John Hancock - Mrs. Bounds' Class- 8th Grade U.S. History



Name:_________________________

Date:____________ Period:_______

PEOPLE OF THE REVOLUTION

Using Unit 3 (Ch. 5, 6 & 7) of your textbook, American Nation and your knowledge of social studies, match the people with their information.

1. It was my responsibility to warn the colonists of Lexington and Concord that, “the regulars are out.” Who am I? ______________________________________________

2. I represented my colony, Virginia, at Independence Hall, and was drafted to write the Declaration of Independence. Who am I?________________________________

3. I followed my husband into battle. I carried water to colonial troops. When my husband was killed, I took his place at the cannon. Who am I?________________________

4. I was nicknamed, “Gentleman Johnny,” because I never hurried and liked to throw parties between battles. Who am I?_________________________________________

5. I took a daring gamble to attack the Hessians at Trenton.

Who am I?_____________________________________________________________________

6. My Philadelphia campaign wrecked Britain’s plan to split the colonies in two.

Who am I?______________________________________________________________________

7. Told Parliament to keep the Tea Act, stating, “There must always be one tax to keep up the right to tax.”

Who am I?______________________________________________________________________

8. I wrote, The Crisis, to rekindle patriotic spirit during difficult times and Common Sense, to challenge the loyalists and neutralists to fight for independence from Great Britain.

Who am I?______________________________________________________________________

9. I wrote letters to my husband telling him to, “remember the ladies,” when writing our nation’s constitution. Who am I?___________________________________________________________

10. I am a well-known colonist who was a printer, and inventor and a Patriot who created the Albany Plan.

Who am I?______________________________________________________________________

11. My command to the patriot soldiers at the battle of Bunker Hill was, “don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes.”

Who am I?______________________________________________________________________

12. I was the president of the congress. Mine was the first and largest signature on the Declaration of Independence. Who am I?_______________________________________________________

13. I am a woman who admitted the need for a strong government but feared it; therefore, I opposed the Constitution. Who am I?________________________________________________________

14. I was the leader of the Sons of Liberty who believed there should be “no taxation without representation. Who am I?_______________________________________________________

15. I was a French nobleman who joined the patriots fight for freedom. I spent the winter at Valley Forge with General Washington and his men? Who am I?______________________________

16. I was a naval officer who refused to surrender. When my ship was badly damaged, I yelled, “I have not yet begun to fight.” Who am I?________________________________________________

17. I was the Spanish Governor of Louisiana who raised an army against Great Britain in 1779. Who am I?________________________________________________________________________

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King George III

George Washington

Abigail Adams

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Paul Revere

Abigail Adams Samuel Adams General John Burgoyne

Benjamin Franklin Berbardo de Galvez John Hancock

Mary Ludwig Hayes General William Howe Thomas Jefferson

John Paul Jones King George III Marquis de Lafayette

Thomas Paine Colonel William Prescott Paul Revere

Mercy Otis Warren George Washington

Paul Revere

George Washington

Abigail Adams

King George III

Mary Ludwig Hayes

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Paine

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Samuel Adams

Bernaro de Galvez

Col. William Prescott

Marquis de Lafayette

Mercy Otis Warren

General John Burgoyne

John Paul Jones

General William Howe

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