American+Revolution+I-Q

====** ﻿I srael Putnam ** was born in Salem Village (now Danvers), Massachusetts. He served for the Rogers' Rangers During the French and Indian War. He was once captured by Indians, but was saved from being burned in the last minute. He also participated in the Battle of Bunkerhill, offered his service in Lexington and Concord, and was a participant in the Sons of Liberty. ====



==== ** ﻿ J ohn Jay ** was born on December 12, 1745 in New York City. He was a part of the First Continental Congress, and was later elected as the third president of th﻿e Continental Congress in 1778. John Jay became a Minister to Spain in 1779﻿. He was also the First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1789, and was elected governor of New York in 1797. John Jay died at the age of 49 on May 17, 1829. ==== ====** K ing George III **was born on June 4, 1738 in London. He ruled Great Britain from 1760-1820. The people of Great Britain thought he was a great hero, but most of the colonists thought he was an evil tyrant. Loyalists honored him and they would hang pictures of him on their walls. Loyalists would also hold tea parties to honor him. The Patriots hated him and they would throw rocks at pictures of him. They would also burn down Tory houses because Tories honored King George III. After 1801, King George became sick with a disease that affected his career. King George died on January 29, 1820. ====

====** L﻿ ord Charles Cornwallis **was born on December 31, 1738. As a British General, he fought against Americans during several battles of the American Revolution. His most important battle was the Battle of Yorktown which is where the British surrendered. Lord Cornwallis was a successful general, but didn't have enough power to overcome both, the American and French forces combined. Cornwallis arrived in America in 1776, two years after the American Revolution started. Coming to America, Lord Cornwallis was a major general, but by 1780, he was in charge of the entire British army in the south. Cornwallis was very successful, winning most of his battles, but all of that changed when his army was defeated by Nathanael Greene in January, 1781. On August in 1781, Cornwallis was waiting for more troops to arrive in Yorktown. Before the troops got to arrive, the American and French army was ready to fight, so they cornered the British. This caused Cornwallis to surrender, and that ended the American Revolution. Afterwards, Lord Cornwallis became the Governer General of India and the Viceroy of Ireland. ====



** ﻿ ** ** M ajor John Pitcairn ** was born on December 28, 1722 in Dysart, Fife. During the French and Indian War, Pitcairn served in Canada as a Captain, but he became major in 1771. He commanded British troops at the Battle of Lexington and Concord. He also commanded about 300 Marines at the Battle of Binkerhill. When they landed at the south end of the Charlestown Peninsula, he led his men towards Americans, where Peter Salem shot him. Hours later, Major John Pitcairn died as he was carried to Boston. He was buried at the Old North Church in Boston. 

==== **﻿﻿ ****N athanael Greene ** was born on August 7, 1742 in Potowomut, Rhode Island. He became a general of the Continental Army on June 22, 1775. Greene became a major general on August 9, where he gained power of all the Continental forces on Long Island. On September 16, during the Battle of Harlem Heights, he commanded troops. General Greene also led a small army to the Battle of Trenden on December 26. On January 3, 1777 Nathanael Green played a small role at the Battle of Princeton. On June 23, 1780 Greene returned to the main army in New Jersey, which is when he led an American army to victory at the Battle of Springfield. When Greene's army got defeated in the Battle of Camden, the Congress asked for a new commander of the region. On March 15, General Nathanael Greene and General Lord Charles Cornwallis battled at the Battle of Guilford Court House. Nathanael Greene suffered from a heart stroke on June 19, 1786.  j ** The ﻿ O live Branch Petition **﻿was a document that the Continental Congress drafted on July 5, 1775. It explained the issues that Americans were having, and they wanted the British government to deal with the issues. When the Olive Branch Petition was written, the American Revolution already started, but Americans still tried to end the revolution peacefully. King George III (the British king) did not accept the petition because he thought that Americans were just being disobedient, and his military could quickly solve all the problems. ====

**﻿ ﻿ ﻿P ****aul Revere **﻿was born on January 1, 1735 in Boston, Massachusetts. He became a silversmith, just like his father. During the French and Indian War, Paul Revere served as a soldier, fighting on the British side of the war. He later joined the Sons of Liberty. On December 16, 1773 Paul Revere participated in the Boston Tea Party. Soon, he became a colonist messenger in the American Revolution. On April 18, 1775 Paul Revere and William Dawes sent someone to the top of the Old North Church in Boston to send them a signal, saying if the British are coming by land or by sea. They found out that the British soldiers were coming by sea, which started the American Revolution. They had a plan to ride horses from Boston, to Lexington, to Concord, warning patriots that the British were coming. Paul Revere and William Dawes got caught by the British near Lexington, but Samuel Prescott (their friend who joined them on the ride) made it all the way to Concord. Later on, Paul Revere returned back to being a silversmith.



**The Battle of <span style="color: #002f8f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 250%;">Q <span style="color: #002f8f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">uebec ** <span style="color: #0557ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">occurred on December 31, 1775 in Quebec, Canada. In the fall of 1775, two American groups of men marched towards Canada. The first group was led by General Richard Montgomery. The other group was led by Colonel Benedict Arnold, who approached Canada from the east. Arnold's group arrived in Quebec on November 14, but since he only had 600 men, he was forced to wait. Richard Montgomery finally arrived on December 2 with 300 more men. The two leaders decided to attack Quebec on the night of December 30/31 from two directions. Montgomery's group of men attacked Quebec first, and Montgomery was killed, which caused the American troops to back off. When Arnold attacked, it went a little better. Although Arnold also got wounded, he put Daniel Morgan in power. Morgan continued fighting, but he was soon surrounded and forced to surrender.