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| Samuel Adams | Leader of Son's of Liberty, Patriot |
| Mercy Otis Warren | A 19th century American historian who wrote a 3-volume history of the American Revolution. |
| Benjamin Franklin | American patriot, writer, printer, and inventor. During the Revolutionary War he persuaded the French to help the colonists. |
| Bernardo de Galvez | a Spanish governor who came over to help America and helped raise an army |
| Crispus Attucks | Killed in Boston Massacre, black laborer, only African-American person killed in Boston Massacre |
| King George III | King of England was the king of england. He did not like the colonist. he wanted to get pack at them for what they did. He was bashed in the book Common sense by thomas Pain. |
| Patrick Henry | a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies - One of his most famous quotes was "give me liberty of give me death." |
| Thomas Jefferson | wrote the declaration of independence |
| Thomas Paine | American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809) |
| George Washington | Virginian, patriot, general, and president. Lived at Mount Vernon. Led the Revolutionary Army in the fight for independence. First President of the United States. |
| Paul Revere | Silversmith, Son of Liberty, made part of a famous midnight ride. Made the propaganda engraving of the Boston Massacre |
| Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley (Molly Pitcher) | served with her husband in the Revolutionary War; cooked, cleaned, cared for the wounded, and carried water to soldiers |
| Patriots | American colonists who were against the British. |
| Tories or Loyalists | American colonists who wanted America to remain as a British colony and remain loyal to the English king. |
| John Paul Jones | A great American naval officer said "I have not yet begun to fight!'' as his American ship was sinking. An American sailor threw a grenade and destroyed the enemy ship and the British surrendered . |
| Nathan Hale | Spied on the British for Gen. Washington. He was captured and hung without a trial. His last words were "my only regret is that I have but one life to loose for my country." |
| Benedict Arnold | Became a traitor and joined Britain by trying to give the plans on capturing West Point to the British. |
| Francis Marion | Known as the swamp fox for his tactics of fighting in the American Revolution |
| Richard Henry Lee | Was the first person to publicly call for Independence with his resolution that said Resolved, That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved. |
