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1. Belmont Mansion & The Underground Railroad Museum

   ... Fortunately for the home, Richard Peters had served as George Washington’s Secretary of War in the Continental Army, and he was a member of ...

   06/30/2020 - 14:33

2. James McHenry - One of America's Founding Fathers

   ... United States Constitution .  In 1796, President George Washington named McHenry the third Secretary of War in United States ...

   06/29/2020 - 02:53

3. Robert Morris, One of America's Founding Fathers & Financier of the American Revolution

   ... and the Constitution of the United States along with George Clymer, Benjamin Franklin, George Read, Roger Sherman, and James Wilson. ... Absalom Jones, Betsy Ross, Benjamin Rush and George Washington. An immigrant orphaned at 16, Morris became a partner in a ...

   01/20/2022 - 00:00

4. The Constitutional Convention

   ... least controversial debate to come before the Convention, George Washington was quickly and unanimously voted to be the President of the ...

   07/20/2020 - 02:02

5. Visiting Independence Hall

   ... House” would begin in 1732, the same year as the birth of George Washington.   The construction of the building was an enormous ...

   07/15/2018 - 12:22

6. Betsy Ross House

   ... legend and history. In 1777, Ross was commissioned by George Washington to create the first American Flag. Although no official records ...

   08/10/2020 - 23:51

7. Thomas Paine - One of America's Founding Fathers

   ... consent to one. While pointing intense criticism at King George and the British Monarchy, Paine also advocated for a new America where ... fighting for this vision of what America could be. George Washington himself found Paine’s words so powerful that he had them read to ...

   06/29/2020 - 04:53

8. Samuel Chase - One of America's Founding Fathers

   ... of the District Criminal Court. On January 26, 1796, George Washington appointed Chase to the Supreme Court of the United States as an ...

   06/26/2020 - 01:52

9. Dr. Benjamin Rush - One of America's Founding Fathers

   ... letters in which he criticized the performance of General George Washington were made public. For example, at that time, Washington had had ...

   06/29/2020 - 04:49

10. Patrick Henry - One of America's Founding Fathers

    ... 5, 1776. As Governor, Henry was a very vocal supporter of George Washington since Washington continued to support him despite his initial lack ...

    06/29/2020 - 04:21

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