Austin Kelleher
Mr.Cripps 1st period
http://www.polskiinternet.com/english/info/thadeuskosciuszko.html
http://www.virtualology.com/revolutionarywarhall/THADDEUSKOSCIUSKO.COM/
Thaddeus Kosciusko was born on February 4 1746.
> Died in October of 1817.
> Polish Patriot.
> He became acquainted in his studies.
> In 1776 he came to America to fight for freedom of North
America.
> Kosciusko joined Washington’s army and became a commission
as an officer of engineers.
> Through the war he became a Brigadier General.
> He made $15,000 and 500 acres of land in Ohio.
> He was the first of foreign officers to receive a commission from
the Continental Congress to serve in General Washington’s army.
.Made the first American Flag
.Part of the “Fighting Quakers”
.Husband, John, was killed by exploding gunpowder.
.Flag was flown at Independence Hall on July 8 when the
Declaration of Independence was read
http://www.foundersofamerica.com/_BETSY_ROSS
/BETSY_ROSS_AND_THE_STARS_AND_STRIPE
S.htm
Nathan Chichester
Mr. Cripps
2-7-07
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy_Ross
Friedrich von Steuben
Von Steuben (left) and
George Washington At
Valley Forge
www.americanrevwar.homestead.com
/files/VONSTUB.HTM
-he was a German offer
-He joined the Americans
-He trained solders in for battle (for firing and
reloading)
Deborah Sampson
• During the Revolutionary War, Deborah Sampson wanted
to help.
• Women and girls weren’t enlisted in the war.
• Decided to dress as a man to join the war.
• Became an enlisted man under the name of Robert
Shurtleff.
• ‘Robert’ became wounded in a battle and a doctor later
discovered he was a woman
• Deborah was a great help to the army and was very brave.
http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdsamp.htm
http://www.cafep
ress.com/13star
One of the
most cherished
figures of
American
history!
Sewed the first
American flag!
Made in a
brewery after
it was to big
for her house!
http://womenshist
ory.about.com/libr
ary/bio/blross.htm
Started in her own
house!
By: Misty Nardone
Mr. Cripps
George Roger Clark was General from ( 1752-1818). During the war Clark
worked to protect Kentucky and the Frontier settlements form the British
army. He went on to be chosen to be Lieutenant-colonel. He then went on
to capture Kaskaskia and Vincennes from the British army, but after they
captured the British recaptured it and then Clark recaptured it.
•Born in 17600- died in 1827 at the age of 66
•She was a patriot
•At the age of 8 to 10 she became an indentured servant
•Wanted to join the army but only men could fight
•Pretended to be a man named Robert Shurtleff
•Became the aide of the general
•She had a bad fever and the doctor discovered her
secret
•She was given an honorable discharge from the army
•Paul Revere wrote a letter to congress asking for her to
be given a pension
http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdsamp.htm
By: Emily Artruc
Betsy Ross sewed the
first American flag
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy_Ross
In late May, 1776, George Washington, Robert Morris, and
George Ross asked Betsy Ross to sew the first flag.
On June 14, 1777 the Continental congress adopted the
national flag.
The flag she made had thirteen stripes alternating red and white,
And thirteen white stars on a blue field
Baron (Friedrich) von Steuben
He was discharged as a captain in the Persian army and a year later
he received his title (baron). He trained a model company of 100
men at Valley Forge. He introduced a new way to train solders by
putting them threw a sort of military school which they didn’t have
back them instead of putting them in to their troops without training.
http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/steuben.html
• Deborah Sampson had a very poor
family and her father abandoned her
at a young age, and her mother
couldn’t feed her, so she became an
indentured servant at the age of ten.
Later she became a women serving in
the continental army in the
revolutionary war. She disguised
herself as a man At the age of 20.
http://www.rootsweb.com/
~nwa/sampson.html
She had gotten married
three time in her life
because they all died.
She was a seamstress.
Someone sewed a new
flag and the continental
carried it into the battle of
victory.
She made the first flag in
June 1776.
She made the flag.
Her real name is
Elizabeth Riscom
In 1776 Betsy Ross
received a visit from
Gorge Washington ,
George Ross and
Robert Morris of the
continental congress
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blross.htm
Was called the
``female Paul Revere``
In 1777 Sybil
rode thro towns to
warn people that
the enemy was
coming.
Went on a 40 mile
ride on a horse
named star. Went
with only a stick to
knock on doors as
she passed.
http://www.lexidigital.com/bcdarwomen1.htm
During the Revolutionary War
she wanted to help, but
women weren’t allowed to join
the army. Deborah decided to
pretend to be a man to be able
to join the army. She
practiced walking and talking
like a man until she could
even fool her mom. She
decided she was ready so she
enlisted in that army as
Robert Shurtleff.
“Robert” was a good, brave
soldier and volunteered for
dangerous jobs. Deborah
eventually came the aide or
personal helper of the
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/sampson.html
general.
•Born October 13th 1754
•Died January 22nd 1832
•Carried water to soldiers
•Nicknamed Molly Pitcher
•Went to War with her husband
•Helped with cooking and washing
clothes
•Took care of hurt and sick soldiers
•When her husband collapsed at
battle she took over his cannon for
the rest of the battle
•Learned to swear during battle
http://www.cbsd.org/pennsylva
niapeople/level1_biographies/i
mages/Molly%20Pitcher.jpg
•Was given a pension
Marquis de Lafayette
•He was a French solider
•Military officer
•Was a general in the Revolutionary War
•Stayed in Valley Forge with George Washington
•Entered French army
•He was considered a her in for French and
America
•Fought in the battle of Monmouth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquis_de_Lafayette
Kevin Ehmann
http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_histor
y/1937/pete_salem_an_original_patriot
• Peter Salem (17501816) was an African
American who served
in the army (for the
Americans).
