1. People of the American Revolution

2. Sons of Liberty
A secret, political group of patriots led by Samuel Adams. Their aim was to protect the colonists from British abuses of power.
Freedom Fighters??
Terrorists?? OR

3. Benjamin Franklin
Proposed the Albany Plan of Union at the Albany Conference. The plan was to help the colonies defend themselves against the French. It was not approved.
Franklin served on the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence.

4. Crispus Attucks
A Boston dock worker of Native American and African descent, Attucks was one of the five colonists killed in the Boston Massacre. He is considered a “martyr of the Revolution.”
Attucks is featured prominently in this depiction of the Boston Massacre.

5. Samuel Adams
Leader of the Sons of Liberty and one of the primary figures in establishing the Committees of Correspondence. John Adams was his cousin.

6. New Hampshire patriot. Most famous for:
Wentworth Cheswell
New Hampshire patriot. Most famous for:
First African-American elected to public office
Fighting at the Battle of Saratoga
Being a messenger and reporting on British Actions

7. John Adams Sam Adams’ cousin and Abigail Adams’ husband
Brilliant minded patriot with many accomplishments including:
Lawyer for the soldiers accused of murder in the “Boston Massacre”
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Ambassador to France (and Britain after the war)
Negotiated the Treaty of Paris
1st Vice President
2nd President

8. Abigail Adams
Wife of John Adams, Abigail is famous for being a fierce patriot and an early supporter of women’s rights. In a letter to her husband she warns him to “not forget the ladies” when forming a new government. She was wise and a political genius.

9. Bernardo de Galvez Spanish Governor of Louisiana Territory
Ordered attacks on British ships by Spanish navy in the Caribbean and along the Gulf Coast
Ensured colonial access to the Mississippi River
Galveston, Texas is named after him

10. Mercy Otis Warren Patriot Author Historian Brilliant political mind
Mercy Otis Warren was a famous writer, historian and playwright. She wrote poems, essays, plays and pamphlets detailing the rightness of the patriot cause and the corruption and wrong acts of the British. Other than Abigail Adams, no other woman rivaled her wit, intelligence or impact on the Patriot cause. After the war she wrote an extensive history of the American Revolution which is still regarded as one of the most important ever produced.
Patriot
Author
Historian
Brilliant political mind

11. James Armistead
Virginia slave who served as a spy for Washington and Lafayette.
Worked in the British camp as a double agent
Gained vital intelligence about Cornwallis’ plans
His work enabled the Americans to win at Yorktown

12. Paul Revere
A Boston silversmith, Revere was a member of the Sons of Liberty and was one of the ringleaders of the Boston Tea Party.
Revere is probably most famous for his “midnight ride” to warn colonists of approaching British Soldiers before the battles of Lexington and Concord.
One of Revere’s engravings famously depicts the Boston Massacre from a colonial point of view.

13. Marquis de Lafayette French nobleman and military officer
Served as a General in Continental Army
Negotiated with French government to help the Americans
Close friend of George Washington
Later, he was a leader in the French Revolution

14. Haym Salomon
Portuguese Jew who immigrated to America after suffering persecution in Europe
Financial genius
Spy
Secured funds for Washington’s Yorktown campaign

15. Thomas Paine
Author of the pamphlet, Common Sense, he helped convince colonists that the only logical course of action would be to separate from Great Britain.

16. Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry was a fierce defender of individual rights. In Virginia, he was the leader of protests against the Stamp Act and was strongly in favor of independence. He is most famous for his “Give me liberty, or give me death!” speech.

17. Thomas Jefferson
A statesman, farmer, inventor, musician, founder of a university, and more, Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.

18. George III
George III was the King of England when the colonies broke from Britain and declared their independence. He is referred to as a tyrant in the Declaration of Independence.

19. George Washington Father of our country Military genius
Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
First President of the United States
Calm, dignified
Amazing leader