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[[File:Gilbert Stuart Portrait of George Washington.jpg|thumb|Portrait of George Washington by [[Gilbert Stuart]].]]
[[File:Gilbert Stuart Portrait of George Washington.jpg|thumb|Portrait of George Washington by [[Gilbert Stuart]].]]
'''The Founding Fathers''' are the leaders who founded the [[United States]], especially the 40 dignitaries who signed the U.S. Constitution at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. Historians consider the most important founders to include [[John Adams]], [[Samuel Adams]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Alexander Hamilton]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[James Madison]], and [[George Washington]]. Washington is known for his leadership and honesty; Hamilton for his brilliance; John Adams for his morality; Franklin for his inventiveness; Madison for his scholarship; and Jefferson for his egalitarianism.
'''The Founding Fathers''' are the leaders who founded the [[United States]], especially the 40 dignitaries who signed the U.S. Constitution at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and the 57 signers of the Declaration of Independence. Historians consider the most important founders to include [[John Adams]], [[Samuel Adams]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Alexander Hamilton]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[James Madison]], and [[George Washington]]. Washington is known for his leadership and honesty; Hamilton for his brilliance; John Adams for his morality; Franklin for his inventiveness; Madison for his scholarship; and Jefferson for his egalitarianism.
The 55 initial participants—all of whom would be considered "Founders" in the broad sense of the term—wrote 15,000 articles, books and other materials. A study found that the [[Bible]] comprised 34% of their direct quotations. They particularly liked quoting the [[Book of Deuteronomy]].
The 55 initial participants—all of whom would be considered "Founders" in the broad sense of the term—wrote 15,000 articles, books and other materials. A study found that the [[Bible]] comprised 34% of their direct quotations. They particularly liked quoting the [[Book of Deuteronomy]].<ref>https://juicyecumenism.com/2017/05/26/bibles-significance-american-founders/</ref>
The last surviving member of the signers of the Declaration was [[Charles Carroll of Carrollton]], and the last surviving Founding Father was [[James Madison]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=HGkXMM-CXxMC&pg=PA87 Virginia's Historic Homes and Gardens]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=MlNWU1e9ppUC&pg=PA181 The American Presidents, Washington to Tyler]</ref>
The last surviving member of the signers of the Declaration was [[Charles Carroll of Carrollton]], and the last surviving Founding Father was [[James Madison]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=HGkXMM-CXxMC&pg=PA87 Virginia's Historic Homes and Gardens]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=MlNWU1e9ppUC&pg=PA181 The American Presidents, Washington to Tyler]</ref>
==Views==
==Views==
The overall philosophy of the founding fathers can be summarized as "[[Americanism]]."
===Freedom and natural law===
===Freedom and natural law===
The founding fathers were heavily influenced by [[John Locke]], who promoted the principles of [[individual freedom]] and a [[limited government]] based on [[natural law]] and [[unalienable rights]], as advocated by [[John Locke]].<ref name="USHistory.org">[http://www.ushistory.org/gov/2.asp 2. Foundations of American Government]. ''USHistory.org''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref><ref name="CRF-USA.org">[https://www.crf-usa.org/foundations-of-our-constitution/natural-rights.html The Declaration of Independence and Natural Rights]. ''Constitutional Rights Foundation''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref> The founding fathers themselves strongly supported these principles.<ref name="BoRI">[https://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/founders-quotes/ Founders’ Quotes on Founding Principles]. ''Bill of Rights Institute''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref><ref>Bleau, Hannah (July 4, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/04/13-patriotic-quotes-from-americas-founding-fathers/ 13 Patriotic Quotes from America’s Founding Fathers]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 4, 2019.</ref> Their experience with the tyrannical British government made them distrustful of a powerful government, and their resolve to not repeat this experience is reflected in the U.S. Constitution and [[Bill of Rights]].<ref name="Best">Best, James D. [http://www.whatwouldthefoundersthink.com/the-founders-believed-in-limited-government The Founders Believed in Limited Government]. ''What Would the Founders Think''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref> For example, the Constitution goes to great lengths to mandate the [[separation of powers]], and the Bill of Rights further limits government power to protect individual rights.<ref name="Best"/><ref>Pilon, Roger (July 21, 1995). [https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/founders-intended-only-limited-powers Founders Intended Only Limited Powers]. ''CATO Institute'' (from ''USA Today''). Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref><ref name="Federalism">[http://www.ushistory.org/gov/3a.asp 3a. The Founders and Federalism]. ''USHistory.org''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref><ref>Beeman, Richard R. [https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/white-pages/the-constitutional-convention-of-1787-a-revolution-in-government The Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Revolution in Government]. ''Constitution Center''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref><ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/gov/2c.asp 2c. Creating the Constitution]. ''USHistory.org''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref><ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/gov/2d.asp 2d. The Bill of Rights]. ''USHistory.org''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref> The founders also emphasized the importance of property rights.<ref name="BoRI"/><ref>Snowball, Timothy (July 11, 2019). [https://pacificlegal.org/the-founding-fathers-of-our-limited-government-george-washington-and-the-importance-of-property-rights/ The Founding Fathers of our limited government: George Washington and the importance of property rights]. ''Pacific Legal Foundation''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref> Many of the founding fathers warned Americans to stay vigilant against trends that erode individual freedom, including the growth of bureaucracy, violation of the separation of powers, and judicial supremacy.<ref>[https://nccs.net/blogs/articles/strong-warnings-from-the-founders Strong Warnings from the Founders]. ''National Center for Constitutional Studies''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref>
The founding fathers were heavily influenced by [[John Locke]], who promoted the principles of [[individual freedom]] and a [[limited government]] based on [[natural law]] and [[unalienable rights]], as advocated by [[John Locke]].<ref name="USHistory.org">[http://www.ushistory.org/gov/2.asp 2. Foundations of American Government]. ''USHistory.org''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref><ref name="CRF-USA.org">[https://www.crf-usa.org/foundations-of-our-constitution/natural-rights.html The Declaration of Independence and Natural Rights]. ''Constitutional Rights Foundation''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref> The founding fathers themselves strongly supported these principles.<ref name="BoRI">[https://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/founders-quotes/ Founders’ Quotes on Founding Principles]. ''Bill of Rights Institute''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref><ref>Bleau, Hannah (July 4, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/04/13-patriotic-quotes-from-americas-founding-fathers/ 13 Patriotic Quotes from America’s Founding Fathers]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 4, 2019.</ref> Their experience with the tyrannical British government made them distrustful of a powerful government, and their resolve to not repeat this experience is reflected in the U.S. Constitution and [[Bill of Rights]].<ref name="Best">Best, James D. [http://www.whatwouldthefoundersthink.com/the-founders-believed-in-limited-government The Founders Believed in Limited Government]. ''What Would the Founders Think''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref> For example, the Constitution goes to great lengths to mandate the [[separation of powers]], and the Bill of Rights further limits government power to protect individual rights.<ref name="Best"/><ref>Pilon, Roger (July 21, 1995). [https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/founders-intended-only-limited-powers Founders Intended Only Limited Powers]. ''CATO Institute'' (from ''USA Today''). Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref><ref name="Federalism">[http://www.ushistory.org/gov/3a.asp 3a. The Founders and Federalism]. ''USHistory.org''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref><ref>Beeman, Richard R. [https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/white-pages/the-constitutional-convention-of-1787-a-revolution-in-government The Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Revolution in Government]. ''Constitution Center''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref><ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/gov/2c.asp 2c. Creating the Constitution]. ''USHistory.org''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref><ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/gov/2d.asp 2d. The Bill of Rights]. ''USHistory.org''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref> The founders also emphasized the importance of property rights.<ref name="BoRI"/><ref>Snowball, Timothy (July 11, 2019). [https://pacificlegal.org/the-founding-fathers-of-our-limited-government-george-washington-and-the-importance-of-property-rights/ The Founding Fathers of our limited government: George Washington and the importance of property rights]. ''Pacific Legal Foundation''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref> Many of the founding fathers warned Americans to stay vigilant against trends that erode individual freedom, including the growth of bureaucracy, violation of the separation of powers, and judicial supremacy.<ref>[https://nccs.net/blogs/articles/strong-warnings-from-the-founders Strong Warnings from the Founders]. ''National Center for Constitutional Studies''. Retrieved August 24, 2019.</ref>
===Republicanism===
===Republicanism===
[[File:Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States.jpg|thumb|300px|Signing of the United States Constitution, by Howard Chandler Christy in 1940]]
The Founding Fathers sought "Honor"—freedom from corruption, and a positive devotion to civic virtue. These were key elements of [[Republicanism]], and the Founding Fathers made republicanism the core values of the American system of government.
