Important people of the American Revolution

This patriot die in the Boston massacre and is consider the first casualty of the American Revolution.

• George Washington

• Cryspus Attucks

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

This patriot wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

• Cryspus Attucks

• Benjamin Franklin

This patriot rode all day and all night to alert colonist that the British were coming.

• Wentworth Cheswell

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

This patriot was a delegate on the continental congress, advocate for independence and was in the declaration of independence committee.

• Mercy Otis Warren

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• George Washington

This patriot wrote anti-British and anti-loyalist plays.

• Mercy Otis Warren

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

This patriot wrote "Common Sense" to convince colonist to support independence from Britain.

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

• John Paul Jones

• Mercy Otis Warren

This patriot serve meals to soldiers and help wounded soldiers. Also ran family farm allowing husband to serve.

• George Washington

• Merci Otis Warren

• John Adams

• Abigail Adams

This person was the King of England during the American Revolution

• King George III

• John Locke

• Thomas Paine

• King James I

This patriot was a lawyer, opposed the stamp act and proclaim "Give me liberty of Give me death"

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

This person was a philosopher that influence Thomas Jefferson when he wrote the Declaration of Independence.

• John Adams

• Mercy Otis Warren

• John Locke

• George Washington