American Leaders
Led the first continental army and became the 1st president.
Who was George Washington?
He was the King of England.
Who was King George III?
The first person to die in the war.
Who was Crispus Attucks?
He was a fighting Quaker.
Who was Nathanael Greene?
He said, "Give me liberty or give me death."
Who was Patrick Henry?
2nd President of the United States and helped write the Declaration of Independence.
Who was John Adams?
He was the commander of British forces who surrendered at Yorktown.
Who was General Cornwallis?
African who fought with minutemen at Concord and Bunker Hill.
Who was Peter Salem?
He was known as "Swamp Fox" for the nighttime guerilla-style raids.
Who was Francis Marion?
He rode through the night and yelled, "The British are coming."
Who was Paul Revere?
He was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys.
Who was Ethan Allen?
He was the Commander in Chief of the British army in American.
Who was Thomas Gage?
She was the first African woman to have a book of poetry published. She wrote a poem about George Washington.
Who was Phyllis Wheatley?
She disguised herself as a man to fight in the army.
Who was Deborah Sampson?
She was the female Paul Revere and rode at night to warn Patriots.
Who was Sybil Ludington?
French noble who fought alongside Americans.
Who was Marquis de LaFayette?
Who were loyalists?
He was a slave in Virginia and volunteered to fight for independence. He became a double agent and fed Cornwallis misinformation.
Who was James Armistead?
He was the governor of the Spanish colony of Louisiana. He defeated the British army and gained colonies in Florida.
Who was Bernardo de Galvez?
He was the most famous traitor who turned on American and joined the British in the middle of the war.
Who was Benedict Arnold?
He was in charge of the Bonnehomme Richard. He fought and won against a British ship.
Who was John Paul Jones?
The British lost this land after being defeated by Bernardo de Galvez.
What is Florida?
She wrote plays that predicted events in the war and criticized the British.
Who was Mercy Otis Warren?
She brought food and water to the troops. She even fired a cannon.
Who was Molly Pitcher?
He was a patriot spy who was hanged by the British.
Who was Nathan Hale?