Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams
Samuel was born in Boston in 1722, the cousin future president John Adams. The people in Boston elected him to be a tax collector, but he disagreed with taking money for taxes from people.
Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry were two of the first people to argue for independence. Samuel Adams wrote letters about independence and sent them to newspapers and leaders around the country. He would sign all his letters with different names so that not only was he concealing his identity, for revolution is (of course) treason, but also as that people who read his papers would think all of Boston wanted independence from England.
Samuel Adams convinced many young men that independence would be good for America. Paul Revere, John Adams and John Hancock were some of the men who agreed with Sam's ideas. These three men became more well-known than Sam, even though his ideas helped shape their thoughts on independence. Just as well, he was one of the creators of the Sons of Liberty, which was in opposition to England's taxes and also was one of the people who planned the Boston Tea Party.
Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry were two of the first people to argue for independence. Samuel Adams wrote letters about independence and sent them to newspapers and leaders around the country. He would sign all his letters with different names so that not only was he concealing his identity, for revolution is (of course) treason, but also as that people who read his papers would think all of Boston wanted independence from England.
Samuel Adams convinced many young men that independence would be good for America. Paul Revere, John Adams and John Hancock were some of the men who agreed with Sam's ideas. These three men became more well-known than Sam, even though his ideas helped shape their thoughts on independence. Just as well, he was one of the creators of the Sons of Liberty, which was in opposition to England's taxes and also was one of the people who planned the Boston Tea Party.
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was born in Norwich, Connecticut, on January 14, 1741. Arnold opened a druggist shop that also sold books. He also did a lot of traveling for his business. He was in the West Indies when he learned about the Boston Massacre. He reacted by saying, "Are the Americans all asleep and tamely giving up their liberties?" He wrote that the Colonists should take "immediate vengeance!"
Benedict Arnold was an American general who, at the beginning of the Revolution, was one of the bravest. Benedict Arnold tricked the British into thinking that thousands and thousands of American forces were heading to Fort Schuyler, when in reality there was less than a thousand going to the fort.
By 1779, Arnold had been making deals with the British. He did this because he was angry at the American Government for court-marshalling him because they found him guilty of using the army for his own personal reasons. He also went to the British because he wanted more money and he was in debt. The British gave Benedict Arnold a lot of money to become a British spy. They also promised to make him a British officer but they never fully trusted him.
Arnold offered to turn West Point over to the British. West Point was an important American fort, and Arnold was the general there.John Andréwas a major in the British army. John André and Benedict Arnold exchanged letters about the plans for West Point. John André was caught by the Americans, and they found the documents in his sock. The documents showed that Benedict Arnold was a traitor. Benedict Arnold escaped from the Americans, and he was never caught. For the rest of his life, he lived in Canada and England. He died in London, England, on June 14, 1801.
Benedict Arnold was an American general who, at the beginning of the Revolution, was one of the bravest. Benedict Arnold tricked the British into thinking that thousands and thousands of American forces were heading to Fort Schuyler, when in reality there was less than a thousand going to the fort.
By 1779, Arnold had been making deals with the British. He did this because he was angry at the American Government for court-marshalling him because they found him guilty of using the army for his own personal reasons. He also went to the British because he wanted more money and he was in debt. The British gave Benedict Arnold a lot of money to become a British spy. They also promised to make him a British officer but they never fully trusted him.
Arnold offered to turn West Point over to the British. West Point was an important American fort, and Arnold was the general there.John Andréwas a major in the British army. John André and Benedict Arnold exchanged letters about the plans for West Point. John André was caught by the Americans, and they found the documents in his sock. The documents showed that Benedict Arnold was a traitor. Benedict Arnold escaped from the Americans, and he was never caught. For the rest of his life, he lived in Canada and England. He died in London, England, on June 14, 1801.
Crispus Attucks
Crispus Attucks
Crispus Attucks was born in 1723, as a slave on a plantation in Framingham, Massachusetts. As Attucks got older, he wanted freedom. When Crispus Attucks was about sixteen, he was sent to Deacon William Brown in Framingham, Massachusetts, near where he used to be a slave. There his jobs were buying cattle, working in Deacon's Chandler shop, and traveling to look for costumers. When Attucks was 27, he went on a business trip to Boston where he applied for a job as a whaler. Attucks chose a boat that rarely returned home near Deacon's house, just in case the Deacon searched for him.
Crispus was killed March 5, 1770 as a participant of the Boston Massacre. He later became a symbol of heriosm, which was mainly depicted through different depictions of the Boston Massacre.
Crispus was killed March 5, 1770 as a participant of the Boston Massacre. He later became a symbol of heriosm, which was mainly depicted through different depictions of the Boston Massacre.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of America. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and printer, political theorist, politician, theorist, scientist, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. He invented the lighting rod, bifocals, and many others. He was also a political cartoonist in the French and Indian War, drawing his famous "Join or Die" cartoon of a snake cut into the seperate colonies.
By the time Franklin arrived in Philadelphia on May 5, 1775, the American Revolution had begun with fighting at Lexington and Concord. The New England militia had trapped the main British army in Boston. The Pennsylvania Assembly unanimously chose Franklin as their delegate to the Second Continental Congress. In June 1776, he was appointed a member of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence. Although he was temporarily disabled by gout and unable to attend most meetings of the Committee, Franklin made several small changes to the draft sent to him by Thomas Jefferson.
By the time Franklin arrived in Philadelphia on May 5, 1775, the American Revolution had begun with fighting at Lexington and Concord. The New England militia had trapped the main British army in Boston. The Pennsylvania Assembly unanimously chose Franklin as their delegate to the Second Continental Congress. In June 1776, he was appointed a member of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence. Although he was temporarily disabled by gout and unable to attend most meetings of the Committee, Franklin made several small changes to the draft sent to him by Thomas Jefferson.
John Hancock
John Hancock
John Hancock was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.He was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry was an orator and politician who led the movement for independence in Virginia in the 1770s. A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia from 1776 to 1779 and subsequently, from 1784 to 1786. Henry led the opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765 and is well remembered for his "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech. Along with Samuel Adams and Thomas Paine, he is remembered as one of the most influential exponents of Republicism, promoters of the American Revolution and Independence, especially in his denunciations of corruption in government officials and his defense of historic rights. After the Revolution, Henry was a leader of the anti-federalists in Virginia who opposed the United States Constitution, fearing that it endangered the rights of the States, as well as the freedoms of individuals.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
During the time of the Revolution, he was most important for the writing of the Declaration of Indepedence. He later became the third president of the United States.
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine
His principal contributions were the powerful, widely read pamphlet Common Sense (1776), advocating colonial America's independence from the Britain, and The America Crisis (1776–1783), a pro-revolutionary pamphlet series. His writing of "Common Sense" was so influential in spurring on the Revolutionary War that John Adams reportedly said, "Without the pen of the author of 'Common Sense,' the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain.”
Paul Revere
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was an American silversmith and patriot in the America Revolution. He was celebrated after his death for his role as a messenger in Lexington and Concord, and Revere's name and his "midnight ride" are well-known in the United States as a patriotic symbol. In his lifetime, Revere was a prosperous and prominent Boston silversmith, who helped organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch on the British military.