IMPORTANT PEOPLE

MARTHA WASHINGTON

• She, like many other women, showed hospitality on the war grounds.
• Cooked for the soldiers, did laundry, and helped out with sick/injured men.
• She supported the Patriot side. (Obviously, her husband was the man in charge.)
• Martha was born in Virginia.

JAMES FORTEN

• Forten was 14 year-old privateer on the Royal Louis.
• A privateer is someone who attacks the enemy's (Britain) merchant ships at sea.
• He supported the Patriots and refused to cross over to Britain when given the opportunity.
• James was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

JOHN PAUL JONES

• This remarkable man was considered the naval hero of the war.
• He contributed to the war by defeating the British several times at sea.
• His bravery made the difference in his battles.
• He was a patriot, and was born in the United Kingdom.

DEBORAH SAMPSON

• Deborah dressed as a man in order to fight in the Continental Army.
• Any other woman would have not took great risks like her.
• This was important in the war because her fighting helped.
• She fought for the colonists and was born in Plympton, Massachusetts.

BENEDICT ARNOLD

• Arnold was an interesting man in the American Revolution.
• He had at first fought for the colonists and made the British surrender at the Battles of Saratoga.
• Then, influenced by his wife, a loyalist, he betrayed his fellow Americans and turned over the fort to the British.
• Obviously, Arnold played for both teams here.
• He was born in Norwich, Connecticut.

HENRY HAMILTION

• This man was a British official that went up against George Rogers Clark.
• His surrender helped out the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
• Hamilton supported the British, and was born in Dublin, Ireland (probably.)

MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE

• This French man was a remarkable figure in Washington's army.
• Was praised and loved for sharing other men's hardships.
• Given an army division and was a brave fighter.
• Part of the Patriot side.
• Lafayette was born in France.

WILLIAM HOWE

• British commander against Washington.
• Forced the Continental Army into harsh weather.
• Howe fought for the British.
• He was born in England.

JOHN BURGOYNE

• British army officer involved in failed rendezvous in the war.
• He was known for throwing obnoxious parties after victories of battles.
• Burgoyne ended up surrendering to Washington because his plan was not executed properly.
• He was a man for Britain, and he was born in Sutton, Bedfordshire, UK

THOMAS PAINE

• A political activist that was a main part in the American Revolution.
• Common Sense, one of his pamphlets, convinced the colonists that a break from Britain was necessary.
• The American Crisis was written to encourage the men that were fighting for freedom.
• His great pieces of writing made the difference of encouraging the Colonists for revolution.
• Paine was strongly against Britain, and he was born in Thetford, Norfolk, UK.

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