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George Washington
Led continental army US
John Adams
Signed declaration of Treaty of Paris 1783 2nd continental congress
Marquis deLayette
French volunteer admires Washington leads troops in battle
Ethan Allen
Led Green Mountain boys captured artillery at fort Ticonderoga
Ben Franklin
Signed Declaration and Treaty of Paris 1783 got France as 2 nd US ally 2nd continental congress
Sam Adams
Sons of Liberty organized protests signed Declaration 2nd Continental congress
George Rogers Clark
Took over British forts in Ohio River Valley fought on frontier
Thomas Paine
Wrote common Senses encouraged Americans to fight for Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Wrote and signed the Declaration 2nd continental congress
John Handcock
Sons of Liberty signed declaration very large 2nd continental congress
Benedict Arnold
Traitor-started with Americans then switched to fight with the British
John Paul Jones
Privateer defended British ships Serapis