American+Revolution+Patriots

=Project=

You must select a famous person who lived during the time of the American Revolution, read biographical information on his/her life, and answer this Essential Question:

 * Why do people choose a life of challenge and risk?

Some answers to these questions will help:

 * What do you think are the most important human qualities (character traits) of the patriot (famous person) you are researching?
 * Who (or what) inspired / influenced this person?
 * What challenges did s/he face?
 * What is the achievement for which s/he is famous?
 * How did this person's life affect ours?

=Sources=

//__Non Print__// [|The American Revolution Homepage] - scroll down to the Quick Reference sections on "Founding Fathers", "American Patriots", etc. [|The American Revolution] - Patriots of the American Revolution [|Colonial Hall] - biographies of the founding fathers [|From Revolution to Reconstruction] - TONS of biographies [|History Central] - History Makers from the American Revolution [|Kid Info] - The American Revolution - Many, many links. Be patient, scroll down, and go "site seeing"!