President of Second Continental Congress which wrote the Declaration of Independence

Member of Boston Sons of Liberty.Participated in the Boston Tea Party.Famous for warning the colonists that "the RedCoats"prior to the start of the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord

An inventor,author,and an Enlightened Thinker.Assisted the colonists in gaining France as an ally during the American Revolution.

Author of the Declaration of Independence

Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Famous for saying,"Give me liberty,or give me death!" in a speech urging Virginia to join the war against Great Britain.

Navy sea captain of the colonial ship, Serapis during the American Revolution.Famous for saying,I have yet begun to fight!"

British author who immigrated to the colonies prior to the start of the war.Wrote the pamphlet,common sense,which urged the colonists to go to war with Great Britain for their Independence

Military leader of the British forces stationed in the 13 colonies.Defeated at the Battle of Yorktown

French general who support the American during the war for Independence.Helped trained colonial troops and persuaded France to aid the colonies

Leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty-directly responsible for the BOSTON TEA PARTY

King of Great Britain during the American Revolution.With parliament responsible for taxation of the colonies

Responsible for helping the colonies gain aid from foreign countries.A member of the Continental Congress.Helped negotiate the TREATY OF PARIS 1783

Wife of John Adams who urged him to "remember the ladies"during the creation of the new colonial government during the American Revolution

Spanish military General who supplied the Continental Army during the American Revolution.His naval fleet kept the British from gaining control of the Mississippi River.

Killed at the Boston Massacre.Considered to be the first death of the American Revolution

An African American who joined the Continental Army and acted as a spy during the American Revolution

Financier.Helped the Continental Army with supplies and money.Acted as a spy during the war.

A colonial(Massachusetts) author and playwright who wrote urging the colonists to resist Britain authority

African American leader in the colony of New Hampshire.Assisted in gaining support of the Declaration of Independence. Fought at the battle of Saratuga

When was the Declaration of Independence made?