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Revision as of 20:00, October 29, 2007
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.
The following persons are among the more commonly known Founding Fathers:
- George Washington
- Alexander Hamilton
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison
- Benjamin Franklin
- Thomas Paine
- John Jay
- Gouverneur Morris
- John Witherspoon
- George Mason
- John Adams
- Roger Sherman
- Charles C. Pinckney
- Patrick Henry
- Samuel Adams
- Oliver Ellsworth
Signatories of the Declaration of Independence
Signatories of the Articles of Confederation
Signatories of the United States Constitution
Other Founding Fathers
References
External Links
- The National Archives
- The National Archives - Historical Documents
- The Patriot Post - Historical Documents