Samuel Adams: The Founding Fathers

The Continental Congress says that the Founding Fathers are responsible for the progression of our nation. The Founding Father included, Samuel Adams who was born on September 27, 1722, in Boston, Massachusetts. Adams helped formulate resistance to the Stamp Act and played a vital role in organizing the Boston Tea Party. He was a second cousin of U.S. President John Adams, with whom he urged a final break from Great Britain, and a signee of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Adams died on October 2, 1803, in Boston. John Adams was also a Founding Father who was born on October 30, 1735, in Quincy, Massachusetts. James Adams studied at Harvard University, where he received his undergraduate degree and master's, and in 1758 was admitted to …show more content…
John Hancock was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence and would later be elected the first governor of Massachusetts. John Jay was born in New York City on December 12, 1745. John Jay served in the Continental Congress, was a diplomat, wrote some of The Federalist Papers and became the first chief justice of the United States. He died in Bedford, New York, on May 17, 1829, at the age of 83. Alexander Hamilton was born circa January 11, 1755 or 1757 (the exact date is unknown), on the island of Nevis, British West Indies. In 1788, he convinced New Yorkers to agree to ratify the U.S Constitution. On July 12, 1804, in New York City, Hamilton died of a gunshot wound that he sustained during a duel with Aaron Burr. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston in 1706. Benjamin Franklin helped to draft the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, and he negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Revolutionary War. Benjamin Franklin died on April 17, 1790, in Philadelphia, …show more content…
Patrick Henry was born on May 29 (May 18, Old Style), 1736 in Studley, Virginia. Patrick Henry was an American Revolution-era orator best known for his quote "Give me liberty or give me death." Henry was an influential leader in the radical opposition to the British government, but only accepted the new federal government after the passage of the Bill of Rights, for which he was in great measure responsible. He died on June 6, 1799, at his Red Hill home. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson who are carved on MT. Rushmore were a part of the Founding Fathers as well and was our first President of the United States. George Washington died in December 14, 1799, in Mount Vernon, Virginia. Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, in Shadwell, Virginia. He was a draftsman of the U.S. Declaration of Independence; the nation's first secretary of state (1789-94); second vice president (1797-1801); and, as the third president (1801-09), the statesman responsible for the Louisiana Purchase. Jefferson died in bed at Monticello (located near Charlottesville, Virginia) on July 4, 1826. This further shows you and tells you that these great men built this great