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SOL 6c: Key People and Events of the Revolutionary War

SOL 6c: Key People and Events of the Revolutionary War. Essential Questions: 1. Who were some of the key individuals in the Revolutionary War? 2. What role did key individuals play in the Revolutionary War?

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SOL 6c: Key People and Events of the Revolutionary War

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  1. SOL 6c: Key People and Events of the Revolutionary War Essential Questions: 1. Who were some of the key individuals in the Revolutionary War? 2. What role did key individuals play in the Revolutionary War? 3. What were some of the key events that occurred during the Revolutionary War period?

  2. Key People • King GeorgeIII: British king during the Revolutionary era. • Lord Cornwallis: British general who surrendered at Yorktown. • John Adams: Championed the cause of independence

  3. George Washington: Commander of the Continental Army (colonial army) • Thomas Jefferson: Major author of the Declaration of Independence • Patrick Henry: Outspoken member of the House of Burgesses; inspired colonial patriotism with his “Give me liberty or give me death” speech • Benjamin Franklin: Prominent member of the Continental Congress; helped frame the Declaration of Independence; helped gain French support for American Independence.

  4. Other important people: • Phyllis Wheatley: Enslaved African American who wrote poems and plays supporting American independence and who eventually gained her freedom • Paul Revere: Patriot who made a daring ride to warn colonists of British arrival (“The British are coming”)

  5. Key Events • Boston Massacre: Colonists in Boston were shotafter taunting British soldiers. • Boston Tea Party: Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led patriots in throwing teainto the Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes.

  6. First ContinentalCongress: Delegates(representatives) from all colonies except Georgiamet to discuss problems with Great Britain and to promote independence. • Battles at Lexingtonand Concord: The first armed conflicts of the Revolutionary War. • Approval of the Declarationof Independence: The colonies declaredindependence from Great Britain on July 4th, 1776.

  7. Battle of Saratoga: This American victory was a turning point in the war. • Battleat Yorktown: This was the colonial victory over forces of Lord Cornwallisthat marked the end of the RevolutionaryWar. • Signing of the treatyof Paris: Great Britain recognized American independence in this treaty.

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