Which of these founding fathers of the United States of America later became president?

The story behind the answer

James Monroe is the only option who became U.S. president—he served as the 5th president (1817–1825). A Revolutionary War veteran and Founding-era statesman, Monroe presided over the “Era of Good Feelings” and is best known for the Monroe Doctrine (1823), which warned European powers against further colonization in the Americas.

The others were influential but never president: Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury; Roger Sherman signed the Declaration, Articles, Constitution, and Continental Association; Samuel Adams was a leading patriot and later Massachusetts governor. Memory tip: Think “Monroe = Monroe Doctrine,” a sweeping foreign policy that only a president could issue—so Monroe must be the president among these Founders.