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April - 1775 "Shot heard Round the world" The Revolution Began in Lexington and Concord.

May - 1775 - As British policy towards the Colonies became stricter and the British government refused to compromise, The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia.

The thirteen Colonies sent Representatives to "deal with England." This was the start of the Second Continental Congress

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John Hancock was born in massachusettes in 1737. His parents died and he moved in with his aunt and uncle. He went to harvard and stared to speak out how to British was unfair. For a while he was a merchant like his uncle. He gave a strong speech to the people in 1774 and later was elected to be the president of the second continental congress. He got them through alot,speaking what he thought. Other than that he became the govenor of massucuets and he was the first person to write the decralation of independance. He died in 1793.

Continental Brittan Main points -He was the president of the second contiental congress -He was the first and third govenor of mass. -He was the first person to sign the Decralation of Independance

Friends with...... [|Thomas Cushing] and [|Samuel Adams]

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George Washington

Daniel (Drouge19)

After fighting broke out in April 1775, Washington appeared at Second Continental Congress in military uniform, signaling that he was prepared for war. Washington had the prestige, the military experience, the charisma and military bearing, the reputation of being a strong patriot, and he was supported by the South, especially Virginia. Although he did not explicitly seek the office of commander and even claimed that he was not equal to it, there was no serious competition. Congress created the Continental Army on June 14th; the next day, on the nomination of John Adams, it selected Washington as commander-in-chief. Washington assumed command of the American forces in Massachusetts in July 1775.

Benedict Arnold, ®McLovin 11/28/07

Benedict Arnold was born on January 14, 1741 in Norwich, Connecticut. Arnold was one of a number of Benedict Arnolds including an early governor of Rhode Island and his father. Arnold's mother was Hannah Waterman King who was a wealthy widow before her marriage to the elder Arnold. The family fortunes were well for a while, however some poor business deals caused some financial problems for the family. Arnold's father turned to the local taverns for solace. Arnold attended school at Canterbury. While there, some of his siblings died from the Yellow Fever. Margaret Mansfield became the bride of Benedict Arnold in 1767. They had three sons. Prior to the official outbreak of war, Arnold became a Captain in the Governor's Second Company of Guards When the word spread of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Arnold marched off to the action with his troops. He was eager for action and at Cambridge he requested permission of the Massachusett Committee of Safety to capture Fort Ticonderoga.
 * Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys were as equally eager to capture such a prize and the two groups met up with each other at Bennington. Arnold was surprised and a little angered because Ethan Allen did not care if Arnold had permission from the Committee of Safety and Arnold couldn't talk Allen out of relinquishing command. Arnold had to concede to accompanying Allen and his rowdy fighters. On May 10, they surprised the British garrison and the Greedy Mountain Boys celebrated by invading the rum stores of the British and getting totally sloshed. They virtually ignored Benedict Arnold except when they were teasing and jeering him. Arnold had an argument with Colonel Easton, who was to deliver the message announcing the victory of the capture to Massachusetts...which doesn't make it surprising that Arnold spent time with the captured enemy officers than his fellow countrymen.-®McLovin

Thomas Jefferson (noremac)


 * born April 13,1743
 * died July 4, 1826
 * Thomas Jefferson was the third president from 1801 to 1809.
 * He is the arthur of the Declaration of Independence.(1776)
 * He was a horticulturist, statesman, architect, archaeologist, paleontogist, aurthur, inventor, and the founder of University of Virgina.
 * eight siblings
 * mother was Jane Randolph
 * father was Peter Jfferson

Ben Franklin - Ellen (kaorudaisuki) Ben Franklin was Pennsylvania’s delegate to the second continental congress. Franklin was one of **The Committee of Five** that created and wrote the Declaration of Independence and changed Thomas Jefferson’s original draft of it. When signing, he is quoted for: “We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall hang separately.” His position in the Constitutional Convention was second only to George Washington as the “champion” of America’s independence. Soon after returning, freed his two slaves, creating his own anti-slavery society. Franklin rarely would debate to anything, and was the one “founding father” that signed all four of the major documents for the founding of our country.

