Branham People of the American Revolution

Commander in Chief of the Continental Army who won the Revolutionary War

Free black man supported patriot cause serving as messenger and enlisting in Continental Army 

Virginia statesmen who wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776

African American became the first casualty of American Revolution, killed in Boston Massacre

Massachusetts patriot leader who created committees of correspondence and the Sons of Liberty.

Female writer of patriot propaganda including mutiple plays favoring colonial independence.

Patriot leader, member of House of Burgesses, cried "Give me liberty or give me death!"

The ruler of Great Britain who ultimately lost the English colonies and ruled from 1760-1820.

Spanish governor who fought the British in Gulf Coast region and provided supplies to Americans

Patriot propaganda writer who created "Common Sense" and the "The American Crisis"

French volunteer who helped fight alongside Washington and secure American victory at Yorktown

Leading diplomat of both continental congresses and negotiator of the Treaty of Paris 1783.

Patriot leader who defended British soliders involved in the Boston Massacre at their trials.

Jewish immigrant who helped finance the American war effort during the revolution

African American slave who served in the Continental Army as a patriot spy against the British

Female rights activist who famously told her husband to "Remember the ladies!"

Brave officer in the Continental Navy who famously cried, "I have not yet begun to fight!"