our founding fathers wrote the constitution at philadelphia.
our founding fathers wrote the constitution at philadelphia.
where did our founding fathers write the constitution?
philadelphia
many of the founding fathers attended or graduated from the colonial colleges, most notably columbia known at the time as "king's college", princeton originally known as "the college of new jersey", harvard college, the college of william and mary, yale college and university of pennsylvania. some had previously been home schooled or obtained early instruction from private tutors or academies. others had studied abroad. ironically, benjamin franklin who had little formal education himself would ultimately establish the college of philadelphia based on european models (1740); "penn" would have the first medical school (1765) in the thirteen colonies where another founder, benjamin rush would eventually teach.
founding fathers of the united states
the founding fathers of the united states, or simply the founding fathers, were a group of american leaders who united the thirteen colonies, led the war for independence from great britain, and built a frame of government for the new united states of america upon republican principles during the latter decades of the 18th century. most founding fathers at one point considered themselves british subjects; but they came to understand themselves more as patriotic americans who possessed a spirit distinct from that of their "motherland". the group was composed of businessmen, philosophers, politicians, plantation owners and writers from a variety of social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds. the founding fathers came from a variety of occupations, and many (such as john adams, a lawyer, and benjamin rush, a doctor) had no prior political leadership experience.
founding fathers of the united states