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