Roger Sherman

John Adams C-money (carcar167)

John Adams was born October 30th, 1735 and died July 4th, 1826. He served as America's first Vice President from 1789-1797 and America's second President from 1797-1801. He was also the first President to reside in the newly built White House in Washington, D.C. (completed in 1800). Adams was a sponsor of the American Revolution in Massachusetts. He was a driving force for independence in 1776. Thomas Jefferson called him the "Colossus of Independence". He was a major negotiator of the eventual peace treaty with Great Britain. He also represented the Continental Congress in Europe. Born in Braintree, Massachusetts (which became part of Quincy, Massachusetts in 1792), John Adams was the oldest one of his three brothers. His father, John Adams, was a fourth-generation descendant of Henry Adams. His mother was Susanna Boylston Adams. Adams went to Harvard College when he was 16. His father expected him to become a minister, but Adams had doubts. He later decided to become a lawyer, and studied law in the office of James Putnam. From an early age, he developed the habit of writing descriptions of events and impressions of men. He used this skill as a lawyer, often recording cases he observed so that he could study and reflect upon them. His report of the 1761 argument of James Otis in the superior court of Massachusetts as to the legality of Writes of Assistance is a good example. Otis's argument inspired Adams for the cause of the American colonies. Massachusetts sent Adams to the first and second Continental Congresses in 1774 and from 1775 to 1778. In June 1775, he nominated George Washington of Virginia as commander-in-chief of the army then assembled around Boston. He wanted to be free of Britain. He was appointed on a committee with Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman, to draft a Declaration of Independence. Although that document was largely drafted by Jefferson, Adams occupied the foremost place in the debate on its adoption. He let Jefferson write it, believing it would be better received having written by him. He thought Jefferson wrote the best of any man in Congress, and that he was "obnoxious and disliked." Years later, Jefferson hailed Adams as, "The Colossus of that Congress-the great pillar of support to the Declaration of Independence, and it eldest advocate and champion on the floor of the House." In 1777, Adams resigned his seat on the Massachusetts Superior Court to served as the head of the Board of War and Ordinance, as well as other important committees. Adams defended the soldiers of the 1770 Boston Massacre. Two of the soldiers were proven not guilty, and two who had fired directly into the crowd were charged with murder, but were only convicted of manslaughter. Adams was elected to the Massachusetts General Court in June of 1770, while he was still preparing for the trial.


 * Samuel Adams-(Emma) kewlness

Born in Quincy, Massachusetts 1722 • Went to Harvard • Failed as a brewer and tax collector • 1765 elected to the general court of Massachusetts he represented Boston • He was the 4th governor of Massachusetts • Offered royal position but declined • Marjory in debt • Organized protests against: the sugar act &amp; the stamp act • Signed the constitution • Also supporter of the new constitution • Died in 1803 of old age, he was 81 years old he was related to john adams. he also helped john hanncock suceed in his goals

Alexander Hamilton- (Megan) soccergal1 Alexander was born in January 11, 1755 or 1757. He was born in Charlestown, Nevis. He had one half brother. When he was young he refused to be tought at a school so he was privatly tutored. His father, James Hamilton abandoned him, his half brother and his mom. His mother died when he was 13. He was adopted bay his cousin, Peter Lytton. In 1772 he went to New Jersey and attended a grammar school there. He attended Kings college in New York. He liked to read. He wrote 51 of the 85 federalist papers.Hamilton was president George Washington's first Secretary of the Treasury from 1789 to 1795.

John Jay- (raianna)dancegirl45
 * Born: December 12, 1745
 * Birthplace: New York City, New York
 * Education: King’s College
 * Died: May 17, 1829
 * Admitted to the Bar of New York in 1768
 * Was a partner of Robert r Livingston for some time
 * In early 1774 was one of the most prominent members of the New York Committee of Correspondence
 * Attended the first continental Congress
 * Second youngest member of the first continental Congress
 * Retired from the congress in 1776 instead of signing the Declaration of Independence
 * in pre-revolutionary times he had the views of a conservative colonial merchant oposing British actions but not favoring independence either
 * In 1777 attended the New York constitutional convention
 * Served as the first chief justice of the state
 * Served as a member of the state Council of Safety
 * 1778 was elected again to the second Continental Congress, was voted president
 * Served on the committee of correspondence which was attempting to coordinate the rebellious activities of the various colonial states with the actual fighting in Massachusetts.
 * reputation as a reasonable and calm person in New York
 * attempted to bring America and Britain into an agreement
 * views became more radical as events unfolded
 * after the Decleration of Independence was signed energetically supported the patriot cause
 * Intensly devoted Patriot and was influential in moving New York towards independence.
 * A successful New [|York][|York]York attorney
 * was also the first cheif justice of the United states

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Benjamin Harrison by FIFI (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) Was the 23rd president of The United States. He was president in 1889 to 1893. He was born in Hamilton, Ohio. His father was John Scott Harrison. When he was 20 he married caroline lavinia scott. He served in the union army. He was apointed colonol. In 1864 he was elected the reporter of the Indiana State Supreme Court. There is still The Benjamin Harrison Law School. It is in indianapolis. The school was named after him.

