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The sole New York representative to remain at the Constitutional Convention, he would become more influential as co-author of the Federalist Papers.

She was martyred trying to join her Loyalist love, but her story would more famously become Patriot propaganda.

English intellectual whose anti-"divine right" stance on the monarchy and popular 1776 pamphlet made him one of the more significant voices for liberty.

Synonymous still today with the word traitor; had he not sold out his nation, he would be remembered instead for his namesake, now the U.S. Military Academy.

Much more than the wife of a politician, her letters with her husband paint her as both one of the first true women reformers in America, and a passionate advocate.

A noted English General who showed firsthand the power of the British military with his overwhelming but taxing charge on Bunker Hill.

One of three authors of the Federalist Papers, this lawyer's writings would help to sway New York to ratify the Constitution.

Perhaps best known for his role in the battle of Oriskany, this English General successfully led a diverse regiment against an equally diverse and somewhat ironic Patriot force.

British commander in New York who helped guarantee that promises made to American slaves would be honored.

Considered one of the leading political thinkers of the Revolutionary period, this future president had training in almost any imaginable act of government on any level.

Writing under the name "A Columbia Patriot," her contributions are considered some of the most powerful Antifederalist literature during the debates.

Outspoken Virginia Governor; still recognized for his Virginia Resolves, his skepticism kept him away from participating in the Constitutional Convention

Though coming into command late in the war, he was very successful at recruiting slaves to the British side to serve as guides and navigators.

Sometimes better known as "Mum Bett," she successfully sued for her freedom in 1781, the first to do so in Massachusetts.

Known as the hero of Saratoga, even his loss at Camden would be effective at rallying support to the Patriot cause.

He would be the guiding force that would quickly and violently plow the British army from South Carolina to Virginia during the heart of the southern campaign.

He spoke for the U.S. in negotiations with the Seneca and Mohawk during a land dispute at Fort Stanwix.

A farmer in western Massachusetts; his frustrations with the Boston elites in power led to violent response on local authority.

Noted in Philadelphia for his business savvy, he would be tabbed as the superintendent of finance in 1781.

As author of the Virginia Bill of Rights, his use of the terms free and independent were akin to hypocrisy.