Natural rights of "life, liberty, and property"

Ideas inspired the contents of the Declaration of Independence

• John Locke

• Thomas Jeffeson

• George Mason

• Montesquieu

Wrote Common Sense

Encouraged colonists to join the patriots during the American Revolution

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

• Patrick Henry

Wrote the Declaration of Independence

Democratic-Republican

Bought Louisiana Territory from France

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

"Give me liberty of give me death!"

Opposed ratification of the Constitution

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• Patrick Henry

Negotiated a Treaty of Alliance with France during the American Revolution

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

General of Continental Army

President of the Constitutional Convention

First President of the United States

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

"Father of the Constitution"

Kept copious notes from the Constitutional Convention

Author of the "Virginia Plan"

Democratic-Republican

• James Madison

• George Washngton

• Alexander Hamilton

• Benjamin Franklin

Wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights

Ideas inspired contents of the Bill of Rights

Opposed ratification of the Constitution

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

Fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Strengthened Supreme Court

• James Madison

• John Jay

• John Marshall

• Roger B. Taney

Explored the Louisiana Territory

Guided by Sacagawea

• Sacco and Vanzetti

• Jefferson and Madison

• Hamilton and Burr

• Lewis and Clark