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Founder of the state of Connecticut
Thomas Hooker
Wrote the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut. The "First written Constitution."
Thomas Hooker
Established Pennsylvania for Quakers.
Willam Penn
Banished (kicked out) of Massachusetts and became one of the founders of Rhode Island
Anne Hutchinson
Known as the Father of Liberalism, was an English philosopher and physician. His writings influenced many American revolutionaries. He developed the consent of the people and inalienable rights: Life, Liberty, and Property.
John Locke
French political philosopher who defined the principle of separation of Powers and Checks and balances in the government.
Charles de Montequieu
Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, President of the Constitutional Convention, and First US President, helped create a strong central government.
George Washington
Boston Patriot who opposed British taxation. Leader of the Sons of Liberty and was an Anti-Federalist (wanted a bill of rights)
Samuel Adams
Author, publisher, inventor, diplomat
Benjamin Franklin
Author of many of the Federalist Papers; First secretary of treasury, Leader of the Federalist Party.
Alexander Hamiliton
Patriot from Virginia, opposed ratification of Constitution because of potential limitations of state's rights. "GIIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH"
Patrick Henry
"Father of the Constitution" one of the authors of the Federalists Papers; Author of the Bill of Rights
James Madison
Wrote Common Sense and American Crisis. He urged Americans to support the Patriot cause during the American Revolution
Thomas Paine
Wife of John Adams, known for her stance on women't rights in letters to her husband.
Abigail Adams
Educated African-American Patriot, made the same midnight ride as Paul Revere warning the British were coming.
Wentworth Cheswell
Patriot writer that supported independence and convinced others to join the cause. First woman historian of the American Revolution, published plays, books, and poetry.
Mercy Otis Warren
