Author of the Suffolk Resolves urging resistance to British policies and withholding taxes until the Intolerable Acts were repealed. He was tragically killed at Bunker Hill
Joseph Warren
Created a print of the Boston Massacre that served as propaganda to arouse the Bostonians against the British. Famously rode to warn of the coming attack of the British soldiers at Lexington
Paul Revere
British Prime Minister from the time of the Coercive Acts to the end of the Revolution
Frederick North
Chancellor of the exchequer who originated duties on lead, glass, tea, and the other items
Charles Townshend
Fiery patriot leader whose inflammatory writings increased colonial discontent with British rule and who helped organize protests in Boston, especially the Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams
Pennsylvanian who proposed a compromise scheme that involved creating a Grand Council that would legislate for the colonies and Britain would have a veto
Joseph Galloway
Wrote Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania in opposition to the Townshend Acts, but who still hoped to remain loyal to England
John Dickinson
Defense lawyers for the soldiers of the "Boston Massacre" and Massachusetts delegate at the Continental Congress, who argued forcefully for declaring independence
John Adams
Led the British infantry that marched to Lexington and Concord
John Pitcairn
Colonel who led the American forces at Breed's and Bunker's Hills. He bravely exposed himself to enemy fire in order to inspire his men
William Prescott
British general who commanded the men at Bunker Hill and later in New York and Pennsylvania
William Howe
Governor of Massachusetts whose letters were published and exposed that he had written advising that the liberties of the colonists be limited for "the good of the colony."
Thomas Hutchinson
Commander-in-Chief of British forces in North America and military governor of Massachusetts. His attempt to take an arms depot at Concord resulted in the first battles at Lexington and Concord. He resigned after Bunker Hill
Thomas Gage
Selected as commander-in-chief of the new Continental Army
George Washington
Wealthy Bostonian who helped to finance colonial protests and served as president of the Continental Congress
John Hancock
Joined in the attack on Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold
Led Americans to capture Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen
English captain of the soldiers involved in the so-called Boston Massacre
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