Who are the founding fathers and what did they do?

America's Founding Fathers including George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, James Monroe and Benjamin Franklin, together with several other key players of their time, structured the democratic government of the United States and left a legacy that has shaped the world. read more

Happy 4th of July! In celebration of the birth of the United States, we explored the real personalities of the Founding Fathers and discovered they had quirks, flaws, and issues—just like the rest of us! read more

The Founding Fathers of the United States were descendants of colonists settled in the Thirteen Colonies in North America who led the American Revolution against the Kingdom of Great Britain. Historian Richard B. 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. read more