| A | B |
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| Thomas Jefferson | main author of the Declaration of Independence |
| Paul Revere | alarm rider who was captured; "The Red Coats are coming." |
| William Howe | commanded British troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill |
| George Washington | Commanding General of Continental Army |
| Thomas Paine | author of "The Crisis" and "Common Sense" |
| Mercenaries | hired soldiers |
| Hessians | German mercenaries who fought for the British |
| William Dawes | alarm rider who was not captured |
| Baron Von Steuben | taught European style warfare to the Continental Army |
| Whigs | another name for Patriots |
| Tories | those who were loyal to the British crown |
| General Horatio Gates | Continental Army commander under Washington; Battle of Saratoga |
| General Harry Lee | Continental Army commander under Washington |
| Colonel Rall | commander of the Hessians at the Battle of Trenton |
| Continental Army | name for the Patriot army; small in comparison |
| British Army | most powerful army in the world; AKA Red Coats |
| Sunshine Patriots | soldiers who only fight during good times and good weather |
| minute men | Massachusettes soldiers who could be ready for battle at a moments notice |
| Richard Henry Lee | stated a motion for independence at 2nd Continental Congress |
| King George III | ruler of England during the time of the Revolution |
| Abigail Adams | "Remember the ladies." |
| Benjamin Franklin | eldest member of the Continental Congress |
| John Adams | fought with Jefferson over who authored the Declaration of Independence |
| Rodger Sherman | member of drafting committee for Declaration of Independence |
| Robert Livingston | member of drafting committee for Declaration of Independence |
| General Nathaniel Green | British commander at Brandywine and Germantown |
| General Cornwallis | British commander who surrendered at Yorktown |
| Admiral de Grasse | French commander who helped the Patriots at Yorktown |
| Benedict Arnold | traitor to his country |
| John Paul Jones | father of the navy |
| General Rochambeau | French General fought with Washington at Battle of Yorktown |
| George Rogers Clark | helped foster western expansion |
