| Clue | People | Chapter |
| Eloquent lawyer-orator who argued in defense of colonial rights | |
| Brilliant New England theologian who instigated the Great Awakening | |
| Itinerant British evangelist who spread the Great Awakening throughout the colonies | |
| Former slave who became a poet at an early age | |
| Author, scientist, printer; 'the first civilized American'; from Philadelphia | |
| Colonial painter who studied and worked in Britain | |
| The Father of New France, who established a crucial alliance with the Huron Indians | |
| French empire builder who explored the Mississippi Basin and named it after his monarch | |
| Militia commander whose frontier skirmish in Pennsylvania touched off a world war | |
| Advocate of colonial unity at a 1754 meeting in upstate New York | |
| Blundering British officer whose defeat gave the advantage to the French and Indians in the early stages of the war | |
| Splendid orator and organizer of the winning strategy against the French in North America | |
| British officer whose ear was chopped of by a Spanish revenue officer which started a war | |
| English officer at the battle of Quebec | |
| French officer at the battle of Quebec | |
| Wealthy president of the Continental Congress and 'King of the Smugglers' | |
| British minister who raised a storm of protest by passing the Stamp Act | |
| 'Champagne Charley'; Minister whose clever attempt to impose import taxes nearly succeeded, but eventually brewed trouble for Britain | |
| Alleged leader of radical protesters killed in Boston Massacre | |
| Stubborn ruler,lustful for power, who promoted harsh ministers like Lord North | |
| Zealous defender of the common people's rights and organizer of underground propaganda committees | |
| British governor of Massachusetts whose stubborn policies helped provoke the Boston Tea Party | |
| Nineteen-year-old major general in the Revolutionary army | |
| Organizational genius who turned raw recruits into tough professional soldiers | |
| A wealthy Virginian of great character and leadership abilities who served his country without pay | |
| Briliant American general who invaded Canada, foiled Burgoyne's invasion, and then betrayed his country in 1780 | |
| A radical British immigrant who put an end to American toasts to King George | |
| Fiery Virginian and author of the resolution of July 2, 1776, formally authorizing the colonies' independence | |
| Author of an explanatory indictment (Declaration of Independence), signed on July 4, 1776, that accused George III of establishing a military dictatorship | |
| Blundering British general whose slow progress south from Canada ended in disaster at Saratoga | |
| British general who chose to enjoy himself in New York and Philadelphia rather than vigorously pursue the American enemy | |
| Shrewd and complicating 'homespun' American diplomat who forged the alliance with France and later secured a generous peace treaty | |
| Leader whose small force conquered key British forts in the West | |