Independent Historical Research: Significant Ethnic Individuals of the American Revolution

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REVOLUTIONARY!

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voice of the American Revolution or just pure Propaganda!

Loyalists give author’s new

book two thumbs down!

Woman Writer of the year!

By the Declaration of Independence, dreaded by the foes an for a time

doubtfully viewed by many of the friends of America, everything stood on a new and more respectable footing, both with

regard to the operations of war or negotiations with foreign powers.

Mercy Otis Warren

July 4, 1776…The Date That Changed the World!

We hold these truths to be self-evident…that all men are created

equal with certain unalienable

rights…life, liberty and the pursuit of

happiness

The author of one of America’s most powerful documents speaks.

Founder of the U.S. Navy!

Breaking News! 7 Warships now ready to attack the British invaders!

John Paul Jones

Involved in the Boston Tea Party!

Founded secret Committees of

Correspondence to inform this group throughout the 13

colonies.

Samuel Adams

Go Patriots!

1st to die for the Patriot cause in

the Boston Massacre

How I managed to kept the

troops together at Valley Forge

George Washington

2nd Continental Congress Named Him General of the Continental Army!

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ControversialPamphlet

10 million copies sold of bestseller “Common Sense!”

We do not need any kings! I

call for Independence!

Thomas Paine

Wentworth Cheswell

Hero warns of

approaching British Attack!

1706 Born in Boston1732 Published the first edition of Poor Richard's Almanac1778 Negotiated and signed Treaty of Alliance with France1787 Served as delegate to the Philadelphia Convention1790 Died in Philadelphia

Benjamin Franklin

Created this engraving of the Boston Massacre ( 1770)

Route because “The British Are

Coming!”

One if by land, Two if by sea!

Paul Revere

Spy for the colonial army,

posing as a servant at

British Headquarters.

James Armistead

Patrick Henry

Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me

Death!