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| George Washington | Commander in chief of the American Army during the Revolution. Excellent leader |
| Thomas Paine | Wrote a bestselling pamphlet titled Common Sense. Credited for influencing the Declaration of Independence |
| Marquis de Lafayette | French Nobleman. Raised a small army of Frenchmen to help America in the war |
| Thomas Jefferson | Primary writer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 |
| James Armistead | Trusted by British General Cornwallis, he was a spy for the American Army |
| Bernardo de Galvez | Spanish noble. Helped America keep New Orleans open for trade during the war |
| Crispus Attucks | Died at the Boston Massacre. Martyr for the Revolution African American dock worker |
| Benjamin Franklin | Worked hard to convince France to help America in the war. Succeeded after the battle at Saratoga |
| Wentworth Cheswell | African American Patriot rider during Lexington and Concord |
| Abigail Adams | Famously wrote to her husband to “Remember the ladies” when writing the Declaration of Independence |
| Haym Salomon | Wealthy Patriot who helped finance the war by sending sums of money to the cause |
| Patrick Henry | Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Stated “Give me Liberty or give me death!” |
| George III | King of England during the American Revolution |
| John Paul Jones | Navy commander. Daringly fought the British from the Serapis. “I have not yet begun to fight! |
| Samuel Adams | Leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty |
