1. Key People of the American Revolution

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

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

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

5. Friedrich von Steuben From Prussia – helped train the Continental Army

6. Martha Washington Helped tend to the sick at Valley Forge

7. Betsy Ross Made flags for the Continental Army

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

9. James Armistead African-American spy for the Continental Army

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

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

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

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

14. Benedict Arnold American General turned traitor