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The Founding Fathers: What Were They Really Like?

Explore the real personalities of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
alexander hamilton

Why Alexander Hamilton Never Became President

benjamin banneker and thomas jefferson

Benjamin Banneker's Letter to Thomas Jefferson

first meeting of george washington and alexander hamilton

How George Washington Handled Alexander Hamilton

President James Monroe

13 Facts About James Monroe

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John Hancock

John Hancock

james madison

James Madison

John Adams circa 1790: John Adams (1735 - 1826) second president of the United States of America. (Photo by Stock Montage/Stock Montage/Getty Images)

John Adams

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

George Washington

George Washington

Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine

Portrait Of Governor Samuel Adams(Original Caption) Portrait of Governor Samuel Adams (1722-1803). Undated engraving.

Samuel Adams

Richard Henry Lee

Richard Henry Lee

Roger Sherman

Roger Sherman

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