Revolutionary War People

Thomas Paine

English writer who supported the American colonists' fight for independence

Thomas Jefferson

Author of the Declaration of Independence

George Washington

Commander of the Continental Army

Mercy Otis Warren

was a poet and playwright who wrote plays that made fun of the British. Her plays were pieces of propaganda prior to the American Revolution.

Phyllis Wheatley

African American poet during the Revolution

Marquis de Lafayette

French soldier who joined General Washington's staff and became a general in the Continental Army.

Baron von Steuben

Prussian soldier who helped train American forces at Valley Forge in the American Revolutionary War.

Francis Marion

South Carolina militia leader nicknamed the "Swamp Fox" for his hit-and-run attacks on the British during the American Revolution.

Abigail Adams

John Adams' wife, she appealed to her husband to protect the rights of women

Deborah Sampson

Patriot who disguised herself as a man and served in the Continental Army.

James Armistead

African American Patriot who spied for the Americans during the American Revolution.