Key People of the American Revolution

Nathan Hale Colonial spy - caught with information the sole of his shoe was hung by the British

Haym Salomon Jewish immigrant who helped America get loans during the Revolution

Marquis de Lafayette From France Helped convince France to support the Americans with troops

Friedrich von Steuben From Prussia – helped train the Continental Army

Martha Washington Helped tend to the sick at Valley Forge

Betsy Ross Made flags for the Continental Army

Molly Pitcher Carried water to soldiers at the Battle of Monmouth– took over firing a cannon when her husband was wounded

James Armistead African-American spy for the Continental Army

Wentworth Cheswell Helped warn colonists the British troops were on the march from Boston – later enlisted in the Continental Army

Bernardo de Galvez Spanish Governor of Louisiana - Supplies the Patriots with medicine, guns and ammunition

John Paul Jones Naval commander for the Patriots – captured British the ship Serapis

Francis Marion – Swamp Fox In the South Carolina – his troops used guerrilla hit and run tactics against the British

Benedict Arnold American General turned traitor