• He was called (and
still is called) an
original American
patriot.
http://www.multied.com/Bio/RevoltBIOS/Sale
mPeter.html
• Peter fought in the
battles of Concord,
the Battle of Bunker
Hill, (he was thought
to have killed British
Marine Major John
Pitcarin.
Information from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_salem and http://www.multied.com/Bio/RevoltBIOS/SalemPeter.html
and http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1937/pete_salem_an_original_patriot
Betsy Ross
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blross.h
tm
• She was the
women who
inspired the
colonies by
designing and
sewing the
first American
flag
• She died in 1836
but was reburied in
a free Quakers
burying ground in
1857
Friedrich von Steuben
Friedrich von Steuben
was a German General
with George
Washington for the
Americans at Valley
Forge. He helped train
the troops to march
and drill. His training
helped the
Continentals how to
fight with new skills. By
1778, his army was
much more powerful.
Their weakest hour
had finally passed.
http://www.kittytours.org/thatman2/search.asp?subject=55
George Roger Clark was General from ( 17521818). During the war Clark worked to protect
Kentucky and the Frontier settlements form the
British army. He went on to be chosen to be
Lieutenant-colonel.
http://www.historycentral.com
For her heroic role General Washington made Mary, Sergeant Mary. She
tended to wounded soldiers and picked up a crippled man up on her back and
carried him back to camp. She also got the cannons ready to fire for the
colonists. She was a girl that fought and took care of soldiers in the American
Revolution. Was 79 when she died.
http://sill-www.army.mil/pao/pamolly.htm
http://www.historycentral.com/Women/MaryLHays.html
She was known as Molly Picher
She carried water to the solders during
battle
When no one else knew how to use a
cannon she stared using it
She use the cannon throughout the battle
It was the battle of Monmouth in June 28,
7778
Marquis de Lafayette
• He was in the
revolutionary War.
• He was considered a hero
in both France and united
states.
• Participation in the
American and French
revolution.
• Marquis stayed at Valley
Forge with George
Washington.
• Military Officer.
• Fought in the Battle of
Monmouth
•
Marques is a French soldier
•
Brittany Burns
A seamstress
during the
revolutionary
war.
Was said to make
a flag that the
continental army
carried to battle
Did an intern
ship with john
Webster
Her falg was the
offical flag of the
untied states
fromfrom 117 to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy_Ross
1795
Real name is
Elizabeth
Griscom
Was
married 3
times to
people who
were very
involved in
he
revolutionar
y war
Received a visit
from George
Washington ,
George Ross Robert
Morris of the
continental army.
•
Deborah wanted to help in the
war so she dressed up as a
man named Robert Shurtleff
• She was injured and only let
the doctor operate on her
head, she was also wounded
in the leg but removed the
bullet with a penknife and a
needle
• Other men made fun of her
because she didn’t have to
shave and because she was a
short man
• Later she developed a fever
and was sent to the hospital
where the doctor learned she
was a woman and was
honorably discharged from the
army
http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdsamp.htm
Casimir Pulaski
By: Brittany Krause
• 1748-1779
• From Poland
• He Met Ben Franklin in Paris
and was convinced to support
the colonies against England in
the American revolution
• Ben Franklin wrote back to
George Washington telling him
that Casimir was an officer who
was known for the courage he
gave in defense for his countries
freedom
• Pulaski was ordered to defend
Little Egg Harbor (New Jersey)
• In 1778, Pulaski was put at the
head of the cavalry that was
established by the congress
• In 1777, At the Battle of
Savannah, General Pulaski was
wounded by a cannon
• It is said that the enemies were
so impressed with Pulaski's
bravery when he was wounded
that they let him get carried off
the battle field and they spared
his life
• That was the cause of his death
two days later on October 11,
1779
French General was in both
the American Revolution and
the French Revolution.
In 1777 he bough a ship and
sailed to America to fight
against the British.
Joined as Major general and
worked with George
Washington at Valley Forge.
http://www.americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/LAFAYETT.HTM
Jeremiah Walsh-Steines
Mr. Cripps period 1
2-7-07
His first battle was won at
Brandywine on September 11,
1777.
http://esperstamps.org/aa6.htm
Peter Salem was born a slave in Framingham,
Massachusetts. Peter entered to be a minutemen. When
Peter went in the Army for that he got his own freedom.
Peter enrolled in the colonial army. When he was fighting he
whet to battled with Saratoga and Concord. Peter Salem
also killed major pitcaim.( The Leader of British Army)
•Deborah
Sampson
fought in the
Revolutionary
war and
dressed up as
a man
•She pulled out the
bullet by herself with
a needle and a
penknife and never
healed properly
•She had a fever and
went to the hospital
and then they found
out that Robert was a
girl
•Her boy name
was Robert
Shurtleff.
•Wounded in
the battle
•She got shot
in the leg
http://russell.gresham.k12.or.us/Colonial_America/Deborah_Sampson.html
Julia Heck
Period 1
•Given a honorable
discharge from the
army