Faces of the American Revolution set 2 Flashcards

310427366	Benjamin Franklin	American public official, writer, scientist, and printer. After the success of his Poor Richard's Almanac (1732-1757), he entered politics and played a major part in the American Revolution. Franklin negotiated French support for the colonists, signed the Treaty of Paris (1783), and helped draft the Constitution (1787-1789). His numerous scientific and practical innovations include the lightning rod, bifocal spectacles, and a stove.
310427367	Richard Henry Lee	a member of the 2nd Continental Congress. On June 7, 1776 he declared, "These United colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states." This resolution was the start of the Declaration of Independence and end to British relations.
310427368	Roger Sherman	American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution (1721-1793)
310427369	Robert Livingston	Delegate from New York to the Continental Congress, member of the committee assigned to write the Declaration of Independence. He bought New Orleans and all the French territory west of the Mississippi River from Napoleon for 15 million dollars. He was only supposed to negotiate for a small part of New Orleans for 10 million so Jefferson was upset when he heard about Livingston's deal.
310427370	King George III	• King George III, the king of England from 1760 to 1820. Colonists were torn between loyalty to the king and resistance to acts carried out in his name. After King George III rejected the Olive Branch Petition, the colonists came to see him as a tyrant.
572949772	Crispus Attucks	killed by British soldiers at the Boston Massacre, often called the 1st person to be killed in the struggle for American freedom
572949773	Mercy Otis Warren	Massachusetts patriot who wrote plays to protest British rule. She wrote a history of the American Revolution
572949774	Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley	Earned the nickname Molly Pitcher by carrying water to the troops during the Battle of Monmouth. She fired cannons during the battle after her husband was wounded.