| A | B |
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| Crispus Attucks | Biracial colonist who died at Boston Massacre. |
| John Hancock | President of 2nd Continental Congress-Massachusetts |
| Samuel Adams | Started the sons of liberty, committee of correspondence |
| Patrick Henry | Member of Virgina House of Burgesses, persuaded for action against Stamp Act. |
| Thomas Paine | Wrote "Common Sense" - strongly supported independence. |
| Paul Revere | Alerted the colonists that the British were coming. |
| John Adams | Massachusetts lawyer and delegate at 1st and 2nd Continental Congress. Recommened George Washington to be leader of Continental Army. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Delegate from Virginia, drafted Declaration of Independence. |
| Benjamin Franklin | Delegate from PA, in charge of 1st post office. |
| The Sons of Liberty | Colonists who protested against British acts/rule. |
| The Daughters of Liberty | Groups of women who urged Americans to boycott English goods. |
