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Founding Fathers and Their Contributions

Founding Fathers and Their Contributions. George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin. What is a founding father?. What is a founding father?. Someone who is considered by historians to have helped build our country from the very start. Founding Father.

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Founding Fathers and Their Contributions

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  1. Founding Fathers and Their Contributions George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin

  2. What is a founding father?

  3. What is a founding father? Someone who is considered by historians to have helped build our country from the very start.

  4. Founding Father

  5. GEORGE MASON

  6. George Mason A Virginia delegate to the Constitutional Convention he wanted a “wise and just government”

  7. 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

  8. THOMAS JEFFERSON

  9. Thomas Jefferson The Father of the Declaration of Independence 3rd President of the United States

  10. JAMES MADISON Images used with permission

  11. James Madison Father of the Constitution His diary notes also tell us what happened during the Constitutional Convention

  12. GEORGE WASHINGTON

  13. George Washington • Father of our country • First President • Commander of all American Troops in the American Revolution

  14. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Images used with permission

  15. Benjamin Franklin • Statesman – helped with all of the important early documents of our country • Inventor • Printer • Writer • Scientist

  16. Who is best known as “The Father of the Constitution”? 29. Who is best known as “The Father of the Constitution”? A) George Mason B) Thomas Jefferson C) James Madison D) George Washington

  17. c

  18. Who is the Father of the Declaration of Independence? • Thomas Jefferson • James Madison • Benjamin Franklin • George Washington

  19. A

  20. Who was NOT a Founding Father? • Thomas Jefferson • Abraham Lincoln • George Mason • James Madison

  21. B

  22. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal….” are words from which document? • The Constitution • The Bill of Rights • The Declaration of Independence • The Mayflower Compact

  23. C

  24. That’s all folks!!

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