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Although John Adams is not exactly forgotten among the Founding Fathers, compared to many of the others, he hasn't received his due.
John Adams speech before the Continental Congress on Freedom and the reading of The Declaration of Independence.
This scene was actually filmed in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, where the debate over breaking with Great Britain actually took place; leading to the writing of the United States Declaration of Independence.
Between May and September of 1787 the United States Constitution was written and debated in this very same chamber.
Notable founders depicted in this scene are Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Dickinson and Thomas Jefferson.