Find out what a crucial part the Founding Fathers played in the American Revolution. Investigate the role that historical icons like Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin played in influencing the formation of a nation.
| Founding Father | Role |
| George Washington | Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army |
| Thomas Jefferson | Principal author of the Declaration of Independence |
| Benjamin Franklin | Diplomat and advocate for independence |
| John Adams | Leading advocate for independence and diplomat |
| Alexander Hamilton | Advocate for a strong central government |
| John Jay | Diplomat and co-author of The Federalist Papers |
| James Madison | Father of the Constitution and co-author of The Federalist Papers |
| Patrick Henry | Known for his famous “Give me liberty or give me death” speech |
| Samuel Adams | Leader of the Sons of Liberty and advocate for independence |
| Thomas Paine | Author of “Common Sense” and “The American Crisis” |
| John Hancock | President of the Second Continental Congress |
| Richard Henry Lee | Introduced the resolution for independence |
| Paul Revere | Patriot and messenger during the Revolutionary War |
| Ethan Allen | Leader of the Green Mountain Boys in Vermont |
| Roger Sherman | Helped draft the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution |
| Robert Morris | Financier of the American Revolution |
| John Dickinson | Drafted the Articles of Confederation |
| George Mason | Influential advocate for individual rights and state sovereignty |
| Gouverneur Morris | Helped draft the Constitution and the Preamble |
| John Witherspoon | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Benjamin Rush | Physician and signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Charles Carroll | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Elbridge Gerry | Signer of the Declaration of Independence and later Vice President |
| Caesar Rodney | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| John Dickinson | Signer of the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation |
| John Marshall | Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court |
| John Adams | Second President of the United States |
| Thomas Jefferson | Third President of the United States |
| James Madison | Fourth President of the United States |
| James Monroe | Fifth President of the United States |
| Alexander Hamilton | First Secretary of the Treasury |
| Henry Knox | Secretary of War and Continental Army general |
| Edmund Randolph | First Attorney General of the United States |
| John Jay | First Chief Justice of the United States |
| Samuel Chase | Supreme Court Justice and signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Oliver Ellsworth | Supreme Court Justice and drafter of the Judiciary Act |
| Patrick Henry | Governor of Virginia and renowned orator |
| George Clinton | Vice President of the United States |
| Aaron Burr | Vice President of the United States and controversial figure |
| John Dickinson | President of Delaware and signer of the Constitution |
| Nathaniel Gorham | President of the Continental Congress and signer of the Constitution |
| Arthur St. Clair | President of the Continental Congress and Governor of the Northwest Territory |
| Cyrus Griffin | President of the Continental Congress |
| Peyton Randolph | First President of the Continental Congress |
| Thomas McKean | President of Delaware and signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Arthur Middleton | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Thomas Heyward Jr. | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Edward Rutledge | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Button Gwinnett | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Lyman Hall | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| George Wythe | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Richard Henry Lee | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Francis Lightfoot Lee | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Carter Braxton | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| William Floyd | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Philip Livingston | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Francis Lewis | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Lewis Morris | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Abraham Clark | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| John Hart | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| John Morton | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| George Clymer | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Benjamin Rush | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| James Smith | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| George Taylor | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Joseph Hewes | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| William Hooper | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Robert Treat Paine | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Elbridge Gerry | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
