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Founding Fathers and Their Contributions George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin
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YOU WILL NEED 2 PIECES OF COPY PAPER PENCIL THIS POWERPOINT STEP 1, FOLD THE PAPERS IN HALF AND MAKE A BOOKLET. STEP 2, ON THE COVER, WRITE FOUNDING FATHERS, THEN YOUR NAME, DATE AND CLASS PERIOD.
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STEP 3, STARTING WITH THE BACK OF YOUR COVER, NUMBER YOUR PAGES 1-6. STEP 4, COPY THE INFORMATION INTO YOUR BOOKLET. LEAVE ROOM FOR OTHER INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THE SIX WEEKS.
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What is a founding father?
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PAGE 1 What is a founding father? Someone who is considered by historians to have helped build our country from the very start.
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Founding Father
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PAGE 2 GEORGE MASON
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George Mason A Virginia delegate to the Constitutional Convention he wanted a “wise and just government”
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George Mason What he did... Wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776) Proposed adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. His proposal was defeated. According to Thomas Jefferson, came up with the idea for a Bill of Rights Believed that state governments could protect people’s rights better than the national government Refused to sign the Constitution without a bill of rights because he believed it gave “no security” for individual rights
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PAGE 3 THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Thomas Jefferson The Father of the Declaration of Independence 3 rd President of the United States
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PAGE 4 JAMES MADISON Images used with permission
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James Madison Father of the Constitution His diary notes also tell us what happened during the Constitutional Convention
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PAGE 5 GEORGE WASHINGTON
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George Washington Father of our country First President Commander of all American Troops in the American Revolution
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PAGE 6 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Images used with permission
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Benjamin Franklin Statesman – helped with all of the important early documents of our country Inventor Printer Writer Scientist
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