THE FOUNDING FATHERS-a group of wealthy plantation owners, businessmen, philosophers, and politicians-united the 13 colonies, fought for independence from Great Britain, and wrote a collection of influential governing documents during the late 1800s, which lead and inspire the United States to this day. One hundred and forty-five men signed one or more of these documents, some of whom are well-known, such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin; others less so, such as Roger Sherman of Connecticut, who was the only Founding Father who signed each document.
