Myth of the Month 16: The Founding Fathers
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
Are You a Founding Father?
There are four crucial documents that brought the united states formally into existence. Who do we count as a so called founding father? It have to be someone who signed multiple documents and was present and involved throughout this 13 year process, as some people were. If you say it has to be multiple documents, there's only one person who ind all four, and that is roger sherman of connecticut. But still, that excludes a lot of very prominent and famous and influential individuals. Most of the signers of the constitution only signed the constitution,. None of those previous three that i talked about.
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