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Who are the players in the Revolution?
Mostly the good guys!
George Washington
• Virginia
• Commander of the Continental Army.
• Responsible for uniting the nation.
• Fought and defeated
the British.
Thomas Jefferson
• Virginia
• Member of the Continental Congress.
• Writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Benjamin Franklin
• Pennsylvania
• Sent to France as an American Diplomat.
• Helped form alliances.
• Helped create many of the
treaties after wars.
John Adams
• Massachusetts
• Agreed to represent the British soldiers on trial for killing five civilians in what became known as the Boston Massacre
• First Continental Congress member
• Helped revise the Declaration of Independence
Patrick Henry
• Virginia
• Lawyer
• Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses
• Famous for saying, “Give me liberty, or give me death!”
• He demanded resistance against the British King.
Thomas Paine
• Pennsylvania: friends with Ben Franklin
• Wrote the pamphlet Common Sense, it included:• All men had the right to vote.
• Blasted the king, calling him “a Royal Brute” and saying monarchies are corrupt.
Samuel Adams
• Boston, Mass.
• Leader of Sons of Liberty (in Boston)• A group that oppose British rule.
• In many cities throughout the colonies.
• Wrote several editorials
to the newspapers giving the truth a little “spin”.
King George III (BOO!!!!!)
• Britain
• Defeated the French to gain control
of North America. (French/Indian War)
• Ruled over the colonies.
• Tried to control the colonies with acts.
General Burgoyne
• Appointed by the King to capture Albany, New York.
• In order to end the rebellion.
• Thus restoring control back to the King.
• Obviously,• He loses!!!!!!!!
General Cornwallis
• British
• Led the British successfully early on in the revolution.
• Loses the Battle of
Yorktown to the
Continental Army in 1781.
• Officially surrenders to
George Washington ending
the American Revolution.
Think about….• Question Section
• Give each player a nickname.• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• Patrick Henry
• Thomas Paine
• Samuel Adams
• King George III
• General Burgoyne
• General Cornwallis
• Summary Section• Where are most of these guys from?• What does that say about that state?• What did you learn about some of these guys that you didn’t know?
• Assignment• Create a poster for one of the people• Include: real name, nickname, some sort of image (picture, symbol, etc.) • neatness counts and in COLOR