Part 14

Explore Part 14 of the Civilization VI Founding Fathers guide, detailing Political Founding Fathers like Alexis De Tocqueville, Ben Franklin, and Betsy Ross, and their unique bonuses.

This section covers Political Founding Fathers in Civilization VI, which are crucial for all aspects of gameplay due to the political points they generate. These points are essential for acquiring other Founding Fathers.

Founding Fathers:

Alexis De Tocqueville

Requires: 44880 Political Points. Provides +50% Education Points Production in all Settlements and +3 Liberty Bells per University. Highly useful for training workers and generating Liberty Bells, especially when universities are widespread.

Ben Franklin

Requires: 4488 Political Points. Provides +3 Liberty Bells per Printing Press and +3 Liberty Bells per Newspaper. Extremely valuable for boosting Liberty Bell production early in the game.

Betsy Ross

Requires: 25245 Political Points. Provides +3 Cloth Production per Weaver's House, +3 Cloth Production per Weaver's Shop, and +3 Cloth Production per Textile Mill. Generates cloth without requiring any input, offering a significant long-term economic advantage.

James Madison

Requires: 19074 Political Points. Provides +3 Muskets per Armory, +3 Muskets per Magazine, and +3 Muskets per Arsenal. Essential for ensuring a constant supply of muskets, especially if iron resources are unavailable.

John Jay

Requires: 10659 Political Points. Provides +25% Liberty Bell Production in all Settlements. A highly recommended Founding Father due to the significant increase in Liberty Bells, which in turn generate more political points.

John Winthrop

Requires: 2524 Political Points. Provides +1 Cross Production per Town Hall. Generally considered a weak bonus as cross production is easily achieved with a Church, and requires experts for meaningful output.

Patrick Henry

Requires: 7854 Political Points. Provides +3 Liberty Bells per Town Hall. A decent boost for colonies, but often bypassed in favor of John Jay for greater Liberty Bell benefits.

Pocahontas

Requires: 3366 Political Points. Strengthens Relations with the Natives. Useful for avoiding conflict with native populations, but less so if expansionist goals are prioritized.

Samuel Adams

Requires: 5890 Political Points. Increases Liberty Bell Production by the tax rate. Becomes very useful as the tax rate increases, potentially doubling Liberty Bell production at maximum tax rates.

Thomas Paine

Requires: 14025 Political Points. Increases Hammer Production by the tax rate. Useful as hammer production is linked to overall point generation, making this a valuable choice.

Other Founding Fathers mentioned include Lord Baltimore (Requires: 3085 Trade Points, 1963 Political Points. Increases Cross production by the tax rate) and Peter Minuit (Requires: 1683 Trade Points, 1122 Political Points. -25% Cost of Recruiting Units in Europe), though these are not Political Founding Fathers.