Question

Explain the role that each of the following individuals played during the American Revolution.

a. John Adams
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. Crispus Attucks
d. King George 3
e. Thomas Jefferson
f. Thomas Paine

Answer 1

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Explanation:

a.) John Adams was a leader of the American Revolution and also served as the second US president.

b.) Benjamin Franklin served in the Second Continental Congress and helped draft the Declaration of Independence. He also negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War.

c.) Crispus Attucks has been immortalized as the first casualty of the American Revolutionary War and the first African American hero. He was in the front line of a group 50 patriots defying British troops when suddenly shots were fired.

d.) King George III consented to the hiring of thousands of Hessian mercenaries to assist the British troops already in America in crushing the rebellion. The Revolutionary War lasted nearly eight years, largely because King George refused to surrender the colonies.

e.) Thomas Jefferson Jefferson served in the Virginia legislature and the Continental Congress and was governor of Virginia.

f.) Thomas Paine contributed to the patriot cause by inspiring the troops with his 16 "Crisis" papers.

Answer 2

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Explanation:

JOHN ADAM-

During the Revolutionary War he served in France and Holland in diplomatic roles, and helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris at the war's conclusion. From 1785 to 1788 he was Minister to the Court of St. James's (American ambassador to Great Britain), returning to be elected vice president under George Washington.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN-

During the American Revolution, he served in the Second Continental Congress and helped draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He also negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War (1775-83).

Crispus Attucks-

Crispus Attucks, a multiracial man who had escaped slavery, is known as the first American colonist killed in the American Revolution. ... Five colonists were killed. The event, which became known as the Boston Massacre, helped fuel the outrage against British rule—and spurred on the American Revolution.

King George 3-

Early in 1776, King George consented to the hiring of thousands of Hessian mercenaries to assist the British troops already in America in crushing the rebellion. ... The Revolutionary War lasted nearly eight years, largely because King George refused to surrender the colonies.

Thomas Jefferson-

During the American Revolutionary War (1775-83), Jefferson served in the Virginia legislature and the Continental Congress and was governor of Virginia. He later served as U.S. minister to France and U.S. secretary of state, and was vice president under John Adams (1735-1826).

Thomas Paine

During the American Revolution, Paine served as a volunteer personal assistant to General Nathanael Greene, traveling with the Continental Army. While not a natural soldier, Paine contributed to the patriot cause by inspiring the troops with his 16 "Crisis" papers, which appeared between 1776 and 1783.

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