Founding Fathers and Patriot Leaders

He was the Commander of the Continental Army.

• John Hancock
• John Adams
• George Washington
• Francis Marion

He invented the lightning rod.

• Ben Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• Nathan Hale
• Patrick Henry

He carried the news of the British coming to Lexington.

• Francis Marion
• John Paul Jones
• John Hancock
• Paul Revere

He was the first President of the United States.

• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• George Washington
• Nathan Hale

He was a merchant and radical leader in Boston who was a leader of the Boston Tea Party.

• Francis Marion
• Nathan Hale
• Samuel Adams
• John Adams

He said, "Give me liberty or give me death."

• Paul Revere
• John Paul Jones
• Nathan Hale
• Patrick Henry

He was an inventor, delegate to other countries, writer, and politician.

• John Paul Jones
• Thomas Paine
• Ben Franklin
• Francis Marion

He said, "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country."

• Benedict Arnold
• Thomas Paine
• Nathan Hale
• John Paul Jones

He wrote the pamphlet, "Common Sense."

• Thomas Jefferson
• Thomas Paine
• Ben Franklin
• John Adams

It was a protest against the Tea Act.

• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• Treaty of Paris