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VA people from the French and Indian War and Am. Revolution

Learn the important people from Virginia during the French and Indian war and the American Revolution.

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John Paul JonesNaval captain who said "I have not begun to fight!"
Lighthorse Harry LeeLed a calvary unit that fought in North Carolina during the Revolutionary War.
Robert DinwiddieLieutenant governor of Virginia during the French and Indian War
Edward BraddockBritish general sent to fight the French at the beginning of the French and Indian War
George Rogers ClarkFrontier fighter who led a group of Virginians west during the Revolutionary War. He captured forts and established the United States claim to the area after the war.
Richard Henry LeeVirginia representative at the Continental Congress who introduced the proposal that the colonies declare their independence from Britian.
Charles CornwallisBritish general who surrendered to the Continental Army in Yorktown.
Patrick HenryMember of the House of Burgesses who spoke strongly against British taxes. He gave the speech, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
George WashingtonMilitary leader during the French and Indian War: was the first President of the United States.
Jack JouettVirginian who rode through the night to warn Governor Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming to attack Charlottesville, where the colonial government was meeting.
Thomas JeffersonThird President of the United States and writer of the Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Religious Freedom.


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