in working toward the adoption of the Bill of Rights

9. Roles they played… Helped secure French Alliance
Thomas Jefferson - Author of Declaration of Independence
powerful advocate of liberty
Benjamin Franklin - Prominent member of
Continental Congress; helped frame the Declaration of Independence
Helped secure
French Alliance

10. Declaration of Independence
Picture of the Original Document
Declaration of Independence

11. Thomas Paine *America had lost touch with the mother country
Thomas Paine - Journalist, author of Common Sense (January 10, 1776)
*strong defense of American Independence from England
*sooner or later independence from England must come
*America had lost touch with the mother country
He joined the Continental Army
In 1777 he became Secretary of the Committee
of Foreign Affairs in Congress

12. Paul Revere
Paul Revere - Patriot who made a ride to warn patriots that the British were coming
“Messenger of the Revolution”
April 18, 1775: warned Boston-area residents that the British were coming
Samuel Prescott & William Dawes: part of the ride
Samuel Prescott was the only one who made it
Listen my children and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year.