Matching Pairs American Revolution People Online version Important people during the American Revolution by Hannah Toukan 1 Thomas Jefferson 2 Samuel Adams 3 John Adams 4 George Washington 5 John Paul Jones 6 Mercy Otis Warren 7 Benjamin Franklin 8 King George lll 9 Marquis de Lafayette 10 Abigail Adams 11 Patrick Henry 12 Crispus Attucks 13 Thomas Paine Boston Patriot who opposed British taxation. He established the committee of correspondence. Leader of the Sons of Liberty. Commander in Chief of the Continental Army Author, Publisher, inventor and diplomat Advocated independence; Continental congress delegate; Declaration of Independence Committee Wrote Common Sense and American Crisis, he urged Americans to support the Patriot cause during the American revolution. American hero and Martyr of the Boston Massacre French Noble who helped Americans during the Revolutionary War. Patriot from Virginia, "Give me liberty or give me death!" Main author of the Declaration of Independence Founder of the U.S. Navy. Led raids on the British ships and famous for yelling "I have not yet begun to fight" King of England during the American Revolution Patriot writer that supported independence and convinced others to join the cause. First woman historian of the American Revolution, published plays, books and poetry. Wife of John Adams, known for her stance on women's rights in letters to her husband.