The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constit... by Founding Fathers

All served in important positions in the early government of the United States. Washington commanded the revolutionary army. We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. Hamilton, Madison, and Jay were authors of the The Federalist Papers, advocating ratification of the Constitution. Adams, Jefferson, and Franklin worked on the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence. Morris in 1973 identified the following seven figures as the key Founding Fathers: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington. Some historians define the 'Founding Fathers' to mean a larger group, including not only the Signers and the Framers but also all those who, whether as politicians, jurists, statesmen, soldiers, diplomats, or ordinary citizens, took part in winning American independence and creating the United States of America. During much of the 19th century, they were referred to as either the 'Founders' or the 'Fathers'. A further subset includes those who signed the Articles of Confederation. It is also used more narrowly, referring specifically to those who either signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 or who were delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention and took part in drafting the proposed Constitution of the United States. Negro leaders sought to negotiate with the city fathers. The term Founding Fathers of the United States of America refers broadly to the individuals of the Thirteen British Colonies in North America who led the American Revolution against the authority of the British Crown and established the United States of America. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within.

The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constit... by Founding Fathers