This is the familiar face of George Washington, the President, but he was an accomplished young man long before this portrait was painted...

 Virginia aristocrat  Gained experience in French & Indian War  Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army  Victory at Yorktown  First U.S. President

 Massachusetts politician  Member of the Sons of Liberty  Influential speaker and writer  Helped draft the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation  One of the British targets at Lexington and Concord

 Boston silversmith  Member of the Sons of Liberty  Created the engraving of “The Bloody Massacre”  Alerted the Colonial Militia during his “midnight ride” (along with William Dawes and Samuel Prescott)

 Radical English author and intellectual  Author of Common Sense  Widely read and highly influential in the colonies  "Without the pen of the author of Common Sense, the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain.” – John Adams

 Virginia gentleman  Inquisitive and intelligent  Principal author of the Declaration of Independence  Founded the University of Virginia  Third U.S. President

 Philosopher, scientist, inventor, writer, & diplomat  Experimented with electricity  Invented bifocals, the lightning rod, and the Franklin stove  Delegate at the Continental Congress & signed the Declaration of Independence  Ambassador to France after the war

 Farmer and land speculator from Connecticut  Leader of the Green Mountain Boys  Helped capture Ft. Ticonderoga  One of the founders of the state of Vermont

 Rhode Island farmer and blacksmith  Quaker upbringing  Self-taught military strategist  Began the war as a private  Became one of Washington’s most trusted and effective generals

 Boston bookstore owner with an interest in military history  Transported artillery 300 miles, from Ticonderoga to Boston  Chief artillery officer of the Continental Army  Friend and advisor of George Washington

 Radical Virginia politician  Led the opposition to the Stamp Act  Leading proponent of the Bill of Rights  A fiery orator most famous for saying...

“Give me Liberty, or give me Death!”

 21-year-old soldier for the Continental Army  Captured by the British in New York and hanged as a spy  Before dying, he reportedly said...

"I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country."

 Scottish sailor and officer in the Continental Navy  Bon Homme Richard defeated HMS Serapis  In response to a taunt from a British captain, he was heard to shout...

“I have not yet begun to fight!”

 Military officer from South Carolina  Nicknamed the “Swamp Fox”  Employed guerilla techniques and is sometimes known as the father of modern guerilla warfare

 French aristocrat and military officer  Influenced by French radicals and the “rights of man”  Major-general on Washington’s staff  Played a key role in the British defeat at Yorktown

Lafayette’s full name was.. Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette

 Connecticut merchant, who became an accomplished general  Played a key role at Ticonderoga and Saratoga  Defected to the British side and fought against the Americans  His name is now synonymous with “traitor”

 Often credited with making the fist American flag  However, this is probably a myth

 British general  Appointed military governor of Massachusetts  Charged with implementing the Intolerable Acts  In command at Lexington and Concord and at Bunker Hill

 British general  Appointed Commander- in-Chief after Bunker Hill  Successfully captured New York & Philadelphia  Poor planning contributed to the defeat at Saratoga

 British general  Clashed with Howe and resented him  Appointed Commander- in- Chief after Howe’s resignation  Was in charge when Cornwallis surrendered

 British general  Distinguished career in the British military  Surrendered his army at Yorktown, effectively ending the war