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

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

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.

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.

What is a founding father?

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

Founding Father

PAGE 2 GEORGE MASON

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

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 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

PAGE 3 THOMAS JEFFERSON

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

PAGE 4 JAMES MADISON Images used with permission

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

PAGE 5 GEORGE WASHINGTON

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

PAGE 6 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Images used with permission

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