Founding Fathers

• Question 1 out of 10

  This first President’s face is on the $1 bill.

  John Adams

  George Washington

  Thomas Jefferson

  Benjamin Franklin

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• Question 2 out of 10

  Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and lived at Monticello?

  John Hancock

  Thomas Jefferson

  James Madison

  Alexander Hamilton

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• Question 3 out of 10

  Which Founding Father helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris (1783) and became famous for his experiments with electricity?

  John Adams

  Benjamin Franklin

  Patrick Henry

  George Washington

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• Question 4 out of 10

  Who was the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and is currently featured on the $10 bill?

  James Madison

  John Jay

  Alexander Hamilton

  Thomas Jefferson

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• Question 5 out of 10

  Which Founding Father became the second President of the United States and was also the father of a future President?

  John Adams

  Thomas Jefferson

  James Monroe

  George Washington

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• Question 6 out of 10

  Which revolutionary leader famously declared, “Give me liberty or give me death!” in a speech to the Virginia Convention?

  George Mason

  Patrick Henry

  Samuel Adams

  Paul Revere

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• Question 7 out of 10

  Which Vice President of the United States killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804?

  Thomas Paine

  Aaron Burr

  John Marshall

  James Monroe

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• Question 8 out of 10

  Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence, making his name synonymous with the word “signature”?

  Thomas Paine

  John Adams

  John Hancock

  Benjamin Franklin

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• Question 9 out of 10

  Which patriot made a famous midnight ride to warn the colonial militia about the approaching British forces?

  Paul Revere

  John Hancock

  Patrick Henry

  Samuel Adams

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• Question 10 out of 10

  Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and played a major role in negotiating a treaty with Britain in 1794?

  John Jay

  John Adams

  James Madison

  Thomas Jefferson

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