| A | B |
| George Washington | Commander of colonial army |
| Thomas Paine | author of Common Sense |
| Thomas Jefferson | author of Declaration of Independence |
| William Dawes | a non-famous 'Midnight Rider' |
| Benedict Arnold | betrayed the colonial army |
| Major Cornwallis | British general who surrendered at the battle of Yorktown |
| Nathan Hale | American spy, hanged by British |
| Patrick Henry | "Give me liberty or give me death!" |
| Crispus Attucks | killed in the Boston Massacre |
| Samuel Adams | founder of the Sons of Liberty |
| King George III | ruler of British Empire |
| Paul Revere | made a famous (but inaccurate) engraving of Boston Massacre |
| Benjamin Franklin | went to France to get its support for colonies |
| John Locke | said that people should get to vote for their ruler |
| Baron de Montesquieu | said that power should be separated |