Peggy Shippen - why is she there? She married and aided Benedict Arnold - not exactly a "hero" - rather an traitor,
Banastre Tarleton was known as "Bloody Ben" for his habit of torturing American soldiers
Who makes up these lists? I don't trust them very much when I find things like that with just two Google searches.
And Betsy Ross - she and another woman sewed a flag, sure - but does that make her a "founding father?" Notable figure, sure, but not a "Founding Father" and there is even some debate over the timing of actual events.





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