Leading Founders

Leading Founders
Who They Were
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Thomas Paine: Agitator for Revolution
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Patrick Henry: Defender of American Liberty
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John Adams: Atlas of American Independence
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George Mason: Progenitor of the Bill of Rights
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Thomas Jefferson: Champion of Liberty
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John Dickinson: Penman of the Founding
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Mercy Otis Warren: The Conscience of the American Revolution
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Charles Carroll: First Citizen
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James Madison: Father of the Constitution
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James Wilson: Sentinel of Nature’s Anchoring Truths
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Gouverneur Morris: Penman of the Constitution
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Alexander Hamilton: Champion of American Enterprise
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John Jay: Father of American Jurisprudence and Diplomacy
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John Marshall: Expounder of the Constitution
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Key Topics
The Founding Era
Why the American Founding Matters
Primary Documents
Why They Are Important
The Founders’ Almanac
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