| A | B |
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| King George III | British king during the Revolutionary era |
| Lord Cornwallis | British general who surrendered at Yorktown |
| John Adams | Championed the cause of independence |
| George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army |
| Thomas Jefferson | Major author of the Declaration of Independence |
| Patrick Henry | Outspoken member of House of Burgesses; inspired colonial patriotism with “Give me liberty or give me death” speech |
| Benjamin Franklin | Prominent member of Continental Congress; helped frame the Declaration of Independence |
| Thomas Paine | Journalist, author of Common Sense |
| Phillis Wheatley | A former slave who wrote poems and plays supporting American independence |
| Paul Revere | Patriot who made a daring ride to warn colonists of British arrival. |