The Founding Fathers sought "Honor"—freedom from corruption, and a positive devotion to civic virtue. These were key elements of [[Republicanism]], and the Founding Fathers made republicanism the core values of the American system of government.
The founding fathers considered to be "theistic rationalists" did believe God was active in earthly affairs and that religion was essentially important to society because it brought [[morality]].<ref name="Frazer"/> However, they believed this to be true for all religions, rather than just Christianity.<ref name="Frazer"/> They opposed the establishment of an official religion but supported religion in public life.<ref name="Frazer"/>
The founding fathers considered to be "theistic rationalists" did believe God was active in earthly affairs and that religion was essentially important to society because it brought [[morality]].<ref name="Frazer"/> However, they believed this to be true for all religions, rather than just Christianity.<ref name="Frazer"/> They opposed the establishment of an official religion but supported religion in public life.<ref name="Frazer"/>
In a Judiciary Committee report published by the House of Representatives in 1854 titled "''Chaplains in Congress and in the Army and Navy''" it was noted that:
:In this age, there can be no substitute for Christianity; that, in its general principles, is the great conservative element on which we must rely for the purity and permanence of free institutions. That was the religion of the founders of the republic, and they expected it to remain the religion of their descendants.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Reports_of_Committees/zaoFAAAAQAAJ Reports of Committees - 16th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session], 1854, H. Rep. 124, 33rd Congress, 1st Session</ref>
== Signatories of the [[Declaration of Independence]] ==
== Signatories of the [[Declaration of Independence]] ==
{|
{|
| valign="top" |
| valign="top" |
*[[John Adams]]
*1.[[John Adams]]
2.[[Samuel Adams]]
*[[Charles Carroll of Carrollton|Charles Carroll]]
3.[[Josiah Bartlett]]
*[[William Ellery]]
4.[[Carter Braxton]]
*[[William Floyd]]
*
*[[Benjamin Franklin]]
*[[Elbridge Gerry]]
5.[[Charles Carroll of Carrollton|Charles Carroll]]
*[[Button Gwinnett]]
*[[Lyman Hall]]
*[[John Hancock]]
6.[[Samuel Chase]]
*[[Benjamin Harrison V|Benjamin Harrison]]
*[[John Hart]]
*[[Joseph Hewes]]
7.[[Abraham Clark]]
*[[Thomas Heyward]]
8.[[George Clymer]]
*[[Stephen Hopkins]]
*
*[[Francis Hopkinson]]
*[[Samuel Huntington (signer)|Samuel Huntington]]
9.[[William Ellery]]
*[[Thomas Jefferson]]
*
*[[Francis Lightfoot Lee]]
*[[Richard Henry Lee]]
10.[[William Floyd]]
*[[Francis Lewis]]
*
*[[Philip Livingston]]
*[[Thomas Lynch, Jr.]]
11.[[Benjamin Franklin]]
*[[Thomas McKean]]
*
*[[Arthur Middleton]]
*[[Lewis Morris]]
12.[[Elbridge Gerry]]
*[[Robert Morris (financier)|Robert Morris]]
*
*[[John Morton]]
*[[Thomas Nelson, Jr.]]
