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founding fathers
This is to help those taking a highschool or beginner college history course=P
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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Hannah=P
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