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-He was an American Revolutionary War hero. Through his numerous publications, especially the famous "Common Sense", he helped convince many American colonist that freedom from Britain was what was best for them.
-Thomas Paine moved to London and met Benjamin Franklin, who encouraged him to move to America and provided him with a letter of recommendation. In October Thomas left England and arrived in Philadelphia on November 30th, 1774.
-While working as editor at Pennsylvania Magazine Thomas Paine began writing articles that were politically motivated. He wrote "African Slavery in America" in which he condemned the practice. He signed the article under the pseudonym 'Justice and Humanity'.

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-Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the U.S., was also a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, Freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.
-Benjamin Franklin attempted to abolish slavery already in 1790 but was unsuccessful.
-Benjamin Franklin had an illegitimate son who remained loyal to the British and fled to London after the war. He stayed there for the rest of his life.

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-He was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
-Jefferson is known for his many talents in writing, economics, religion and philosophy as well as horticulture and mathematics. He spoke 6 languages including English, French, Greek, Italian, Latin and Spanish
-Jefferson’s grave is inscribed with an epitaph of the three things of which he was the proudest. They are his authorship of the Declaration of Independence, the Statute of Virginia that guaranteed religious freedom and his founding of the University of Virginia in 1819. There is no mention of him being President on his gravestone.

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-He was the President of the Second Continental Congress and the first delegate to sign the Declaration of Independence.
-In 1772 John accepted an appointment by Massachusetts' Royal Governor Thomas Hutchinson as Colonel in Charge of Boston's the Company of Cadets. This military unit acted as the Governor's honor guard
-He was the the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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-He was a leader of the American Revolution, and served as the second U.S. president from 1797 to 1801
-Adams became a critic of Great Britain’s authority in colonial America and viewed the British imposition of high taxes and tariffs as a tool of oppression
-He represented the British soldiers accused of murder in the Boston Massacre of March 1770

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-Revere's famous Midnight Ride on April 19, 1775 lead to the Battles of Lexington and Concord which marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
-As a committed patriot P.R joined the Massachusetts infantry militia in the rank of Major. Few months later he transferred to the artillery and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, and in late 1778 became commander of Castle Island in Boston Harbor. He was put in charge of three artillery companies
-Another non-military success of Paul Revere during the Revolutionary War was his printing of the first Massachusetts currency used to finance the Patriot’s military

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-When the American Revolution began in 1775 Cornwallis re-entered the military and was immediately promoted to major general.
-He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1778 and served as second in command of the British Army, under Sir Henry Clinton.
-General Cornwallis sent his subordinate General Charles O'Hara to the surrender ceremony of the British forces at Yorktown; claiming to be ill.

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George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799)

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George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799)

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-He commanded the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and was the first President of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797
-Prior to his appointment as head of the Continental Army, Washington had never commanded a large army in the field
-Washington strode into the statehouse at Annapolis, Maryland and surrendered his military commission to Congress after the war was over

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King George III  (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820)

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King George III  (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820)

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-King George III had the longest reign of any British monarch and it was filled with a series of military conflicts involving his kingdoms (America)
-King George III is often accused of obstinately trying to keep Great Britain at war with the revolutionaries in America, despite the opinions of his own ministers. In the words of the Victorian author George Trevelyan, the King was determined "never to acknowledge the independence of the Americans, and to punish their contumacy by the indefinite prolongation of a war which promised to be eternal."
-By 1763 Britain had emerged from the turmoil of war on top as the highest colonial power. Although this victory was great, George's government wasn't very stable and it was in major debt. As a result of this, he decided to raise the taxes on his American colonies. He also began taxing things such as tea, stamps, and papers.