13.[[Button Gwinnett]]
*[[William Paca]]
*
*[[John Penn]]
14.[[Lyman Hall]]
*
*[[George Read]]
*[[Caesar Rodney]]
15.[[John Hancock]]
*[[George Ross]]
*
*[[Benjamin Rush]]
*[[Edward Rutledge]]
16.[[Benjamin Harrison V|Benjamin Harrison]]
*[[Roger Sherman]]
*
*[[James Smith (signer)|James Smith]]
*[[Richard Stockton]]
17.[[John Hart]]
*[[Thomas Stone]]
*
*[[George Taylor]]
*[[Matthew Thornton]]
18.[[Joseph Hewes]]
*[[George Walton]]
*
*[[William Whipple]]
*[[William Williams]]
19.[[Thomas Heyward]]
*[[James Wilson]]
*
*[[John Witherspoon]]
*[[Oliver Wolcott]]
20.[[William Hooper]]
*[[George Wythe]]
*
21.[[Stephen Hopkins]]
*
22.[[Francis Hopkinson]]
*
23.[[Samuel Huntington (signer)|Samuel Huntington]]
*
24.[[Thomas Jefferson]]
*
25.[[Francis Lightfoot Lee]]
*
26.[[Richard Henry Lee]]
*
27.[[Francis Lewis]]
*
28.[[Philip Livingston]]
*
29.[[Thomas Lynch, Jr.]]
*
30.[[Thomas McKean]]
*
31.[[Arthur Middleton]]
*
32.[[Lewis Morris]]
*
34.[[Robert Morris (financier)|Robert Morris]]
*
35.[[John Morton]]
*
36.[[Thomas Nelson, Jr.]]
*
37.[[William Paca]]
*
38.[[John Penn]]
*
39.[[Robert Treat Paine]]
*
40.[[George Read]]
*
41.[[Caesar Rodney]]
*
42.[[George Ross]]
*
43.[[Benjamin Rush]]
*
44.[[Edward Rutledge]]
*
45.[[Roger Sherman]]
*
46.[[James Smith (signer)|James Smith]]
*
47.[[Richard Stockton]]
*
48.[[Thomas Stone]]
*
49.[[George Taylor]]
*
50.[[Matthew Thornton]]
*
51.[[George Walton]]
*
52.[[William Whipple]]
*
53.[[William Williams]]
*
54.[[James Wilson]]
*
55.[[John Witherspoon]]
*
56.[[Oliver Wolcott]]
*
57.[[George Wythe]]
|}
|}
{|
{|
| valign="top" |
| valign="top" |
*[[Samuel Adams]]
*[[Samuel Adams]]
*[[Josiah Bartlett]]
*[[Daniel Carroll]]
*[[William Ellery]]
*[[John Dickinson]]
*[[Elbridge Gerry]]
*[[John Hancock]]
*[[Samuel Huntington]]
*[[Thomas Heyward Jr.]]
*[[Thomas Adams]]
*[[Thomas Adams]]
*[[John Banister]]
*[[John Banister]]
*[[William Clingan]]
*[[William Clingan]]
*[[John Collins]]
*[[John Collins]]
*[[Francis Dana]]
*[[Francis Dana]]
*[[William Henry Drayton]]
*[[William Henry Drayton]]
*[[James Duane]]
*[[James Duane]]
*[[William Duer]]
*[[William Duer]]
*[[John Hanson]]
*[[John Hanson]]
*[[Cornelius Harnett]]
*[[Cornelius Harnett]]
*[[John Harvie]]
*[[John Harvie]]
*[[Samuel Holten]]
*[[Samuel Holten]]
*[[Titus Hosmer]]
*[[Titus Hosmer]]
*[[Richard Hutson]]
*[[Richard Hutson]]
| valign="top" |
| valign="top" |
*[[Edward Langworthy]]
*[[Edward Langworthy]]
*[[Henry Laurens]]
*[[Henry Laurens]]
*[[Francis Lightfoot Lee]]
*[[Francis Lightfoot Lee]]
*[[Richard Henry Lee]]
*[[Richard Henry Lee]]
*[[Francis Lewis]]
*[[Francis Lewis]]
*[[James Lovell]]
*[[James Lovell]]
*[[Henry Marchant]]
*[[Henry Marchant]]
*[[John Mathews]]
*[[John Mathews]]
*[[Thomas McKean]]
*[[Thomas McKean]]
*[[Gouverneur Morris]]
*[[Gouverneur Morris]]
*[[Robert Morris (financier)|Robert Morris]]
*[[Robert Morris (financier)|Robert Morris]]
*[[John Penn]]
*[[John Penn]]
*[[Joseph Reed]]
*[[Joseph Reed]]
*[[Daniel Roberdeau]]
*[[Daniel Roberdeau]]
*[[Nathaniel Scudder]]
*[[Nathaniel Scudder]]
*[[Roger Sherman]]
*[[Roger Sherman]]
*[[Jonathan Bayard Smith]]
*[[Jonathan Bayard Smith]]
*[[Edward Telfair]]
*[[Edward Telfair]]
*[[Nicholas Van Dyke]]
*[[Nicholas Van Dyke]]
*[[John Walton]]
*[[John Walton]]
*[[John Wentworth Jr.]]
