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SOL USI.6c: Key People and Events of
the Revolutionary WarLisa Pennington
Social Studies Instructional Specialist
Portsmouth Public Schools
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Essential Knowledge Many individuals played important roles in
shaping events of the American Revolution.
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Key Words House of Burgesses:
The House of Burgesses of VA was the first representative government in the New World, and was formed in 1619-1620.
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Essential Questions Who were some of the key individuals in
the Revolutionary War? What role did key individuals play in the
Revolutionary War? What were some of the key events that
occurred during the Revolutionary War period?
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Key Individuals during the Revolution King George III: the
British king during the American Revolution era.
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Key Individuals during the Revolution Lord Cornwallis: the
British general who surrendered at Yorktown
Did you know that Lord Cornwallis claimed he was ill and sent someone to surrender for him?
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Key Individuals during the Revolution John Adams:
championed the cause of independence.
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Key Individuals during the Revolution George Washington: Commander of the
Continental Army
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Key Individuals during the Revolution Thomas Jefferson:
major author of the Declaration of Independence
Did you know Thomas Jefferson was only 33 when he wrote the Declaration?
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Key Individuals during the Revolution Patrick Henry:
outspoken member of the House or Burgesses; inspired colonial patriotism with his “Give me liberty or give me death!” speech
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Key Individuals during the Revolution
Benjamin Franklin: prominent member of the Continental Congress; helped frame the Declaration of Independence; helped gain French support for American independence
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Key Individuals during the Revolution Phyllis Wheatley:
former slave who wrote poems and plays supporting independence.
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Key Individuals during the Revolution Paul Revere: patriot
who made a daring ride to warn colonists of the British arrival: “The British are coming!”
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Key Events during the Revolution Boston Massacre: in 1770, colonists in Boston
were shot after taunting British soldiers.
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Key Events during the Revolution Boston Tea Party: in
1773, Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led Patriots in throwing tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes.
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Key Events during the Revolution First Continental
Congress: in 1774, delegates from all the colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with Great Britain and to promote independence.
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Key Events during the Revolution Battle of Lexington
and Concord: this was the site of the first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War in 1775.
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Depiction of the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775.
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Key Events during the Revolution Approval of the
Declaration of Independence: colonies declared independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776.
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Key Events during the Revolution Battle of Saratoga:
The American victory in 1777 was the turning point in the war.
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Key Events during the Revolution Surrender at
Yorktown: the American and French forces defeated the forces of Lord Cornwallis and marked the end of the Revolutionary War.
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Key Events during the Revolution Signing of the Treaty
of Paris: in 1783, Great Britain recognized American independence in this treaty.
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