the+american+reveloutin

john adams-he championed the cause of independence goerge washington-he was commander of the continental army thomas jefforson-major author of the decloration of independence patrick henry-outspoken memeber of the house of burgesses inspired colonial patroitism with give me liberty or give me death speech benjarmin franklin-memeber of continental congress helped frame the decleratoin of independence thomas paine-journalists author of commen sense convinced people the should live free from england phyllis wheatly-a former slave wrote poems and palys supproting american independence paul revere-patroit who made a daring ride to warn colonists of the birtish arrival the britsh are coming