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Definitely Libertarian. They wanted to maximize freedom, while minimizing the power of government. If they saw the size and scope of our current government, and the amount it taxes us, they would probably go straight into cardiac arrest.
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Though all the founding fathers were good people, this is kind of a blanket question, and it's getting a lot of blanket answers. Here's the thing: The founding fathers did not all agree with everything each other said. Just like our current government, they all had very different ideas and beliefs. The winning side, the antifederalists, were very libertarian. This group included people like Thomas Jefferson and other greats. However, there was a group called the federalists that were almost exactly like today's democratic party, and they were led by Alexander Hamilton.
This means that some of them would be disgusted, and some of them would be glad that their dream of a nation was fulfilled. And some, like Benjamin Franklin, would probably be utterly neutral, so long as British soldiers weren't living in American garages.
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