Founding Fathers

He was a lawyer, who defended the British Soldiers after the Boston Massacre, even though it was unpopular to do so. He did this because he was a believer of the law.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• George Washington

• James Monroe

He became an orphan as a child and was taken in by a rich merchant family who recognized his intelligence and talent and sponsored him to attend college at King’s College (now Columbia University, New York), and after graduating he stayed in New York to make a life for himself. 

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Monroe

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

He served as Governor of Virginia during the American Revolution, and drafted laws on religious freedom.

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Monroe

• James Madison

 became popular in the Colonies when he led an effort to have Great Britain repeal the unpopular Stamp Act. He was also the American diplomat to France.

• George Washington

• James Monroe

• James Madison

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

He was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution, winning the war against the British.

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• James Monroe

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

 He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates and the Continental Congress.

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Monroe

He opposed a strong federal government.

• James Madison

• James Monroe

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson