Top 10 Founding Fathers of the United States

The Top Ten
1 Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton was an American statesman, politician, legal scholar, military commander, lawyer, banker, and economist. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

Besides the kickass musical that was based on his life, Hamilton did some great things. He created the foundation for the banking system that we currently use, and he was a huge factor of America's victory in the Revolutionary War. However, as expected for such an ambitious man, he did make many mistakes. For example, he partook in the first major political sex scandal in the United States, which was an affair with a woman named Maria Reynolds that lasted about a year. He also pissed off New York senator Aaron Burr so much that he ended up in a deadly conflict with him. If you look past all his errors, you'll find that his personal life is extremely interesting to study. Many historians believe that he and fellow soldier John Laurens were lovers before his demise in 1782. Their letters were basically the 18th century version of sexting, with all of the dick jokes and flirtatious mannerisms.

Alexander Hamilton is my favorite Founding Father and I wish he would have been president. I wish Adams and Jefferson were never president. I wish he would have been president. He would have been the third or fifth. But no. Jefferson took the presidency. I hate Jefferson. He was also the Hero of the battles of Trenton, and Yorktown. Oh. And by the way, THE TWO DOLLAR BILL HAS JEFFERSON ON IT, SO IT IS BAD LUCK. YHE TEN DOLLAR BILL HAS HAMILON ON IT. THE TEN DOLLAR BILL IS GOOD LUCK. So be quiet and I also hate you so much Greendayfan21.

He would have been a great President. A bit of a monarch, but nonetheless great.

HM, I wonder why this is number 1? The Hamilfans have taken over and I shall join their ranks

2 George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732– December 14, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the "Father of the Nation" for his manifold leadership in the formative days of the country.

If it wasn't for his good leadership during the war, we would have been colonized by Britain. He also set up many of the standards that presidents go by today and was literally unanimously elected. He opposed harsh punishments to slaves, and only used whips if necessary. Slavery was common for his time, so don't condemn him for just that. He also planned to free his slaves after his death. He even rejected the offer to become king and gave up power.

3 Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin (January 6, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States Postmaster General.

Unfortunately a supporter of the constitution, but still said some of the most enlightened things ever.

4 Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father who was principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and served as the 3rd President of the United States from 1801-1809. He was born on April 13, 1743, and died on July 4, 1826, on the same day 2nd United States President John Adams died.

Wrote the declaration, originally condemning slavery. One of the only anti-federalist presidents. The Louisiana Purchase causes him to lose point's though.

5 James Madison James Madison, Jr. was a political theorist, American statesman, and served as the fourth President of the United States.

While not the most morally sound person, James (nicknamed Little Jemmy) accomplished a ton.

-He wrote the Bill of Rights
-He's the Father of the Constitution
-He was the fourth president (the War of 1812 was bad but he tried his best)
-He implemented the 2nd national bank (Hamilton's ghost approved)
-He married Dolley Payne Todd, who brought us ice cream

And he probably did a lot more, but those are just off the top of my head. He was short, sickly, rather apathetic at times, but cared for his country and ultimately does not deserve to be forgotten (nor do the lives of the slaves who were forced to work on his plantation of Montpelier).

Father of the Constitution

6 John Jay
7 John Hancock John Hancock was an American merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
8 Patrick Henry
9 Samuel Adams

Was a man who basically state the revolution want freedom and persuade the second contental congress into revolution man back up his world with his battles!

10 John Adams John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. Adams served as the president of the United States from March 4, 1797 to March 4, 1801. He died on July 4, 1826 at the age of 90.

More influential to the founding of Burr for sure. A musical has taken over history.

The Contenders
11 Thomas Paine
12 Gouverneur Morris
13 James Monroe James Monroe was an American statesman and Founding Father who served as the fifth President of the United States from 1817 to 1825.
14 John Paul Jones
15 Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
16 Aaron Burr

He killed Alexander Hamilton I like him. (My sister listenes to his songs 24,7

17 John Laurens

THIS GUY DOES NOT GET ENOUGH CREDIT HE WANTED TO END SLAVERY BUT HE DIED AND THEN HE couldn't IF HE HAD LIVED MAYBE OUR AMERICAN HISTORY WOULD BE DIFFERENT

18 Lafayette
19 Paul Revere Paul Revere was an American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, and a Patriot in the American Revolution.
20 George Mason
21 Matthew Thornton
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