Lord North, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington

Which Important Revolutionary War Figure Am I?

Loyalists supported me. Patriots despised me. The First Continental Congress wrote me a letter complaining about my treatment. I was King of England during the American Revolution. George III

Appointed to England’s Privy Council and later, Chancellor of the Exchequer (Treasury) Attempted to save the East Indies Tea Company with the Tea Act Lord North drafted into legislation Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) after the Boston Tea Party Prime Minister of England during the Revolutionary War Lord North

Served as a colonial surveyor Commissioned Lt. Col. during the French & Indian War Served as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress Commander in Chief of the Continental Army Thought to have wooden teeth First President of the United States George Washington

Harvard University educated lawyer Delegate to the First & Second Continental Congresses Appointed diplomat to France & Holland Served two terms as Vice President Married a most famous Abigail Second President of the United States John Adams

Authored the 1786 Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom Co-authored with James Madison the Virginia Resolution favoring States’ Rights & Strict Construction Served as diplomat to France Authorized the purchase of the Louisiana Territory Designed and built his famous home, “Monticello” Drafted the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson Served as governor of Massachusetts from 1794 to 1797 Helped draft the Articles of Confederation & Massachusetts Constitution One of the founders of the Sons of Liberty Helped organize the Boston Tea Party Cousin to John Adams Samuel Adams

Born in England and immigrated to America in 1774 Worked as a stay maker and an excise officer in England During the Revolution, served as an aide to Gen. Nathanial Greene Author of “Rights of Man,” a guide to enlightenment ideas Author of the pamphlets, “Common Sense” and “The Crisis” Thomas Paine

Was an apprentice printer Used the pen name “Silence Dogood” Helped establish the Philadelphia library and fire department Owned the newspaper Pennsylvania Gazette Served on the Continental Congress and as a diplomat to England Experimented with electricity using a kite and a key Benjamin Franklin

Served five terms as governor of Virginia Educated at home and worked as a lawyer Served in the Virginia House of Burgesses & the Continental Congresses One of the leaders against the Stamp Act Gave speech to Virginia Legislature – said “I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death.” Patrick Henry

Born in Boston's North End, the son of a French Huguenot father and a Boston mother Served as a 2nd Lt in an artillery regiment during the French and Indian War Joined the Sons of Liberty and Committee of Public Safety He was a silversmith, and also a prominent Freemason Rode through the night to warn Minutemen “the British are coming”! Paul Revere Attended military academy at Turin; serving during the Seven Years' War rose to Lt. Colonel Member of House of Lords and was sympathetic to grievances of American Colonists and voted against the Declaratory Act in 1766. Served as an officer of the British army in North America during the Revolution Lost to Patriots at King’s Mt and Cowpens in the South Surrounded by French and American troops, he surrendered at Yorktown in 1781 Gen. Charles Cornwallis

Born in Coventry, Connecticut to successful farming family Attended Yale; interested in theatrical performances; graduated with honors Teacher in public schools; 1774 appointed to Union Grammar School, school for wealthy Volunteered to go behind enemy lines and report on British troop movements Captured and hanged, saying: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Nathan Hale