Essential Question: How did important events and people shape the outcome of the American Revolution?
Key Players in the American Revolution
King George III
Patrick Henry
- He was the British king at the time.
- The colonists felt that he didn't treat them fairly.
- They didn't like the heavy taxes he imposed on them.
John Adams
George Washington
- He was the commander of the Continental Army.
- People thought he was a great leader.
- He went on to become the first president of the United States.
- Where do you often see him?
Benjamin Franklin
- He is remembered for his patriotism.
- He was a political leader in Virginia.
- His statement "Give me liberty, or give me death!" is still famous today. It convinced the Virginia leaders to send in troops to fight.
- He was first a lawyer in Massachusetts.
- He protested against the Stamp Act and also served on a committee for the Declaration of Independence.
- He later became the second president of the United States.
- He was an inventor and scientist.
- Electricity, anyone?
- He helped with the creation of the Declaration of Independence and protested the Stamp Act.
- Where do we see him nowadays?
Thomas Jefferson
Benedict Arnold
- What do we already know about him?
- He later became the third president of United States.
- Don't be a Benedict Arnold!
- He was first in the Continental Army, but then he switched sides and became a Redcoat!
- We call a person that claims allegiance to one person or group and then changes their allegiance a traitor.