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Q85. “List the founding fathers who signed the
Declaration of Independence and Constitution.”

A. George Clymer, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris, George Read,
Roger Sherman, James Wilson.

Q. “List the founding fathers who signed the Declaration of
Independence and Articles of Confederation.”

A. Samuel Adams, Josiah Bartlett, William Ellery, Elbridge Gerry, John
Hancock, Thomas Heyward Jr., Samuel Huntington, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Francis
Lewis, Thomas McKean, Robert Morris, John Penn, Roger Sherman, John
Witherspoon, Oliver Wolcott.

Q. “List the founding fathers who signed the Declaration of
Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the
Constitution.”

A. Robert Morris and Roger Sherman. Elbridge Gerry attended the Convention
but refused to sign at the very end.



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