Who are the players in the Revolution?

Mostly the good guys!

George Washington

• Virginia

• Commander of the Continental Army.

• Responsible for uniting the nation.

• Fought and defeated

the British.

Thomas Jefferson

• Virginia

• Member of the Continental Congress.

• Writer of the Declaration of Independence.

Benjamin Franklin

• Pennsylvania

• Sent to France as an American Diplomat.

• Helped form alliances.

• Helped create many of the

treaties after wars.

John Adams

• Massachusetts

• Agreed to represent the British soldiers on trial for killing five civilians in what became known as the Boston Massacre

• First Continental Congress member

• Helped revise the Declaration of Independence

Patrick Henry

• Virginia

• Lawyer

• Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses

• Famous for saying, “Give me liberty, or give me death!”

• He demanded resistance against the British King.

Thomas Paine

• Pennsylvania: friends with Ben Franklin

• Wrote the pamphlet Common Sense, it included:• All men had the right to vote.

• Blasted the king, calling him “a Royal Brute” and saying monarchies are corrupt.

Samuel Adams

• Boston, Mass.

• Leader of Sons of Liberty (in Boston)• A group that oppose British rule.

• In many cities throughout the colonies.

• Wrote several editorials

to the newspapers giving the truth a little “spin”.

King George III (BOO!!!!!)

• Britain

• Defeated the French to gain control

of North America. (French/Indian War)

• Ruled over the colonies.

• Tried to control the colonies with acts.

General Burgoyne

• Appointed by the King to capture Albany, New York.

• In order to end the rebellion.

• Thus restoring control back to the King.

• Obviously,• He loses!!!!!!!!

General Cornwallis

• British

• Led the British successfully early on in the revolution.

• Loses the Battle of

Yorktown to the

Continental Army in 1781.

• Officially surrenders to

George Washington ending

the American Revolution.

Think about….• Question Section

• Give each player a nickname.• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Paine

• Samuel Adams

• King George III

• General Burgoyne

• General Cornwallis

• Summary Section• Where are most of these guys from?• What does that say about that state?• What did you learn about some of these guys that you didn’t know?

• Assignment• Create a poster for one of the people• Include: real name, nickname, some sort of image (picture, symbol, etc.) • neatness counts and in COLOR