1. Founding Fathers and Their Contributions George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin

2. YOU WILL NEED 2 PIECES OF COPY PAPER PENCIL THIS POWERPOINT STEP 1, FOLD THE PAPERS IN HALF AND MAKE A BOOKLET. STEP 2, ON THE COVER, WRITE FOUNDING FATHERS, THEN YOUR NAME, DATE AND CLASS PERIOD.

3. STEP 3, STARTING WITH THE BACK OF YOUR COVER, NUMBER YOUR PAGES 1-6. STEP 4, COPY THE INFORMATION INTO YOUR BOOKLET. LEAVE ROOM FOR OTHER INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THE SIX WEEKS.

4. What is a founding father?

5. PAGE 1 What is a founding father? Someone who is considered by historians to have helped build our country from the very start.

6. Founding Father

7. PAGE 2 GEORGE MASON

8. George Mason A Virginia delegate to the Constitutional Convention he wanted a “wise and just government”

9. George Mason What he did... Wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776) Proposed adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. His proposal was defeated. According to Thomas Jefferson, came up with the idea for a Bill of Rights Believed that state governments could protect people’s rights better than the national government Refused to sign the Constitution without a bill of rights because he believed it gave “no security” for individual rights

10. PAGE 3 THOMAS JEFFERSON

11. Thomas Jefferson The Father of the Declaration of Independence 3 rd President of the United States

12. PAGE 4 JAMES MADISON Images used with permission

13. James Madison Father of the Constitution His diary notes also tell us what happened during the Constitutional Convention

14. PAGE 5 GEORGE WASHINGTON

15. George Washington Father of our country First President Commander of all American Troops in the American Revolution

16. PAGE 6 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Images used with permission

17. Benjamin Franklin Statesman – helped with all of the important early documents of our country Inventor Printer Writer Scientist