What would the Founding Fathers really think?
Famous American Founders like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison have taken on mythical status in America. They are invoked in support or opposition to laws, policies and opinions. What would they really think?
Through artificial intelligence, we are able to bring historical documents like the memoirs and letters of early Presidents to life like never before! Ask the opinions of famous American figures from the Revolutionary Era.
We hope this site can be a fun tool for teachers, students, and the general public to learn more about these amazing patriots who founded our country and the great democracy that we live in today.
Consult the Founding Fathers of These United States
Thomas Jefferson, Author of the Declaration of Independence, Third President of the United States
James Madison, Fourth President of the United States, Father of the Constitution
George Washington, General of the Continental Army, First President of the United States
Samuel Chase, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Charles Carroll, Lawyer, Politician, Longest-lived Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Roger Sherman, Lawyer, Statesman, Signer of the U.S. Constitution
John Witherspoon, Minister, Educator, Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Francis Hopkinson, Judge, Musician, Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Edward Rutledge, Lawyer, Politician, Youngest Signer of the Declaration of Independence
William Hooper, Lawyer, Politician, Signer of the Declaration of Independence
George Wythe, Lawyer, Legal Scholar, Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Richard Henry Lee, Statesman, Originator of the Declaration of Independence
Lyman Hall, Physician, Clergyman, Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Philip Livingston, Merchant, Statesman, Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Stephen Hopkins, Governor of Rhode Island, Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Josiah Bartlett, Physician, Statesman, Signer of the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock, Merchant, Statesman, President of the Continental Congress
Samuel Adams, Philosopher, Statesman, Signer of the Declaration of Independence
John Adams, Second President of the United States, Diplomat
James Wilson, Original Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Signer of the U.S. Constitution
Benjamin Rush, Physician, Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Robert Morris, Financier of the Revolution, Signer of the U.S. Constitution
Benjamin Franklin, Inventor, Diplomat, Signer of the U.S. Constitution
Thomas McKean, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Second Governor of Pennsylvania
George Read, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution
George Clymer, Merchant, Statesman, Advocate of Independence
Gouverneur Morris, Statesman, Author of large sections of the U.S. Constitution
John Jay, First Chief Justice of the United States, Co-author of the Federalist Papers
