American Founding Fathers Project (1750 - 1800 )

Political / May, 27, 2008 @ 02:51 PM

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Project Description: The Founding Fathers of the United States (also known as the Fathers of Our Country, or the Founders) are the political leaders who signed the Declaration of Independence or otherwise participated in the American Revolution as leaders of the Patriots, or who participated in drafting the United States Constitution eleven years later. During the American Revolutionary War, the Founders were opposed by the Loyalists who supported the British monarchy and opposed independence (though most Loyalists remained in the U.S. after 1783 and supported the new government).[2]Some authors draw a distinction between the Founders, who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 or participated in the Revolution, and the Framers, who drafted the United States Constitution, to replace the Articles of Confederation, in 1787.[3] This article does not make that distinction. The term "founding fathers" originated in 1918 during a speech by then-Senator Warren G. Harding, in which he did not distinguish between founders and framers. Historians speculate that Harding intended to say founder fathers, which had been the previously accepted term. poop.

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