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Study Guide Notable People Social Studies, Grade 5
NOTABLE
PEOPLE
–
INDEPENDENCE
What
is
a
Notable
Person?
A
Notable
Person
is
a
person
who
contributes
to
a
cause
in
a
special
way.
During
the
American
Revolution,
many
people
contributed
on
both
the
British
and
the
colonial
sides
to
the
fight
for
freedom
from
Great
Britain.
Some
of
these
Notable
People
are
well-known:
•
Thomas
Jefferson
was
the
main
author
of
the
Declaration
of
Independence.
•
•
Patrick
Henry
was
the
Patriot
who
became
famous
for
his
speeches
against
British
taxation.
One
of
his
famous
lines
was,
"Give
me
liberty
or
give
me
death."
•
King
George
III
was
the
leader
in
Great
Britain
when
the
Declaration
of
Independence
was
signed.
Other
Notable
People
are
not
as
well-known:
•
Phillis
Wheatley
was
an
African-American
woman
who
became
known
for
her
poetry.
•
The
Hessians
were
a
group
of
German
soldiers
hired
by
the
British
to
fight
against
the
colonists.
•
Thomas
Paine
was
the
Englishman
who
wrote
the
booklet
"Common Sense
"
to
persuade
the
colonists
that
they
needed
to
be
free
from
Great
Britain's
rule.
The
actions
of
these
Notable
People
added
to
the
end
result:
freedom
from
Great
Britain
for
the
colonies
and
the
formation
of
a
new
nation,
the
United
States
of
America.
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