Important People of the Revolutionary War

1. Important People of the Revolutionary War By: Grant Jarvis, Ashlyn Sander, and Heaven Williams

2. Bernardo de Galvez • He closed the port to the Mississippi river • He had a wife and two children • He was helping the patriot cause

3. Hyam Solomon • Hyam Solomon financed the Revolutionary war. • Solomon married Rachel Franks in 1777 • He was a patriot

4. Ben Franklin • He signed the Declaration of Independence. He also served as a delegate in the second continental congress. In 1776 he was part of the 5 member committee that helped draft the declaration of independence. • He had several(complicated) relationships. Moved in with Debra Reed who had been abandoned by her husband. They had a son(who died of smallpox at age 4). They also had another son and a daughter. • He was a patriot

5. Mercy Otis Warren • Mercy wrote plays, poems, and other writings to persuade people to become patriots and help the patriot cause. • She had many brothers growing up, and she married James Warren. • She was a patriot.

6. Works cited • http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/notable/warrenm/ • http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/index.htm • http://www.nps.gov/revwar/about_the_revolution/haym_salomom.html • http://www.enotes.com/american-revolution-biographies/glvez-bernardo-de

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