Founding Fathers: The Framers Of The Constitution

The Framers of the American Constitution were visionaries. They designed our Constitution to endure. They sought not only to address the specific challenges facing the nation during their lifetimes, but to establish the foundational principles that would sustain and guide the nation into an always uncertain future. The "Founding Fathers" included two major groups. The Signers of the Declaration of Independence signed the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776.

The Framers of the Constitution were delegates to the Constitutional Convention and helped draft the Constitution of the United States 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 WashingtonFounding Fathers definition. A general name for male American patriots during the Revolutionary War, especially the signers of the Declaration of Independence and those who drafted the ConstitutionOf the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, 25 were lawyers.
Biographical chart of the signers.
Biographical chart of the framers.Historians have accepted the following seven men as the key founding fathers: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, John Jay, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin became and abolitionist and freed his slaves.On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, declared the independence of "the United States of America" in the Declaration of Independence. July 4 is celebrated as the nation's birthday. According to Britannica, most of the "Founding Fathers" owned slaves (see chart