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founding fathers
This is to help those taking a highschool or beginner college history course=P
Question | Answer |
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George Washington | First President; General of the Continental Army during the American Revolution |
Alexander Hamilton | Federalist; a member of Washington's cabinet; founded national bank |
John Adams | Second President; Federalist; helped write Declaration |
Thomas Jefferson | Third President; Anti-Federalist; Democratic Republican; helped write Declaration of Independence |
John Jay | Helped form Treaty of Paris and Jay's Treaty |
James Madison | Came up with the plan for a strong central government with three governing bodies |
Benjamin Franklin | Helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris; convinced the French to help America during the Revolution; key figure of the Enlightenment in America |
Samuel Adams | radical revolutionary; Anti-federalist; founder of the Son's of Liberty |
George III | King of England during the time of the American Revolution |
Thomas Paine | wrote Common Sense, which inspired the American soldiers to declare independence |
John Locke | English philosopher whose ideas about natural rights were incorporated into the Declaration of Independence |
George Grenville | responsible for the Sugar Act, Stamp Act |
Patrick Henry | fiery orator who encouraged the Americans to break with England; Anti-Federalist |