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Fisher US Founders
US History Regents Review Founders and Early Influencers
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| George Washington | 1st President. Set precedents: two term limit of office, Cabinet, and neutrality. |
| Thomas Jefferson | 3rd President. Main author of Declaration of Independence, made the Louisiana Purchase. |
| John Adams | 2nd President. Helped write the Declaration of Independence. |
| John Locke | Enlightenment philosopher. Theory of Natural Rights influenced establishment of democracy in America. |
| Thomas Paine | Wrote Common Sense to encourage American independence from England. |
| Alexander Hamilton | First Secretary of the Treasury, supported a national banking system. |
| Adam Smith | Wrote Wealth of Nations supporting capitalism and laissez-faire economics. |