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Home » Resources » Getting to Know the Founding Fathers

Getting to Know the Founding Fathers

Learn more about the signers of the Constitution with these Founding Fathers biographies.

http://constitutioncenter.org/learn/educational-resources/lesson-plans/getting-to-know-the-founding-fathers
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Resource provided by National Constitution Center

Grades

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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Foundations of Democracy

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Research (Digests of Primary Sources)

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Founders, Framers

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