United States Founding Fathers

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group of historical figures political leaders revolutionary leaders

The United States Founding Fathers were the political leaders and thinkers who led the American Revolution and established the nation’s foundational principles, institutions, and Constitution in the late 18th century.

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Label Occurrences
Founding Fathers of the United States 31
American Founding Fathers 4
United States Founding Fathers canonical 4

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf group of historical figures ⓘ
political leaders ⓘ
revolutionary leaders ⓘ
activeInCentury 18th century ⓘ
associatedWith Constitutional Convention ⓘ
surface form: Constitutional Convention of 1787

Continental Congress ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
goal creation of a written constitution ⓘ
establishment of a republican form of government ⓘ
independence of the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
ideology Enlightenment political philosophy ⓘ
classical liberalism ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ
includes Alexander Hamilton ⓘ
Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Charles Carroll of Carrollton ⓘ
Elbridge Gerry ⓘ
George Mason ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ
Gouverneur Morris ⓘ
James Madison ⓘ
James Monroe ⓘ
James Wilson ⓘ
John Adams ⓘ
John Dickinson ⓘ
John Hancock ⓘ
John Jay ⓘ
John Witherspoon ⓘ
Patrick Henry ⓘ
Robert Morris ⓘ
Roger Sherman ⓘ
Samuel Adams ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
Thomas Paine ⓘ
influencedBy English common law tradition ⓘ
John Locke ⓘ
Montesquieu ⓘ
classical Roman republicanism ⓘ
legacy articulation of American principles of liberty and self-government ⓘ
creation of the United States as an independent nation-state ⓘ
establishment of foundational American political institutions ⓘ
notableEvent Constitutional Convention ⓘ
surface form: American Constitutional Convention

American Revolutionary War ⓘ
surface form: American Revolution

American Revolutionary War ⓘ
surface form: American War of Independence
notablePeriod American Revolutionary era ⓘ
notableWork Articles of Confederation ⓘ
Bill of Rights ⓘ
United States Constitution ⓘ
American Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form: United States Declaration of Independence
opposedTo British colonial rule in America ⓘ
roleIn drafting the Articles of Confederation ⓘ
drafting the Declaration of Independence ⓘ
drafting the Federalist Papers ⓘ
drafting the United States Constitution ⓘ
establishing checks and balances in the U.S. government ⓘ
establishing separation of powers in the U.S. government ⓘ
establishing the federal system of government ⓘ
negotiating the Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ
timePeriod circa 1760s–1820s ⓘ

Referenced by (41)

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English Whigs → influenced → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
Hamilton Grange National Memorial → associatedWith → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
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American Revolutionary era → hasPart → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
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Cincinnatus → influenced → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Founding Fathers of the United States
John Adams (miniseries) → subject → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Founding Fathers of the United States
John → influenced → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
subject surface form: John Locke
John → memberOf → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
subject surface form: John Jay
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Benjamin Franklin Museum → hasSubject → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
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Christ Church Burial Ground → associatedWithPerson → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
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Benjamin Franklin's grave → associatedWith → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
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Francis Lewis → partOf → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
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Poplar Hall plantation in Delaware → associatedWith → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
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this entity surface form: Founding Fathers of the United States
Mary Norris Dickinson → associatedWith → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
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Sarah Shelton → associatedWith → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
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Lord Bolingbroke → influenced → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
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A More Perfect Union → mentions → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Founding Fathers of the United States
United States Capitol art collection → includesDepictionOf → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Founding Fathers of the United States
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke → influenced → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
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John Jay Homestead State Historic Site → theme → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Founding Fathers of the United States
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Christ Church, Philadelphia → associatedWith → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
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Gunston Hall → associatedWith → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Founding Fathers of the United States
Alexander Hamilton (biography by Ron Chernow) → topic → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Founding Fathers of the United States
United States national tour → subject → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
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Gunston Hall plantation → associatedWith → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
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Algernon Sidney → influenced → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
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The Adams Family of Massachusetts → topic → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Founding Fathers of the United States
Thomas Jefferson statue, Washington, D.C. → associatedWith → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Founding Fathers of the United States
James Madison Birthplace National Historic Site → relatedTo → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
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this entity surface form: Founding Fathers of the United States
Ellsworth Family Cemetery, Windsor, Connecticut → associatedWith → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Founding Fathers of the United States
King Manor Museum → associatedWith → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
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Commentaries on the Laws of England → hasInfluentialReader → United States Founding Fathers ⓘ
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