First African American elected to public office in America. Fought in the Battle of Saratoga during the Revolutionary War. Rode with Paul Revere to Portsmouth, New Hampshire to warn the town that the British were coming.

An American patriot and writer who authored plays, poems and essays supporting the idea of independence. Writings convinced many in Massachusetts to become Patriots.

An escaped African American slave who spied on British troop movements and reported it to the Americans.

Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.

Author of Common Sense and American Crisis.

Author of the Declaration of Independence

King of Britain during the American Revolution

America’s 1^stnaval hero. Known for saying “I’ve not yet begun to fight!”

Leader of the French Army and helped train the Continental Army at Valley Forge. Helped defeat British General Cornwallis at the Battle of Yorktown.

Helped America form an alliance with France, who provided soldiers, supplies and money that proved critical to America’s victory in the war. Served in the Second Continental Congress and helped draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He also negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War.

Largest signature on the Declaration of Independence. Signed his name so large so that King George could read it without his glasses.

Major General and the Inspector General of the Continental Army. Created a training manual for the Continental Army. Trained the soldiersat Valley Forge to march, use the bayonet, and execute orders quickly on the battlefield.

Which American Founding Father did John Locke influence the most?

Thomas Jefferson used John Locke's natural rights in which famous U.S. document?

Was a delegate to the First Continental Congress and the Second Continental Congress. Helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris (1783), which officially ended the American Revolutionary War (1775-83).

Gave a speech in 1775 to the Virginia legislature in which he famously declared, “Give me liberty, or give me death!” – which fired up America’s fight for independence.

A Boston silversmith, engraver & an American Patriot. Sons of Liberty member. Warned the colonists that the British were on their way to Lexington and Concord, MA.