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Founding Fathers

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a leader of the American Enlightenment, and an enthusiastic supporter of the American Revolution.   Benjamin Rush  
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first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.   John Jay  
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an American clergyman, Continental Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War.   John Peter Muhlenberg  
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as governor of Connecticut helped provide supplies for the Continental Army (1710-1785).   Jonathan Trumball, Sr.  
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commander of the Continental Army; served the British in the French and Indian War; 1st president of the United States.   George Washington  
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famous for signing his name very large on the Declaration of Independence because he feels that he has the most wealth to lose to King George III.   John Hancock  
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The only active clergyman and college president to sign the Declaration of Independence.   John Witherspoon  
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only Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence.   Charles Carroll  
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influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independence with his idea of unalienable rights. Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness cannot be taken away without due process.   John Locke  
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author of the Declaration of Independence, 3rd U.S. president, authorized the Louisiana Purchase, sent Lewis & Clark to explore the land that doubled the size of the United States.   Thomas Jefferson  
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