Important Figures of the American Revolution

John Adams- Second president of the US Samuel Adams- Participated in important events during the Revolution like the Boston Tea Party Benjamin Franklin- Well-known inventor and writer Thomas Jefferson- Third president of the US King George the Third- Kind of England during the Revolution Patrick Henry- Radical supporter of the Revolution Phyllis Wheatley- First African-American to publish a book Thomas Paine- Controversial writer Molly Pitcher (Mary Hays)- Famous female supporter of the war George Washington- First president of the US and important general in the war