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Twenty-five People to Remember from the American Revolution

Here are 25 people to remember from the American Revolution

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George WashingtonCommander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and the first President of the United States
King George IIIThe ruler of Great Britain during the American Revolution
James MadisonThe principal author of the Constitution and the fourth President of the United States
Thomas JeffersonAuthor of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States
Thomas PaineAuthor of the pamphlet Common Sense (1776), which advocated America's independence from Great Britain
John HancockThe first member of the Continental Congress to sign the Declaration of Independence
Benjamin FranklinPrinter, inventor, scientist, and author who represented the Colonies in England before the Revolution, contributed to the Declaration of Independence, and was America's first ambassador to France
Samuel AdamsLeader of the Sons of Liberty who organized the Boston Tea Party
John AdamsSigner of the Declaration of Independence and second President of the United States
Paul ReverePatriot and silversmith who rode from Charlestown to Lexington in 1775 to warn the countryside of approaching British troops
Crispus AttucksThe first person killed in the Boston Massacre
General Thomas GageBritish general who was commander in chief of all British forces in North America from 1763 to 1774
Betsy RossPhiladelphia seamstress who is credited with sewing the first American Flag
Molly PitcherNickname given to a woman said to have fought in the American Revolutionary War after her husband collapsed next to his cannon
Nathan HaleAmerican soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War who was captured by the British and hanged
John Paul JonesCaptain of the Bonhomme Richard who was a naval hero in the American Revolutionary War
Ethan AllenLeader of the Greem Mountain Boys in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga early in the American Revolutionary War
Benedict ArnoldAmerican general during the Revolutionary War who became a traitor and joined the British Army
Israel PutmanAmerican general who fought with distinction at the Battle of Bunker Hill
General Charles CornwallisLeading British general in the Revolutionary War who surrendered at Yorktown
General William HoweCommander-in-Chief of British forces during the American Revolutionary War
Marquis de LafayetteFrench soldier who served under George Washington as a major general in the American Revolution, and helped persuade the French government to send aid to the American colonists
Baron von SteubenMajor general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War who taught the American soldiers the essentials of military drills, tactics, and discipline
John JayThe first chief justice of the United States
Henry KnoxFirst United States Secretary of War



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