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Figures of the American Revolution
Abigail Adams
Eloquent advocate for American independence and women’s rights
John Adams
Delegate to the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and second U.S. president
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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
Cornplanter
Seneca war chief and peace negotiator between native nations and the U.S. after the Revolution
John Dickinson
"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
Lemuel Haynes
Military veteran and ordained minister who condemned African American enslavement
Patrick Henry
Orator whose passionate speeches rallied the patriots against British rule
John Jay
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
James Madison
Key architect of the Constitution, co-author of The Federalist, and fourth U.S. president
Thomas Paine
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
Paul Revere
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
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