
None of the Founding Fathers – George Washington, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison – signed the Declaration of Independence.
The Fourth of July celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the historical document through which the 13 American colonies severed their political connections with Great Britain and declared themselves to be the United States of America. None of the founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence. 56 people, including Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams, signed the Declaration.
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