Mine is definitely Alexander Hamilton.
2006-11-10 12:18:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
My favorite would have to be James Madison. "Those without property, or the hope of acquiring it, cannot be expected to sympathize sufficiently with it's rights". This is a good quote from a founding father. Madison in the debates of the constitution was concerned that people with no land or wealth should not have a say in the political process.
2006-11-10 23:18:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Benjamin Franklin. Thomas Jefferson was talented, clever, intelligent and accomplished, and morally honest enough to know slavery was absolutely wrong; George Washington had tremendous strength of character, command, and good judgment; Alexander Hamilton had the vision to see the importance of banks and a strong currency, and national unity. But Franklin was more inventive, more probingly intelligent than even Jefferson, with a shrewd sense of humor based upon a profound understanding of people. His success as a diplomat must have been of immeasurable benefit to the struggling new nation. The heeding of his witty saying, "Gentlemen, if we do not hang together, we shall hang separately," alone might have largely accounted for the success of the Revolution.
2006-11-10 12:33:52 · answer #2 · answered by John (Thurb) McVey 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Alexander Hamilton - one of the smartest men of his time
Robert Morris - financed the revolution almost single handedly
Patrick Henry - gutsy and opinionated
Hands down, my favorite is George Rogers Clark - with 200 men he took Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana from the British... now that's a track record
2006-11-10 14:36:23 · answer #3 · answered by zoomths 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
John Adams. Yes, he struggled with being stuck in the past and lacked Jefferson's charisma. Yes, he had trouble getting people to listen to him. But he was BRILLIANT. I know that's a vague answer, but his grasp of history and his foresight into how history would view him was dead on. Also, his marriage was pretty interesting when you learn about how much time he spent apart from Abigail, yet how they still had this level of admiration for each other that was lacking in some of their contemporaries' marriages.
2006-11-10 15:13:58 · answer #4 · answered by Monica 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I liked a few , Patrick Henry who said Give me liberty or give me
death and then there was Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine
I also liked to read about Paul Revere and William Dawes.
2006-11-10 12:33:32 · answer #5 · answered by nemesis 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson. He also helped author the U.S. Constitution.
2006-11-10 12:39:39 · answer #6 · answered by Tim E 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
George Mason!
Most people don't even know who he is.
2006-11-10 12:27:35 · answer #7 · answered by kissmybum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never thought about it. I guess i don't know.
2006-11-10 12:28:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