Researching Important People
during the
American Revolution

Databases

People in Colonial America

• Signers of the Declaration of Independence
• Biographies of the Founders, Framers, and Others by William H. Huff (writings and biographies of the founders and other important figures from the founding era)
• Archiving America

Abigail Adams

• Abigail Smith Adams (from the White House)
• First Lady Biography: Abigail Adams (from the National First Ladies' Library)
• Abigail Smith Adams (1744-1818) - (from the Bunker Hill Exhibit of the Massachusetts Historical Society)

John Adams

• The Biography of John Adams (from the White House)
• USA: Biography of John Adams (from Revolution to Reconstruction)
• John Adams (from the American President)
• Portrait of John Adams (from Archiving Early America)

Samuel Adams

• Samuel Adams: American Patriot and Politician
• Colonial Hall: Biography of Samuel Adams
• Portrait of Samuel Adams (from Archiving Early America)

Ethan Allen

• Ethan Allen (from The American Revolution Homepage)
• Architect of the Capitol: Ethan Allen
• Green Mountian Boys (from Historical Flags)

Benedict Arnold

• Benedict Arnold: Who Served here? (from Historic Valley Forge)
• Benedict Arnold's Leg (from PBS Online)
• Arnold, Benedict (search for Benedict Arnold from the Historychannel.com)
• Portrait of Benedict Arnold (from Archiving Early America)

Joseph Brant

• Chief Joseph Brant - Mohawk, Loyalist, and Freemason (from Archiving Early America)
• Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea), Mohawk (from Indians.org)
• Joseph Brant (1742-1807) (from Chiefs)
  

John Burgoyne

• The Patriot Resource: John Burgoyne
• John Burgoyne (from the Massachusetts Historical Society)

Charles Cornwallis

• Portrait of General Charles Cornwallis (from Historical Portraits Image Library)
• Charles Cornwallis (from of the American Revolution: Traitors, Seamstresses, and Generals- ThinkQuest)
• American Revolution: Lord Charles Cornwallis (from About.com)
• Portrait of Charles Cornwallis (from Archiving Early America)

Benjamin Franklin

• Benjamin Franklin (from PBS)
• Ben's Guide: Benjamin Franklin
• Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (from Archiving Early America)

King George III

• Portrait of George III (from Archiving Early America)
• George III (1760-1829)
• King George III 1738-1820

Nathan Hale

• Captain Nathan Hale (1755 - 1776) by Rev. Edward Everett Hale (from the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution)
• Patriot Nathan Hale Was Hanged September 22, 1776 (from America's Story from America's Library)

Alexander Hamilton

• Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America (from the New York Historical Society)
• American Experience: Alexander Hamilton (from PBS)
• Portrait of Alexander Hamilton (from Archiving Early America)

John Hancock

• John Hancock (from Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
• John Hancock(search for John Hancock from the History Channel.com)
• John Hancock (from America's Story - Library of Congress
• Portrait of John Hancock (from Archiving Early America)

Patrick Henry

• Patrick Henry (from Colonial Williamsburg)
• Portrait of Patrick Henry (from Archiving Early America)

John Jay

• John Jay: The White House Dream Team
• The Federalists: A Biography of Jay
• The Papers of John Jay
• John Jay Representing New York at the Continental Congress (from ushistory.org)
• Portrait of John Jay (from Archiving Early America)

Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Jefferson (from The White House)
• Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
• Thomas Jefferson (from the Library of Congress)
• Thomas Jefferson's Quotes (from The Quotation Page)
• Portrait of Thomas Jefferson (from Archiving Early America)

James Madison

• James Madison (from the White House)
• James Madison (from Explore Montpelier, Rediscover America)
• Papers of James Madison (from the University of Virginia)
• Portrait of James Madison (from Archiving Early America)

Francis Marion

• Francis Marion (from the Patriot Resource)
  

Thomas Paine

• Thomas Paine (from - From Revolution to Reconstruction)
• Thomas Paine (from ushistory.org)
• Portrait of Thomas Paine (from Archiving Early America)

Molly Pitcher

• Molly Pitcher (from Archiving Early America)
• Molly Pitcher (from Historic Valley Forge)

Paul Revere

• Paul Revere
• Paul Revere's Other Ride
• Silversmith (from Colonial Williamsburg)
• The True Story of Paul Revere (from Archiving Early America)

Betsy Ross

• The Flag of the United States of America
• Betsy Ross: Her Life (from Archiving Early America)
• Betsy Ross (from People of the American Revolution: Traitors, Seamstresses, and Generals - ThinkQuest)
• Betsy Ross (from Women in the American Revolution)
• Betsy Ross Homepage (from ushistory.org)

General George Washington

• George Washington: Valley Forge: Who Served Here?
• George Washington Papers: Timeline: Colonial Period
• General George Washington's Campaign of 1776: Washington's New York Campaign (from Worcester Polytechnic Institute Military Science)
• Portrait of George Washington (from Archiving Early America)

Crispus Attucks

• Crispus Attucks
• Crispus Attucks (from PBS)

Benjamin Harrison

• Benjamin Harrison (from Principal's of Freedom)
• Benjamin Harrison (from Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
• Harrison, Benjamin, (1726-1791) - (from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress)
• Benjamin Harrison Biography (from Focusdep)

James Monroe

• James Monroe (from the White House)
• James Monroe (from Historic Valley Forge)
• James Monroe: Health and Medical History)
• The Battle of Trenton
• Portrait of James Monroe (from Archiving Early America)

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