Keywords
Founding Fathers, Benjamin Rush, federal government establishment
Abstract
Of all the Founding Fathers, recorded Benjamin Rush, "few men wrote, spoke and acted more for their country from the years [of] 1764 to the establishment of the federal government than [John] Dickinson." He was one of the only Founding Fathers to play a leading role in most of the significant events surrounding the birth of the American republic-from the Stamp Act Congress in 1765 to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Yet his standing today compared to that of his fellow revolutionaries is shamefully obscure in view of his contributions.
Recommended Citation
Harris, Matthew
(1997)
"John Dickinson's "Falling Away in Politics," 1774-1776,"
The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing: Vol. 26:
Iss.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/thetean/vol26/iss1/8
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