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| 310427366 | Benjamin Franklin | American public official, writer, scientist, and printer. After the success of his Poor Richard's Almanac (1732-1757), he entered politics and played a major part in the American Revolution. Franklin negotiated French support for the colonists, signed the Treaty of Paris (1783), and helped draft the Constitution (1787-1789). His numerous scientific and practical innovations include the lightning rod, bifocal spectacles, and a stove. |  |
| 310427367 | Richard Henry Lee | a member of the 2nd Continental Congress. On June 7, 1776 he declared, "These United colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states." This resolution was the start of the Declaration of Independence and end to British relations. |  |
| 310427368 | Roger Sherman | American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution (1721-1793) |  |
| 310427369 | Robert Livingston | Delegate from New York to the Continental Congress, member of the committee assigned to write the Declaration of Independence. He bought New Orleans and all the French territory west of the Mississippi River from Napoleon for 15 million dollars. He was only supposed to negotiate for a small part of New Orleans for 10 million so Jefferson was upset when he heard about Livingston's deal. |  |
| 310427370 | King George III | • King George III, the king of England from 1760 to 1820. Colonists were torn between loyalty to the king and resistance to acts carried out in his name. After King George III rejected the Olive Branch Petition, the colonists came to see him as a tyrant. |  |
| 572949772 | Crispus Attucks | killed by British soldiers at the Boston Massacre, often called the 1st person to be killed in the struggle for American freedom |  |
| 572949773 | Mercy Otis Warren | Massachusetts patriot who wrote plays to protest British rule. She wrote a history of the American Revolution |  |
| 572949774 | Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley | Earned the nickname Molly Pitcher by carrying water to the troops during the Battle of Monmouth. She fired cannons during the battle after her husband was wounded. |  |
