Founding Fathers Word Search

Words in the Founding Fathers word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

liberty

Freedom from control by another government

union

The states joined together as one country

rights

Protections a government may not take away

debate

Arguing ideas openly before deciding a question

delegate

A person sent to represent a state at a meeting

signer

One of the men who signed a founding document

document

A written record such as the Declaration or Constitution

lawyer

Someone trained in law; many founders held this job

printer

A person who ran a press; Franklin's original trade

congress

The assembly of delegates from the states

adams

John Adams, a leading patriot and the second president

hamilton

Alexander Hamilton, the first Treasury secretary

madison

James Madison, called the father of the Constitution

franklin

Benjamin Franklin, printer, inventor and diplomat

jefferson

Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence

washington

George Washington, army commander and first president

jay

John Jay, diplomat and the first chief justice

monroe

James Monroe, Revolutionary officer and fifth president

convention

The 1787 Philadelphia meeting that wrote the Constitution

declaration

The 1776 statement announcing independence from Britain

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