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Figures of the American Revolution

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Figures of the American Revolution

Eloquent advocate for American independence and women’s rights

Delegate to the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and second U.S. president

Agwalongdongwas

Oneida leader called “Good Peter,” who supported American forces and worked for his people’s future

James Armistead

Enslaved African American who gathered intelligence for the Continental Army

Seneca war chief and peace negotiator between native nations and the U.S. after the Revolution

"Penman of the Revolution,” whose writings articulated America’s revolutionary ideals

Benjamin Franklin

Signer of the Declaration of Independence, first U.S. postmaster general, and president of the nation’s oldest abolition society

Elizabeth Freeman

Known as Mumbet, used the 1780 Massachusetts Constitution to help secure the abolition of slavery in the state

Bernardo de Gálvez

Governor of Spanish Louisiana who aided patriots and drove the British from west Florida

Nathanael Greene

Quaker and skillful general whose tactics turned the tide of war by ending British occupation of the South

Alexander Hamilton

Chief aide to George Washington, advocate for the Constitution, and founder of the U.S. financial system

Military veteran and ordained minister who condemned African American enslavement

Orator whose passionate speeches rallied the patriots against British rule

Skilled diplomat who helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris, securing U.S. independence

Thomas Jefferson

Principal author of the Declaration of Independence, first U.S. secretary of state, and the nation’s third president

Thaddeus Kosciuszko

Polish military engineer whose fortifications helped win the Battles of Saratoga

Marquis de Lafayette

French general who played a key role in the Continental Army’s victory at Yorktown

Key architect of the Constitution, co-author of The Federalist, and fourth U.S. president

Author of influential pamphlet Common Sense, which helped convince the colonists to break with Britain

Esther DeBerdt Reed

Author of “The Sentiments of an American Woman,” which helped raise funds for the Continental Army

Silversmith and artisan who famously warned of the British advance on Lexington and Concord

Deborah Sampson

Disguised as a man to serve in the Continental Army and one of the first American women to earn a military pension

Baron von Steuben

Prussian military officer who helped professionalize and transform the Continental Army into a formidable force

Mercy Otis Warren

Poet, playwright, and historian whose works chronicled the Revolution

George Washington

Commander in chief of the Continental Army and first U.S. president

Figures of the American Revolution

Meet 25 individuals who played pivotal roles during the American Revolution. Listen to their stories, explore their actions, and encounter the artists who painted their portraits in this commemorative stamp issuance.

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