How much do you know about Charles Thomson? Did you know that he was considered to be “The Samuel Adams of Philadelphia”? Do you know how such a large population of Irish people ended up in Pennsylvania? What have you learned about how Pennsylvania politics influenced the American Revolution?
On today’s episode of Founded we’re finding out about Charles Thomson; his is the only name to appear next to John Hancock’s on the first copy of the Declaration of Independence. We’re going to learn all about Charles Thomson and how he became a major force in early revolutionary Pennsylvania.
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