| A | B |
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| Paul Revere | Rode to Concord and Lexington to warn that the British were coming |
| Sarah Jay | The wife of patriot, John Jay |
| Sybil Ludington | This 16 year old girl volunteered to ride her horse, Star to tell the militia that the British soldiers had arrived in Danbury |
| General John Burgoyne | British general who defeated American forces near Fort Ticonderoga and captured Lake George. |
| Joseph Brant | Native American leader who fought with British at the Battle of Oriskany |
| George Washington | Commander of the Continental or American Army |
| Horatio Gates | American general that defeated British in Battle of Saratoga |
| Thomas Jefferson | Wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| John Jay | Was a member of the Continental Congress. He wrote many letters to the British government asking them to stop the fighting. |
| William Johnson | Led the British soldiers and won the Battle of Lake George in the French and Indian War |
| Ethan Allen | A militia leader. He captured Fort Ticonderoga |
| King George III | King of England. Felt that the Americans should be taxed. |
