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Founding Fathers of the United States
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Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, by
Howard Chandler Christy.
John Trumbull's famous painting is usually incorrectly identified as a depiction of the signing of the Declaration. The painting actually depicts the
five-man drafting committee presenting their work to Congress. Trumbull's painting can also be found on the back of the U.S.
$2 bill[1]
The
Founding Fathers of the United States were the
political leaders who signed the
Declaration of Independence or otherwise participated in the
American Revolution as leaders of the
Patriots, or who participated in drafting the
United States Constitution eleven years later. During the
American Revolutionary War and therefore changed the course of american history, the Founders were opposed by the
Loyalists who supported the
British monarchy and opposed independence (though most Loyalists remained in the U.S. after 1783 and supported the new government).
[2] Some authors draw a distinction between the
Founders, who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 or participated in the Revolution, and the
Framers, who drafted the United States Constitution to replace the
Articles of Confederation, in 1787.
[3] That distinction is not made in this article.
Warren G. Harding is credited with coining the phrase "Founding Fathers" in his keynote address to the
1916 Republican National Convention when he was still a
Senator.
Religion
Lambert (2003) has examined the religious affiliations and beliefs of the Founders. Some of the 1787 delegates had no affiliation. The others were
Protestants except for three
Roman Catholics: C. Carroll, D. Carroll, and Fitzsimons. Among the Protestant delegates to the Constitutional Convention, 28 were
Church of England (
Episcopalian, after the
Revolutionary War was won), eight were
Presbyterians, seven were
Congregationalists, two were
Lutherans, two were
Dutch Reformed, and two were
Methodists, the total number being 49. Some of the more prominent Founding Fathers were
anti-clerical or vocal about their opposition to organized religion, such as Jefferson. Some of them often related their anti-organized church leanings in their speeches and correspondence, including George Washington
[10], Thomas Jefferson (who created the "
Jefferson Bible")
[11], and Benjamin Franklin
[12]. However, other notable founders, such as Patrick Henry, were strong proponents of traditional religion. Several of the Founding Fathers considered themselves to be
deists or held beliefs very similar to that of deists.
[13]
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