| A | B |
| Thought the colonies would give up easily | King George |
| Published a pamplet | Thomas Paine |
| Argued FOR the colonies independence | Common Sense |
| General of the colonial army | George Washington |
| Appointed Postmaster General | Benjamin Franklin |
| President of the Continental Congress | John Hancock |
| Asked for peace one last time | Olive Branch Petition |
| Signed on July 4, 1776 | Declaration of Independence |
| Penned the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |