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| George Washington | General of the Continental Army during the war |
| Paul Revere | Made the famous Midnight Ride to warn colonists |
| Mary Ludwig Hays | Nicknamed "Molly Pitcher" |
| Patrick Henry | Gave the "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech |
| Alexander Hamilton | assistant to George Washington |
| Thomas Jefferson | main author of the Declaration of Independence |
| John Adams | defense lawyer for the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre |
| Samuel Adams | thought up the Boston Tea Party as a form of protest against tea |
| Marquis de Lafayette | Frenchman who helped train the Continental Army |
| Betsy Ross | Created the first American flag |
| Benjamin Franklin | persuaded the French to help us out |
| Abigail Adams | wanted women to be included in the Declaration of Independence |
| Baron von Steuben | Came from Prussia to help turn the army into real soldiers |
| John Hancock | First and largest signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Thomas Paine | wrote "Common Sense" |
| Henry Knox | leader of artillery for the Continental Army |
| Benedict Arnold | American traitor |
| John Paul Jones | American naval hero |
| Crispus Attucks | Considered to be the man killed for American indpendence |
| James Otis | Responsible for the phrase "No taxation Without Representation" |
