Key Revolutionary Players

I was the wife of the 2nd President of the United States and am best known for my wartime correspondence with my husband through letters about the political ongoings of the Revolutionary War. Among these exchanges I was well known for being an advocate for women's rights, writing in one of my letters, "Remember the ladies". Who am I?

I was the 2nd President of the United States and served as Vice President to George Washington. I began my career as a lawyer but as I began to recognize the British's high taxes as means of oppression I got more invested in American politics. I spoke out against things such as the Stamp act and the Townshend Acts. I attended the First Continental Congress as a delegate for Massachusetts. I was sent to Paris in 1783 to negotiate the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolution. Who am I?

I was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. I was the grandson of a black slave who became the first black man to own property in New Hampshire. I served in positions of the New Hampshire government for 50 years before joining the Revolutionary movement. My job was to carry intelligence and messages back and forth between operational centers. Who am I?

I failed as a brewer and a newspaper publisher before becoming one of the most popular supporters of the Independence movement. I organized the patriot organization known as the Son's of Liberty who openly opposed the British crown. With that group I also led the Boston Tea Party which was a way for us to oppose the new tea act by dumping a shipment of British tea into the harbor. Who am I?

I was a writer during the American Revolution, In fact I wrote the first history of the war. I was mostly self taught but had a great love for politics and government and wrote about my thoughts and ideas. My husband had a very distinguished political career and spoke my ideas to people such as George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson who all thought highly of my writing. Who Am I?

I was a slave in Virginia who was allowed to fight in the Revolutionary War. I was stationed under Marquis de Lafayette, the commander of the allied French forces. I was employed as a spy and successfully infiltrated British General Charles Cornwallis's headquarters and gained his trust. I was able to relay important information to the Americans that partly lead to their victory at Yorktown. Who am I?

I became wealthy through a printing business in Philadelphia. I was very invested in politics and was on the Second Continental Congress and helped draft the Deceleration of Independence. I was also sent to Paris to negotiate the Treaty of Paris which ended the American Revolution. I also was a well known inventor and was the first person to find out that lightning is electricity. Who am I?

I was the Spanish Governor of the Louisiana Territory. I sent supplied like gunpowder, rifles, medicine and other supplies to the American armies. I created an army of my own in New Orleans and drove the British out of the gulf of Mexico. I captured many British forts in the south and severely diminished the British armies' will to fight. In fact a city in Texas was named in my honor. Who am I?

I was an escaped slave working on ships in Boston. One night a group of sailors including myself had a run in with a few British Soildiors. It went from shouting to throwing things untill one of the British Soildiors pulled out a gun and shot me, along with several others. I am considered the first casualty of the American Revolution. Who am I?

I was the king of England during the Revolutionary War. After the 7 year war I fought against France I was in major debt so I decided to tax the colonies I had created in the New World. They began opposing the taxes and at one point going so far as to dump a shipment of tea into the Harbor. This brought on the American revolution which after 8 years, I lost. Who am I?

I started my own brokerage company when I moved to New York because of my great knowledge of finances. When the revolutionary war broke out I became a patriot and joined the Sons of Liberty. I was taker prisoner at the beginning of the war and eventually tricked the British into allowing him to be an interpreter for the German and British soldiers since none could speak the others language. At this time I acted as a spy for the colonists parlaying information to the colonists whenever I could. I escaped and retreated south until I was called upon by George Washington to help raise money for the Battle of Yorktown. I did and the war was a success. Who am I?

I was a lawyer and politician in Virginia. I spoke outwardly about the Stamp and Townshend Acts. I convinced many to join the Independence movements with my "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" speech. Who Am I?

I founded the Virginia Committee of Correspondence and was the governor of Virginia during the Revolutionary War. I was a part of the Second Continental Congress where I drafted the Declaration of Independence. I was considered one of the Founding Fathers and was later the 3rd President of the United States and am featured on the $2 bill. Who am I?

I was an extremely young French elite when I heard of the struggles in America from across the Atlantic. I decide to travel to America in hopes of being able to aid them. I came to Philadelphia and because of my high rank and patriotic motives, I was made a General in 1777. I worked along side George Washington who I became great friends with even though I wasn't yet twenty. I fought first in the Battle of Brandywine doing remarkably well. I was an icon for French Patriots and a great military leader. Who am I?

I was a writer during the American Revolution. My first published work around this was called Common Sense and advocated for American Independence. I was one of the first to mention ideas of a republican government over a monarchical system, equality among citizens and the significance of the American Revolution. I also wrote the Crisis papers meant to boost the morale of the Continental Army. I faced relentless prosecution everywhere for my writing but my writing inspired millions to think about the world in new ways. Who am I?

I was the 1st President of the United States. I led the Continental Army from 1775 until the victory at Yorktown during the Revolutionary War. I had never commanded a large army before but I was given the position likely because of my success in the 7 years war commanding the Virginia Regiment. I was able to train and unify my army over the brutal winter at Valley Forge. Although the Colonist situation was by no means all smiles, I was able to lead them to Victory at Yorktown.