Revolutionary Period Biography Project –Due 12/12/2014
Assignment: In order to understand some of the Causes of the American Revolution, the ideas, and
interests involved in forging the revolutionary movement, it is important to look at the people who
influenced the founding of our nation. Here is a list of some of the important people of that time. You
may choose one of them or someone else you are interested in from that time period with teacher
approval.
Abigail Adams
John Adams
Sam Adams
Benedict Arnold
Crispus Attucks
Benjamin Franklin
Marquis De
Lafayette
John Hancock
Alexander Hamilton
Governor Morris
Nathaniel Greene
Betsy Ross
James Madison
Deborah
Sampson
King George
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
Mercy Otis
Warren
Charles
Cornwallis
William Howe
Hannah Arnett
Phyllis Wheatley
Margaret Corbin
Molly Hays
McCauley
Friedrich Von
Stueben
Assignment:
1. Choose a person to research from the above list and research all that you can about that person.
2. Write a 5 or 6 paragraph biography about him/her.(Highlight early life, life leading up to and including
Revolution, as well as what happened to them after the war)
3. Present paper to class along with one of the following:
Video tape character interview
Power point slide show ( minimum 6 slides)
3 – D artifact that would represent why you person is important.
Dramatization or skit
Present in character
Movie about the character
Mobile of character
Rubric will be available next week on our class website.