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Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882)

Irish patriot and a founder of the Sinn Fein (1865-1953)

Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817)

Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy (1805-1872)

American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)

American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799)

printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)

political and spiritual leader during India's struggle with Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive resistance (1869-1948)

a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)

American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)

a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799)

American Revolutionary leader and patriot; a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1791)

American revolutionary leader who signed the Declaration of Independence and was president of the Continental Congress (1731-1796)

leader of the American Revolution and president of the Continental Congress (1724-1792)

leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794)

American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)

South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918)

American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)

leader of the American Revolution who signed the Declaration of Independence and raised money for the Continental Army (1734-1806)

American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)

American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1731-1814)

Irish nationalist leader (1846-1891)

American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806)

American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)

American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)

physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)

American financier and American Revolutionary War patriot who helped fund the army during the American Revolution (1740?-1785)

American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution (1721-1793)

American Revolutionary leader (born in Prussia) who trained the troops under George Washington (1730-1794)

American Revolutionary leader who as governor of Connecticut provided supplies for the Continental Army (1710-1785)

American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798)

American Revolutionary leader and educator (born in Scotland) who signed of the Declaration of Independence and was president of the college that became Princeton University (1723-1794)