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Signers of the Founding Documents

Articles of Association	Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation	United States Constitution

Articles of Association
President Peyton Randolph Connecticut Eliphalet Dyer Roger Sherman Silas Deane Delaware (Lower counties of New Castle) Cæsar Rodney Thomas McKean George Read Maryland Matthew Tilghman Thomas Johnson Jr. William Paca Samuel Chase	Massachusetts Bay Thomas Cushing Samuel Adams John Adams Robert Treat Paine New Hampshire John Sullivan Nathaniel Folsom New Jersey James Kinsey William Livingston Stephen. Crane Richard Smith John De Hart Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Stephen Hopkins Samuel Ward	New York Isaac Low John Alsop John Jay Jas. Duane Philip Livingston William. Floyd Henry Wisner Simon Boerum Pennsylvania Joseph Galloway John Dickinson Charles Humphreys Thomas Mifflin Eward Biddle John Morton George Ross	Virginia Richard Henry Lee George Washington Patrick Henry Jr. Richard Bland Benjamin Harrison Edmond Pendleton North Carolina William Hooper Joseph Hewes Richard Caswell South Carolina Henry Middleton Thomas Lynch Christopher Lynch Christopher Gadsden John Rutledge Edward Rutledge

Trivia - Articles of Association

- Peyton Randolph Was the first President, of the First Continental Congress that drafted the Articles of Association.
- The Articles of Association were dated October 20, 1774 and were the foundations leading to the Declaration of Independence.
- The Articles of Association referred to the collective colonies as "America" all but once, and the people as 'American Subjects'.
- The Articles were calculated to not offend the King but blame the lower British officials alleging the current system was: "evidently calculated for enslaving these colonies, and, with them, the British Empire."

See: The Early Presidents before George Washington & U.S. Timeline 1600-1799

Articles of Confederation
Connecticut Roger Sherman Samuel Huntington Oliver Wolcott Titus Hosmer Andrew Adams Delaware (Lower counties of New Castle) Thomas M'Kean John Dickinson Nicholas van Dyke Georgia John Walton Edward Telfair Edward Langworthy Maryland John Hanson Daniel Carroll	Massachusetts Bay John Hancock Samuel Adams Elbridge Gerry Francis Dana James Lovell Samuel Holten New Hampshire Josiah Bartlett John Wentworth, Jr. New Jersey John Witherspoon Nathaniel Scudder	New York James Duane Francis Lewis William Duer Gouverneur Morris North Carolina John Penn Cornelius Harnett John Williams Pennsylvania Robert Morris Daniel Roberdeau John Bayard Smith William Clingan Joseph Reed	Rhode Island and Providence Plantations William Ellery Henry Marchant John Collins South Carolina Henry Laurens William Henry Drayton John Mathews Richard Hutson Thomas Heyward Jr. Virginia Richard Henry Lee John Banister Thomas Adams John Harvie Francis Lightfoot Lee

Trivia - Articles of Confederation

- The Articles of Confederation was ratified by the states over a 3 1/2 year period, 1778 to 1781.
- The Articles of Confederation were signed by men who were never present in the Constitutional Congress at the same time.
- There were 10 Presidents under the Articles of Confederation.
- The terms of the Presidents were set at 1 year, limited to one in any 3 year period.

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Declaration of Independence
Connecticut Roger Sherman Samuel Huntington William Williams Oliver Wolcott Delaware (Lower counties of New Castle) Caesar Rodney George Read Thomas McKean Georgia Button Gwinnett Lyman Hall George Walton Maryland Samuel Chase William Paca Thomas Stone Charles Carroll	Massachusetts Bay John Hancock Samuel Adams John Adams Robert Treat Paine Elbridge Gerry New Hampshire Josiah Bartlett William Whipple Matthew Thornton New Jersey Richard Stockton John Witherspoon Francis Hopkinson John Hart Abraham Clark	New York William Floyd Philip Livingston Francis Lewis Lewis Morris North Carolina William Hooper Joseph Hewes John Penn Pennsylvania Robert Morris Benjamin Rush Benjamin Franklin John Morton George Clymer James Smith George Taylor James Wilson George Ross	Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Stephen Hopkins William Ellery South Carolina Edward Rutledge Thomas Heyward Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr. Arthur Middleton Virginia George Wythe Richard Henry Lee Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Harrison Thomas Nelson, Jr. Francis Lightfoot Lee Carter Braxton

Declaration of Independence - Trivia

- John Hancock was the presiding President of the Continental Congress at the time of the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- Only the President, John Hancock and the Secretary of the Congress, Charles Thomas were present to sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776. The document was delivered to the states for signing by the others.

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Signers of the U. S. Constitution
Connecticut William Samuel Johnson Roger Sherman Delaware (Lower counties of New Castle) George Read Gunning Bedford, Jr. John Dickinson Richard Bassett Jacob Broom Georgia William Few Abraham Baldwin	Maryland James McHenry Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Daniel Carroll Massachusetts Bay Nathaniel Gorham Rufus King New Hampshire John Langdon Nicholas Gilman New Jersey William Livingston David Brearly (spell.?) William Paterson (spell.?) Jonathan Dayton	New York Alexander Hamilton North Carolina William Blount Richard Dobbs Spaight Hugh Williamson Pennsylvania Benjamin Franklin Thomas Mifflin Robert Morris George Clymer Thomas Fitzsimons (spell.?) Jared Ingersoll James Wilson Gouverneur Morris	Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Had not ratified as yet. South Carolina John Rutledge Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Charles Pinckney Pierce Butler Virginia John Blair James Madison Jr. George Washington

Trivia - U. S. Constitution

Thomas Jefferson and others felt the Articles of Confederation were sufficient and did not attend the Constitutional Convention.

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