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Founding Father Roger Sherman is the only person to have signed all four significant documents in America’s early history: the Continental Association from the First Continental Congress, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution.

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Fun Fact: Founding Father Roger Sherman is the only person to have signed all four significant documents in America’s early history: the Continental Association from the First Continental Congress, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution.

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