All Stars of the Revolution

Question 1

James “Bond” Armisted

Answer 1

slave/spy
provided vital information for George Washington so Cornwallis could be defeated at Yorktown

Question 2

Ben “The Negotiator” Franklin

Answer 2

author/negotiator
wrote essays, helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris, convinced the French to become our ally

Question 3

King George “The Turd” III

Answer 3

political leader
ruled the British empire and forced taxes and unfair laws on the colonies

Question 4

Samuel “The Firebrand” Adams

Answer 4

public speaker/motivator
led boycotts against the British and helped create and lead the Sons of Liberty

Question 5

Mercy “Show No Mercy” Otis Warren

Answer 5

wrote plays against the British and was known as the “Conscience of the American Revolution”

Question 6

Patrick “Give me Liberty” Henry

Answer 6

politician
helped create anti-British feelings, wrote one of the first documents opposing the Stamp Act

Question 7

Haym “Money Man” Salomon

Answer 7

spy and financer
served as a spy for the colonists and helped prisoners held by the British escape. Also helped raise money for the Revolution

Question 8

Bernardo de “Gulf of Mexico” Galvez

Answer 8

Spanish military leader
helped smuggle weapons and ammunition up the Mississippi R. to the colonists. Also captured the British base in Florida for the Spanish

Question 9

Thomas “Write it Down” Jefferson

Answer 9

politician and writer
took part in the 2nd Continental Congress and was nominated to write the DOI

Question 10

John Paul “The Pirate” Jones

Answer 10

ship captain
took war against the British outside of the colonies and fought several battles at sea, destroying several British ships

Question 11

Marquis de Lafayette “The Fighting Frenchy”

Answer 11

soldier
a French commanding general in the colonial army and believed in the Patriot cause

Question 12

Thomas “Propaganda” Paine

Answer 12

writer
wrote Common Sense, which encouraged Americans to support independence from Britain, and The Crisis, which encouraged Patriots to stay strong

Question 13

John “Justice” Adams

Answer 13

politician
as a lawyer, he defended the British in the Boston Massacre b/c of his belief in the right to a fair trial. Also helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris

Question 14

Abigail “Remember the Ladies” Adams

Answer 14

politician
wrote many letters to her husband John Adams, urging him and other Continental Congress members to remember the ladies when forming the country. She was an early advocate for women’s rights

Question 15

Wentworth “The Fighting Teacher” Cheswell

Answer 15

soldier
African American teacher who rode with Paul Revere and served on the Committees of Safety and Correspondence

Question 16

John “Lock in my Rights” Locke

Answer 16

thinker/scholar
An enlightenment thinker who wrote and spoke about Natural Rights. Also wrote the Social Contract and impacted Thomas Jefferson’s DOI formatting