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Founding Fathers Of the United States Constitution And Our Country’s Early History
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Paul Revere Portrait painted by John Singleton Copley Revere was a master silversmith, which is why he is holding a silver teapot in the portrait. It was also a symbol of the Boston Tea Party and the fact that he was a member of the Sons of Liberty. He did the midnight ride to Lexington and Concord to warn the British were coming. http://www.americanrevolution.org/revere.html
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Thomas Jefferson Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. He was a gifted writer. He sent Lewis and Clark out to explore the Louisiana Purchase. He bought Alaska from Russia – GREAT price! He was the 3 rd president of the United States.
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John Adams Adams was often misunderstood—people thought he was cold and rude. He and his cousin, Sam were leaders of the Sons of Liberty. He was the second president. He was the first to have his son serve as president also. His political ideas and policies lasted the test of time.
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Benedict Arnold Arnold was one of the most trusted American generals of the Revolutionary War. He turned traitor because he was passed over for military honors and accused of abusing his power and standing.
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Samuel Adams Samuel was cousin to John Adams and preferred to work “behind the scenes” of the Revolution. He signed the Declaration of Independence and was part of the Boston Tea Party.
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George Washington Known as the “Father of Our Country”, he really was the 1 st president. He was deeply concerned with helping the fledgling republic flourish.
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James Madison James is the “Father of the Constitution.” He received many ideas from those he associated with, but the final written copy was in his words. He designed our system of checks and balances.
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Benjamin Franklin Franklin was “a jack-of-all- trades and a master of many” – an inventor (lightning rod, etc.). He was the only person who signed four of the most important documents in U.S. history. Traveled all over the world – a great diplomat.
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