Notebooking for The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding Fathers--Chapters Thirteen-Fifteen (eBook)
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Combining three of the Forgotten Fathers together in this file, we get a glance into the lives of these lesser known men. While they may not be the most popular of their time, their work was important and not one of these men were considered any less important by their peers and fellow patriots.
John Dickinson- was the "Penman of the Revolution", would have preferred to stay under the British crown but was one of the most influential men of his time for gaining independence
Categories Covered: "Penman of the Revolution"
The Convention
Retirement
Elbridge Gerry- considered inconsistent, yet fought and defended states' rights above federal rights; predicted the failure to secure states rights would lead to a civil war
Categories Covered: The Self-Serving Politician?
Gerry vs. Mason
John Hancock- a smuggling, wealthy, and very popular Founding Father, Hancock believed the states were sovereign and the Union should be called the Union of all the Independent States of America
Categories Covered: "Treasonous" John Hancock
The Governor