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The American
Revolution
Multimedia Presentation
By
Ben Cartwright

Wednesday, 7 September 2011

Benjamin Franklin Richard Henry Lee
William Prescott

George Washington

John Adams Thomas Jefferson


George Washington

Most
important
military
leader in US
history. People loved him!


FIRST PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES


Why was he a leader?

* Courageous leadership skills

* Military
strategy.

*Outstanding knowledge


In charge of 14,000 men

One dollar bill
Leading his men
to victory.


Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin
Franklin
was an
exceptional Excellent
leader speaker


He was one of the most
in uential Americans


One
of few
who spoke
with the
king.


He was the man who said that
Americans should:

Never pay taxes.


He was the man who ...

...convinced the French
to support the....
americans

..French that if the
British won the battle,
they would be too

powerful


....and as such, the
French needed to
helpBritish...

FRENCH AT WAR WITH BRITISH


Major contributor in
making the....

Declaration of Independence.
Arguably the most
important document in US
history


In fact he helped write four of the most important
documents in US history ...

Declaration of
Independence
Treaty of Alliance

AND...


Treaty of Paris
- 1783

Constitution of the United
States


Thomas Jefferson

Undoubtably one
of the most
important
historical ﬁgures
in US history.


Thomas Jefferson was one of the men who made
America what it is today...

also the third
President of
the United
States.


“In his lifetime he
wrote over sixteen
thousand letters to
the king”[1].

<- times 5,333.333


Strong
communications
with King
George III


Known as

“the father of
the declaration
of
independence”.


Wrote the ﬁrst
draft of the

Declaration of
Independence.


John Adams

One of the most important
people in American history


John Adams was one of the ﬁve men asked
to write on the Declaration of
Independence...

but one of 56 to
sign it.


VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
USA

AND..
John Adams
was the 2nd
President of
the United
States.


He helped write the

Treaty
of Paris
- 1783


William Prescott


Commander
at the battle
of Bunker
Hill

and a scientist ...


In the Battle of Bunker Hill, he
makes his most well-known quote

“Do not ﬁre until you see
the whites of their eyes”.


This was a strategic move because....

that would mean that the shot
would be more accurate and lethal

......while also
saving the
precious
ammunition.

Which was in short supply


Richard Henry Lee


He was one of the better
known of the Americans

..to the British


seen as the coward by some revolutionaries

and a hero to all of the loyalists.


Major part in the American revolution.

His job
was as the
elected
“Justice of
the Peace”

Elected for his
determination for
peace between the
British and the
Americans.


He was one of
the main
speakers


Eventually
elected
president of
the congress


He opposed the
federal
constitution

... but instead thought the
rights of the states was
better.


Declaration of Independence

First ofﬁcial
document that
displayed to the
British that...


...the
Americans
sought
Independence


Hence the Declaration of
Independence.


THANKS FOR WATCHING
THIS PRESENTATION!!!


Sources

http://library.thinkquest.org/
http://www.britishbattles.com/american-
revolution.htm
solarnavigator.net

wilsonrevunplugged.blogspot.com

UShistory.org


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