2. I Was a Commander in America S Navy

Click on the underlined word and read to find information on the roles played by important people in the Revolutionary War era. Give the name and write one additional fact about each person.

1. I was the African-American slave that served as a patriot spy during the American Revolution. I later took the name of my military leader.

2. I was a commander in America’s navy.

3. I rode through the night to save Governor Jefferson and the General Assembly from being captured by British forces near Charlottesville, Virginia.

4. I was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence.

5. I requested a temporary truce, but Washington demanded I surrender. I also sent a soldier to surrender my sword.

6. I was the first governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia and protested the Stamp Act.

7. My home was Mount Vernon. I was commander in chief of the American Army during the Revolutionary War.

8. I was the king of England during the American Revolution.

9. I was the first to sign the Declaration of independence. I used a bold, large signature.

10. As a member of the Virginia Convention, I went to Philadelphia to propose the idea of independence from England to the Second Continental Congress.