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Maine Voices: Celebrate July Fourth by encouraging youth civic engagement

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion July 04, 2023

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Time for a pop quiz question: When the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, how old were America’s Founding Fathers? The answer may surprise you. While their average age was 44, several key American revolutionaries were significantly younger. A future president, James Monroe, was 18 years old, fellow emerging military hero and statesman Alexander Hamilton was about 21, and two Declaration signers were 26. ABOUT THE AUTHOR... + full article



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