*[[John Wentworth Jr.]]
*[[John Williams]]
*[[John Williams]]
*[[John Witherspoon]]
*[[John Witherspoon]]
*[[Oliver Wolcott]]
*[[Oliver Wolcott]]
|}
|}
*[[Thomas Paine]]
*[[Thomas Paine]]
|}
|}
== Founding Fathers Quotes ==
==religious list of the singers of the us founding fathers from the articles of confederation the constitution and the declaration of indepence
A Table of the Religious Affiliations
of American Founders
Signer State Doc. Office Affiliation (Ref.)
Adams, Andrew CT A CO(l)
Adams, John MA D President CO(b)UN(a)
Adams, Samuel MA D/A CO(b)
Adams, Thomas VA A
Banister, John VA A
Baldwin, Abraham GA C CO(j,k)PR(n)
Bartlett, Josiah NH D/A CO(b)
Bassett, Richard DE C ME(g,j,m,n)
Bedford, Gunning, Jun. DE C PR(j,m)
Blair, John VA C Justice PR(a)EP(n)
Blount, William NC C EP(n)PR(f,j)
Braxton, Carter VA D
Brearly, David NJ C EP(n)
Broom, Jacob DE C QU(n)EP(m)
Butler, Pierce SC C EP(j,m)
Carroll, Charles MD D RC(d)
Carroll, Daniel MD A/C RC(d,j,n)
Chase, Samuel MD D Justice EP(a)
Clark, Abraham NJ D PR(c,e)
Clingan, William PA A
Collins, John RI A Governor
Clymer, George PA D/C QU(j,n),EP(j)
Dana, Francis MA A
Dayton, Jonothan NJ C PR(n)EP(j)
Dickenson, John DE A/C QU(j,m,n)EP(j)
Drayton, William Henry SC A
Duane, James NY A EP(l)
Duer, William NY A
Ellery, William RI(A)MA(D) D/A CO(b)
Few, William GA C ME(j,k,n)
Fitzsimons, Thomas PA C RC(j,n)
(variant spellings: Fitzsimmons, Fitz-Simons)
Floyd, William NY D PR(c,e)
Franklin, Benjamin PA D/C EP(n)DE(j)
Gerry, Elbridge MA D/A EP(j)
Gilman, Nicholas NH C CO(j,n)
Gorham, Nathaniel MA C CO(j,n)
Gwynnett, Button SC D EP(k,o)
Hall, Lyman SC D CO(b,k)
Hamilton, Alexander NY C EP(j,n)
Hancock, John MA A/D CO(b)
Hanson, John MD A
Harnett, Cornelious NC A EP(f)DE(f)
Harrison, Benjamin VA D Governor
Hart, John NJ D PR(c)
Harvie, John VA A
Hewes, Joseph NC D EP?(f)
Heyward, Thomas SC A
Heyward, Thomas, Jr. SC D
Holton, Samuel MA A
Hooper, William NC D EP(f)
Hopkins, Stephen RI D
Hopkinson, Francis NJ D Ep(l)
Hosmer, Titus CT D
Huntington, Samuel CT D/A CO(b)
Hutson, Richard SC A PR(l)
Ingersoll, Jared PA C PR(j,n)
Jefferson, Thomas VA D President DE(a)
Jennifer, Dan oF St. Thomas MD C EP(j,n)
Johnson, Wm. Saml. CT C Justice PR(a)EP(j,n)
King, Rufas MA C EP(j)CO(n)
Langdon, John NH C CO(j,n)
Langworthy, Edward GA A EP(o)
Laurens, Henry SC A HU(l)
Lee, Henry Lightfoot VA D/A
Lee, Richard Henry VA D/A Senator
Lewis, Francis NY D/A
Livingston, Phil. NY D P(c)
Livingston, Wil. NJ C PR(j,n)
Lovell, James MA A
Lynch, Thomas Junr. SC D
Madison, James Jr. VA C President EP(a,j,n)TH(i)
Marchant, Henry RI A
Mathews, John SC A
McHenry, James MD C PR(j,n)
