Transcript People of the Revolutionary War

 1732-1799
 Patriot
 Fought in the French and Indian War
 Brave and skilled soldier
 Founding father
 Member of continental congress
 Commander-in-chief of the
Continental Army
 Won the Revolutionary War
 Officer of the Constitutional
Convention
 1st president
 http://www.biography.com/people/george-
washington-9524786/videos/george-washington-minibiography-14814787758
 1736-1799
 Patriot
 Gave speeches “Give me liberty
or give me death!”
 U.S. Representative
 U.S. governor
 Lawyer
 Delegate in the Continental Congress
 Helped write the constitution
 Commander-in-Chief of Virginia’s forces
 Helped supply soldiers and equipment for George
Washington
 http://www.biography.com/people/thomas-jefferson-
9353715/videos/thomas-jefferson-the-almighty-pen2080104028
 1738-1820
 Loyalist
 King of England (Great Britain) from
1760 to 1811
 His son took over rule of England in
1811 because he became ill
 Strong supporter of the policies that
lead to the American revolution
(causes of the war)
 Opposed independent government in
the colonies
 1741-1801
 Patriot then Loyalist
 Patriot hero of the battle of
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Saratoga
General of the Continental Army
Member of the sons of liberty
Pharmacist, book seller
Went into debt and became a spy
for the British – Known as a
traitor
Became a General for the British
 http://www.biography.com/people/thomas-jefferson-
9353715/videos/thomas-jefferson-the-almighty-pen2080104028
 1735-1826
 Patriot
 Founding father
 1st vice president of the United
States
 2nd president of the
United States
 Member of the Continental
Congress
 Helped draft the Declaration of Independence
 Signed the Declaration of Independence
 Helped end the Revolutionary way with the Treaty of Paris 1783
 Studied law at the University of Harvard
 1743-1826
 Patriot
 Founding father
 Member of the
Continental Congress
 2nd vice president
 3rd president
 1st Secretary of State
 Founder of the University
of Virginia
 Designed Monticello – U.S. landmark
 Wrote and signed the Declaration of Independence
 Doubled the size of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase
 Sent Lewis and Clark to explore the west
 inventor
 http://www.biography.com/people/thomas-jefferson-
9353715/videos/thomas-jefferson-the-almighty-pen2080104028
 1706-1790
 Patriot
 Created the 1st lending library
 Created the 1st volunteer fire
department
 Member of the Continental
Congress
 Member of the Constitutional Convention
 Helped draft the constitution
 Helped write the Declaration of Independence
 Signer of the Declaration of Independence
 Worked to get France to help Americans fight the
Revolutionary War
 Statesman, scientist (Electricity laws- how to store it and use
it), inventor, writer (Poor Richard’s Almanack)
 http://www.biography.com/people/thomas-jefferson-
9353715/videos/thomas-jefferson-the-almighty-pen2080104028