Who was the British king during the Revolutionary War?
King George III
Who was the British General that surrendered at Yorktown?
Lord Cornwallis
Who was the lawyer that promoted the cause of independence?
John Adams
Who was the commander of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who inspired colonial patriotism with his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech?
Patrick Henry
Who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense" to promote American independence?
Thomas Paine
Who was the important member of the Continental Congress that helped frame the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
Who was the French nobleman that served in the Continental Army?
The Marquis de Lafayette
Who was the enslaved African American that wrote poems and plays supporting American Independence?
Phillis Wheatley
Who made a daring ride to warn the colonists of British arrival before the battles at Lexington and concord?
Paul Revere