Middleton, Arthur SC D
Miflin, Thomas PA C QU(n)LU(j)
M'Kean, Thomas DE D/A PR(m)
Morris, Gouv. NY(A)PA(C) A/C EP(j)DE(i,n)
Morris, Lewis NY D
Morris, Robert PA D/A/C EP(j,n)
Morton, John PA D
Nelson, Thomas Jr. VA D
Paca, William MD D
Paine, Robert Treat MA D CO(b)
Paterson, William NJ C Justice PT(a)PR(j,n)
Penn, John NC D/A UK(f)
Pinckney, Charles SC C EP(j,n)
Pinckney, Chas. Cotesworth SC C EP(j,n)
Read, George DE D/C EP(j,m,n)
Reed, Joseph PA A
Roberdeau, Daniel PA A
Rodney, Caesar DE D EP(m)
Ross, George PA D
Rush, Benjamin PA D PR(c,e)UN
Rutledge, Edward SC D Justice CE(a)
Rutledge, J. SC C EP(j,n)
Scudder, Nathaniel NJ A
Sherman, Roger CT D/A/C CO(b,j,n)
Smith, James PA D PR(c,e)
Smith, Jona. Bayard PA A
Spaight, Richard Dobbs NC C EP(f,j,n)
Stockton, Richard NJ D PR(c,e)
Stone, Thomas MD D
Taylor, George PA D PR(c,e)
Telfair, Edward GA A
Thornton, Matthew NH D PR(c,e)
Van Dyke, Nicholas DE A EP(m)
Walton, George GA D AN(o)
Walton, Jno. GA A
Washington, George VA C President EP(a,j,n)TH(i)
Wentworth, John Junr. NH A
Whipple, William NH D CO(b)
Williams, Jonothan NC A UK(f)
Williams, William CT D CO(b)
Williamson, Hu NC C PR(f,n)DE(j)
Wilson, James PA D/C Ch. Justice* EP(a)PR(e,n)DE(j)
Witherspoon, Jonothan NJ D/A Minister PR(c)(e)
Wolcott, Oliver CT D/A CO(b)
Wythe, George VA D EP(j)
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=iKrsV46o00AC Anti-slavery in America from the Introduction of African Slaves to the Prohibition of the Slave Trade (1619-1808)], by Mary Stoughton Locke, 1901
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=iKrsV46o00AC Anti-slavery in America from the Introduction of African Slaves to the Prohibition of the Slave Trade (1619-1808)], by Mary Stoughton Locke, 1901
* [https://librivox.org/author/4127 Works by the Founding Fathers of the United States - text and free audio] - [[LibriVox]]
* [https://librivox.org/author/4127 Works by the Founding Fathers of the United States - text and free audio] - [[LibriVox]]
* [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/35742/35742-h/35742-h.htm AMERICAN LEADERS AND HEROES], A PRELIMINARY TEXT-BOOK IN UNITED STATES HISTORY BY WILBUR F. GORDY, [[Project Gutenberg]]
== Founding Fathers Quotes ==
* [http://www.marksquotes.com/Founding-Fathers/ Mark's Quotes: Founding Fathers Quotes]
* [http://www.dojgov.net/Liberty_Watch.htm USDOJ & Government Watch: Spirit of America Liberty Quotes]
* [http://www.eadshome.com/QuotesoftheFounders.htm Eads Home Ministries: Founding Fathers Quotes]
==religious affilaitons==
https://candst.tripod.com/tnppage/qtable.htm
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