The Founding Fathers of the United States were political leaders and statesmen who participated in establishing American independence by signing the Declaration of Independence, taking part in the American War for Independence, establishing the United States Constitution, or by contributing as politicians, jurists, statesmen, soldiers, diplomats, or ordinary citizens in some key way to winning American independence and the establishment of the United States of America. -Wikipedia. All images in this gallery are in the public domain. For more information about the Founding Fathers visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States