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Key People in the American
Revolutionary War2nd Grade HistoryMs. Raven Jones
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George Washington Thomas Jefferson John Adams John Hancock
Charles Cornwallis John Burgoyne Benedict Arnold William Howe
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George Washington (1732-1799)
American colonist/Patriot.
Born in colonial Virginia in February.
Leader of the Continental Army.
First President of the United States of America.
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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
American colonist/Patriot.
Born in Virginia in April.
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Third President of the United States of America
He was the first Secretary of State and served under
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John Adams (1735-1826)
American Colonist/Patriot.
Born in Massachusetts in October.
First Vice President under George Washington.
Second President of the United States of America.
The first president to reside in the White House.
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John Hancock (1737-1793)
American Colonist/Patriot.
Born in Massachusetts in January.
President of the Second Continental Congress.
Remembered for his large signature on the
Declaration of Independence.
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Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805)
British General.
Born in Grosvenor Square, England in December.
Became a Member of Parliament in 1760.
Elevated to the House of Lords in 1762.
One of the five people to vote against the Stamp Act.
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John Burgoyne (1722-1792)
British General.
Born in Bedfordshire, England
Designed an invasion scheme for the war.
Appointed to lead 6,200 men South from Canada to end the
rebellion in New England but movement was to slow.
Fought 2 battles at once and surrendered in October 1777.
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Benedict Arnold (1741-1801)
Traitor.
Born in Connecticut in January.
First a general in the Continental Army and gathered
information then switched to the British Army.
Gave collected information on the colonists to the British.
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William Howe (1729-1814)
British General. Became Commander-in-Chief of the
British forces during the American Revolutionary War.
Born in England in August.
His mother was King George I’s half-sister.
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Review Question:
Who wrote the Declaration of
Independence?
A. Benedict Arnold
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. John Adams
Benedict Arnold was not the one to write the Declaration of Independence.
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That is correct! Thomas Jefferson was the one who wrote the Declaration of Independence. Well done!
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Almost! You’re so close! John Adams did not write the Declaration of Independence. Go back and give it another try!
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