1. Sam Adams …was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American republicanism that shaped the political culture of the United States. He was a second cousin to President John Adams.

2. Paul Revere Paul Revere (January 1, 1735 [O.S. December 21, 1734] – May 10, 1818)was an American silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution. He is most famous for alerting Colonial militia of approaching British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, Paul Revere's Ride.

3. William Penn was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was an early champion of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations and successful treaties with the Lenape Indians. Under his direction, the city of Philadelphia was planned and developed.

4. King George III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Grea Britain and Ireland until his death.

5. John Paul Jones was a Scottish sailor and the United States‘ first well-known naval fighter in the American Revolutionary War.

6. Patrick Henry was an orator and politician who led the movement for independence in Virginia in the 1770s. A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia from 1776 to 1779 and subsequently, from 1784 to 1786.

7. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.

8. John Hancock was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the America Revolution.

9. Captain John Smith Admiral of New England was an English soldier, explorer, and author.

10. William Bradford was an English leader of the settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, and served as governor for over 30 years after John Carver died.

11. George Washington was the first President of the United States of America, serving from 1789 to 1797, and dominant military and political leader of the United States from 1775 to 1799.

12. Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence (1776) and the third President of the United States (1801– 1809).

13. John Adams was an American Founding Father, lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States (1797–1801).

14. James Madison was an American statesman and political theorist. He is hailed as the “Father of the Constitution” for being instrumental in the drafting of the United States Constitution and as the key champion and author of the United States Bill of Rights. He was the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817).

15. Charles Cornwallis was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. In the United States and the United Kingdom he is best remembered as one of the leading British generals in the American War of Independence.

16. Thomas Payne was a well-known bookseller in 18th century London.

17. John White was an English artist, and an early pioneer of English efforts to settle the New World.

18. Dolly Madison was the spouse of the fourth President of the United States, James Madison, and was First Lady of the United States from 1809 to 1817.

19. Deborah Sampson was an American woman who impersonated a man in order to serve in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

20. Anne Hutchinson was one of the most prominent women in colonial America, noted for her strong religious convictions, and for her stand against the staunch religious orthodoxy of 17th century Massachusetts.

21. Martha Washington was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after her death, Martha Washington is considered to be the first First Lady of the United States.

22. Sybil Ludington was a heroine of the American Revolutionary War who became famous for her night ride on April 26, 1777 to alert American colonial forces to the approach of enemy troops.

23. Molly Pitcher was a nickname given to a woman said to have fought in the American Revolutionary War, who is generally believed to have been Mary Ludwig Hays.

24. Phyllis Wheatley was the first African American poet and first African-American woman to publish her writing.

25. Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams, who was the second President of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth.

26. Betsy Ross is widely credited with making the first American flag.

27. Pocahontas was a Virginia Indian notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.

28. Mercy Otis Warren was a political writer and propagandist of the American Revolution.