An eminenteng historyador na Amerikano, si Richard B. Morris sa saiyang 1973 na libro tituladong "Seven Who Shaped Our Destiny: The Founding Fathers as Revolutionaries," pinagpili an pitong ini komo mayor na "Mga Amang Kagtogdas": Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, James Madison asin si Alexander Hamilton.