Are they also called Four Father's?
2007-03-02 18:20:42 · 6 answers · asked by Lee Edward 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
All of our predessessors are called "forefathers" because they came "before us." Get it? As far as the nation goes, Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, Adams and Franklin are most commonly associated with the founding of the USA.
2007-03-02 18:48:22 · answer #1 · answered by goaltender 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Darchangel,
Um, so let me get this straight. The Continental Congress wanted to pick an "idiot" to be Commander of the Continental Army. The Constitutional Convention wanted to pick an "idiot" to be it's President. And the nation wanted to pick an "idiot" to be it's first President. ?????????????????????????????????????
Get real man. Of course the British never took him seriously, he WAS a traitor to them!
Traditionally, the Founding Fathers list contains some big names, if you want a simple list, go with the first answer up there. But the list contains over a hundred men. Start with the signers of the Declaration of Independence, throw in the signers of the Constitution, and sprinkle in a few Revolutionary War Heroes along the way. Some people will take this list even further because even presidents like Monroe, JQ Adams, and Jackson had a major effect on seeing the Nation through its first rough years. I've even seen the list contain Civil War icons because this was the first real test of the Constitution. If the South would have won, the Constitution would have been junk (because they were breaking it in SO many ways).
2007-03-03 02:03:09 · answer #2 · answered by Jay G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
UMMM NO thats FORE FATHERS (as in before) the generally accepted short list is...(Signatories to the Dec of independance.. Notice G Washington isnt on there... though some will name him I'm sure.. Washington was largly considered an idiot by many people on both sides (the english NEVER took him seriously).. but he managed to win some major battles.. but he was just a General.. he had no real role in the founding other than that.. (Hmm what does that remind Me of .. another George comes to mind)
John Adams
Samuel Adams
Josiah Bartlett
Carter Braxton
Charles Carroll
Samuel Chase
Abraham Clark
George Clymer
William Ellery
William Floyd
Benjamin Franklin
Elbridge Gerry
Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
John Hancock
Benjamin Harrison
John Hart
Joseph Hewes
Thomas Heyward, Jr.
William Hooper
Stephen Hopkins
Francis Hopkinson
Samuel Huntington
Thomas Jefferson
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Richard Henry Lee
Francis Lewis
Philip Livingston
Thomas Lynch, Jr.
Thomas McKean
Arthur Middleton
Lewis Morris
Robert Morris
John Morton
Thomas Nelson, Jr.
William Paca
John Penn
Robert Treat Paine
George Read
Caesar Rodney
George Ross
Benjamin Rush
Edward Rutledge
Roger Sherman
James Smith
Richard Stockton
Thomas Stone
George Taylor
Matthew Thornton
George Walton
William Whipple
William Williams
James Wilson
John Witherspoon
Oliver Wolcott
George Wythe
2007-03-02 18:49:59 · answer #3 · answered by darchangel_3 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are not are they Four Fathers. The phrase is rather vague, as the cast changed over the months of Revolution and government creation.
2007-03-02 18:23:51 · answer #4 · answered by bigjohn B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I must answer your question by helping you to ask it better. I think what you are trying to find here is, "Who was the Founding Father's of the United States of America." America by itself is not the Name of this Country!!!
2007-03-03 02:32:52 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Founding fathers are the aboriginal peoples.
2007-03-02 18:35:35 · answer #6 · answered by Stony 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