Richard Henry Lee By Robbdawgg: Richard Henry Lee was born in Stratford, Westmoreland County, Virginia on January 20, 1732. He was the son of colonel Thomas Lee and Hannah Harrison Ludwell. Early on in his life he was appointed justice of the peace for westmoreland county. In 1761 he was elected to the Virginia House of Burgeses whisc is were he met Patrick Henry. He was also the great uncle of Robert E. Lee. Richard Lee served as the sixth president of the United States and served from November 30, 1784 to November 22, 1785. Before him in office was Thomas Miffen and after hm was John Hancock. In August 1774, Lee was picked to be a delegate to the first Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Also in 1775 he became a Colonel of militia in Westmoreland County. In Lee's Resolution on the 7th of June 1776, Lee put forth the motion to the Continental Congress to declare Independence from England. It said"Resolved: That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved." It ended up that due to Lee being gone because of his wifes sickness Thomas Jefferson was to write the declaration.

George Clinton John Rutledge

John Hanson (April 3, 1715 - November 22, 1783)-John had no extended formal education while growing up in Maryland, but he read broadly in both English and Latin. He followed the family tradition as a planter, extending and improving his holdings.He was a delegate to the U.S. Congress Asembly from Maryland. He was the first man to serve a full one-year term as President of the United States in the Congress Assemble under the Articles of Confederatoin.He was a third-generation of his family to live in Maryland. When the colonial assembly was prorogued in 1774, Hanson became a representative in the Annapolis Convention which replaced it as a revolutionary government.He gained a reputation as an outspoken supporter of moves towards revolution. His speeches contributed to Maryland's decision to support rebels. In December of 1779, the Maryland House of Delegates named John Hanson as one of its delegates to the Continental Congress.He did't sign the Declaration of Independence, though, since he wasn't yet part of the Continental Congress.-Bookworm_Girl

Patrick Henry (daniwilliams) danielle 
 * Patrick Henry** **//__(__//**[|**//May 29//**]**//__,__//** [|**//1736//**] **//__–__//** [|**//June 6//**]**//__,__//** [|**//1799//**]**//__)__//****//__[__//**[|//citation needed//]] was a prominent figure in the [|American Revolution], known and remembered primarily for his "[|Give me liberty or give me death]" speech.

he proposed the [|Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions]. He got his proposal passed and many called it treasounous proposals based on principles that were well established British rights, such as the right to be taxed by one's own representatives. imposed taxes on the colonies and could not assign that right. Patrick Henry's "Treason" speech before the House of Burgesses in an 1851 painting by Peter F. Rothermel Henry probably did not say the famous last line of the above quote, i.e. "If this be treason, make the most of it." henry apologized Henry is perhaps best known for the speech he made in the House of Burgesses on [|March 23], [|1775], urging legislature to take military action against the encroaching British military force. As Henry stood in [|Saint John's Church] in [|Richmond, Virginia], he ended his speech with his most famous words: //Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, **give me liberty or give me death!**// [[[|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Henry#_note-0|]]anti]] federalist outspoken critic of American Revolution strong opponent of JAmes Madison Furthermore, other historians note that the speech may stand in contrast to this excerpt from his January 18, 1773 letter to Robert Pleasants, referencing his status as a slave-owner: //Would anyone believe I am the master of slaves of my own purchase! I am drawn along by the general inconvenience of living here without them. I will not, I cannot justify it. However culpable my conduct, I will so far pay my devoir to virtue as to own the// He died at Red Hill Plantation, Virginia, in 1799 at the age of 63. Patrick Henry
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Patrick_Henry_Rothermel.jpg/180px-Patrick_Henry_Rothermel.jpg width="180" height="233" caption="Patrick Henry's "Treason" speech before the House of Burgesses in an 1851 painting by Peter F. Rothermel" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Patrick_Henry_Rothermel.jpg"]] ||
 * Patrick Henry's "Treason" speech before the House of Burgesses in an 1851 painting by Peter F. Rothermel ||
 * Patrick Henry** **//__(__//**[|**//May 29//**]**//__,__//** [|**//1736//**] **//__–__//** [|**//June 6//**]**//__,__//** [|**//1799//**]**//__)__//****//__[__//**[|//citation needed//]] was a prominent figure in the [|American Revolution], known and remembered primarily for his "[|Give me liberty or give me death]" speech.