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Founding Fathers of the United States
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George Washington
First President of the United States, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, presided over the convention that drafted the US Constitution.
John Adams
Second President of the United States, a leader of the American Revolution, and a diplomat who helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris.
Thomas Jefferson
Third President of the United States, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and founder of the University of Virginia.
Benjamin Franklin
A leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, Freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.
Alexander Hamilton
First Secretary of the Treasury, author of economic policies, founder of the nation's financial system, and founder of the Federalist Party.
James Madison
Fourth President of the United States, Father of the Constitution for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
John Jay
First Chief Justice of the United States, an author of The Federalist Papers, and negotiator of the Treaty of Paris and Jay's Treaty.
Samuel Adams
A leader of the Boston Tea Party, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and a governor of Massachusetts.
John Hancock
President of the Second Continental Congress, first and third Governor of Massachusetts, and the first individual to sign the Declaration of Independence.
James Monroe
Fifth President of the United States, last president who was a Founding Father, and the author of the Monroe Doctrine.
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