USI.6C: Revolution-People

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Prominent member of the Continental Congress; helped frame the Declaration of Independence; helped gain French support for American independence

Major author of the Declaration of Independence

British general who surrendered at Yorktown

Wrote the pamphlet COMMON SENSE, promoting American independence

Championed the cause of independence

French nobleman who served in the Continental Army; worked with the king of France to send French troops, ships, and funds that assisted the colonists in the American Revolution and contributed to the victory at Yorktown

Enslaved African American who wrote poems and plays supporting American independence and who eventually gained her freedom

Commander of the Continental Army