| A | B |
| Patrick Henry | Patriot; said Give me liberty or give me death! |
| George Washington | Patriot; Commander in chief of the Continental Army, provided military leadership |
| Thomas Jefferson | Patriot; Wrote the Declaration of Independence; provided political leadership |
| James Armistead Lafayette | Patriot; African American slave who worked as a spy; earned his freedom by helping the continental army |
| Jack Jouett | Patriot; rode 40 miles from Louisa to Charlottesville to warn Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming |
| Lord Dunmore | Loyalist; British governor of Virginia; Fled Norfolk after the city was captured |
| Lord Cornwallis | British army general; surrendered to the Continental Army at Yorktown, Virginia. |
| Battle of Great Bridge | First land battle fought in Virginia; Ended British authority in Virginia |
| Yorktown, Virginia | Location where the British surrendered; a city on the York river |
| King George III | King of England during the American Revolution |