who is the most important person in the american revolution?
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Thomas Jefferson was a one of the most important and prominent figures in American history. He was a founding father who was responsible for writing the Declaration of Independence as well as the third President of the United States.
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['Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu.', 'The Comte de Mirabeau.', 'Jean-Jacques Rousseau.', 'Voltaire.', 'Denis Diderot.']
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On June 11, 1776, anticipating that the vote for independence would be favorable, Congress appointed a committee to draft a declaration: Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Robert R. Livingston of New York, and John Adams of Massachusetts.
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['George Washington.', 'John Adams.', 'Thomas Jefferson.', 'James Madison.', 'James Monroe.', 'John Quincy Adams.', 'Andrew Jackson.', 'Martin Van Buren.']
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Loyalists were American colonists who stayed loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, often called Tories, Royalists, or King's Men at the time. They were opposed by the Patriots, who supported the revolution, and called them "persons inimical to the liberties of America".
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Elizabeth “Betsy” Ross is famous for making the first American flag. But is the account of her contribution to the American Revolution simply a legend? Although she purportedly sewed the first flag in 1776, Ross wasn't credited with this work during her lifetime.
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Most American colonists, however, did choose sides. Those who supported independence from Britain were known as Patriots and colonists who opposed independence from Britain were known as Loyalists.
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['Samuel Brannan.', 'Jean Baptiste Charbonneau.', 'William D. Bradshaw.', 'Gideon Brooke.', 'Charles Crocker.', 'Alonzo Delano.', 'Charles S. Fairfax.', 'Thomas Fallon.']
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Abigail Smith Adams (1744-1818) Abigail Smith Adams wasn't just the strongest female voice in the American Revolution; she was a key political advisor to her husband and became the first First Lady to live in what would become the White House.
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['Home.', 'Andrew Jackson.', 'James K. Polk.', 'Andrew Johnson.']
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American Allies. The American colonists did not fight the Revolutionary War for independence from Britain by themselves. They had allies who helped them by providing aid in the form of supplies, weapons, military leaders, and soldiers. These allies played a major role in helping the colonists to gain their independence ...
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The original draft of the declaration of independence was written by? george washington.
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Benjamin Franklin is the only founding father to have signed all four of the key documents establishing the U.S.: the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Treaty of Alliance with France (1778), the Treaty of Paris establishing peace with Great Britain (1783) and the U.S. Constitution (1787).
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The American Revolution: Haym Salomon. Salomon (sometimes written as Solomon and Solomons in period documents) was a Polish-born Jewish immigrant to America who played an important role in financing the Revolution. When the war began, Salomon was operating as a financial broker in New York City.
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The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in the history of the United States. It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule. ... A group of men came together in the summer of 1776 to find ways to become independent from Great Britain.
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Thomas Paine was a Founding Father, the philosopher of the American War for Independence, and a true revolutionary. His essays and pamphlets, especially Common Sense, noted for its plain language, resonated with the common people of America and roused them to rally behind the movement for independence.