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The Founding Fathers Trivia Quiz

Answer the following questions to determine how much you know about the Founding Fathers.

A multiple-choice quiz by keithbroaders. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
keithbroaders

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
348,617

Updated
Sep 04 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1620

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the President of the Second Continental Congress that met in Philadelphia in 1776? Hint

John Hancock

Benjamin Franklin

George Washington

Samuel Adams

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who proposed the plan for a Declaration of Independence? Hint

Patrick Henry

George Mason

Thomas Jefferson

Richard Henry Lee

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the author of the pamphlet titled "Common Sense" that helped in promoting the idea of independence for the American Colonies? Hint

Patrick Henry

Benjamin Franklin

Thomas Paine

Samuel Adams

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following men refused to sign the Declaration of Independence? Hint

Benjamin Rush

Edmund Randolph

Roger Sherman

John Dickinson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which one of the following men was NOT on the Committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence? Hint

George Washington

Robert Livingston

John Adams

Roger Sherman

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of one of the following men signed both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution? Hint

Roger Sherman

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following men supported the ratification of the Constitution? Hint

Roger Sherman

George Mason

Patrick Henry

Edmund Randloph

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Declaration of Independence was actually signed on which of the following dates? Hint

July 2, 1776

September 17, 1787

July 4, 1776

August 2, 1776

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Question 9 of 10

9. Of the 56 men that signed the Declaration of Independence, how many of those men also signed the Constitution for the United States? Hint

Nine

Six

Twelve

Fourteen

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Question 10 of 10

10. Thomas Jefferson was greatly influenced by which of the following philosophers when he wrote the Declaration of Independence? Hint

Thomas Hobbes

Francis Bacon

Adam Smith

John Locke

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the President of the Second Continental Congress that met in Philadelphia in 1776?

Answer: John Hancock

One of wealthiest and most highly respected merchants in Boston in 1776 was John Hancock.

2. Who proposed the plan for a Declaration of Independence?

Answer: Richard Henry Lee

The idea of indpendence was not supported by the majority of the colonists in January of 1776. After the publication of "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, the people began to realize that true freedom could not exist in the colonies as long as they were subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign power. Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposed that a Declaration of Independence be delivered to the King of England.

3. Who was the author of the pamphlet titled "Common Sense" that helped in promoting the idea of independence for the American Colonies?

Answer: Thomas Paine

The man that sparked the Revolutionary War was Thomas Paine. His pamphlet entitled "Common Sense" caused the American people to realize that without independence they would be subjects of the king.

4. Which of the following men refused to sign the Declaration of Independence?

Answer: John Dickinson

John Dickinson thought that the colonists, in signing the Declaration of Independence, were acting hastily. Reconciliation was still the course of action he preferred.

5. Which one of the following men was NOT on the Committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Answer: George Washington

The committee to draft the Declaration of Independence included; Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston.

6. Which of one of the following men signed both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution?

Answer: Roger Sherman

John Adams was serving as the Ambassador to Britain and Thomas Jefferson was serving as the Ambassador to France when the Constitution was signed. James Madison did sign the Constitution but did not sign the Declaration of Independence.

7. Which of the following men supported the ratification of the Constitution?

Answer: Roger Sherman

Most the signers of the Declaration of Independence were not in favor of the ratification of the Constitution. Only six of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Indpendence participated in the Constitutional Convention. Men like Samuel Adams, Thomas Paine, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, Edmund Randolph and Richard Henry Lee all thought that the new Constitution with a strong central government would lead to tyranny.

8. The Declaration of Independence was actually signed on which of the following dates?

Answer: August 2, 1776

The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 2, 1776 and was posted on July 4, 1776, but the actual signing of the document actually took place on August 2, 1776.

9. Of the 56 men that signed the Declaration of Independence, how many of those men also signed the Constitution for the United States?

Answer: Six

Only Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, Robert Morse, George Clymer, George Read
and James Wilson signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution for the United States. The other 49 signers of the Declaration of Independence were either not invited or chose not to participate in the Constitutional Convention.

10. Thomas Jefferson was greatly influenced by which of the following philosophers when he wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Answer: John Locke

The Declaration of Independence affirmed many of the ideas that had previously been advocated by John Locke. In Locke's Second Treatise he stated that the right to life, liberty and property were unalienable.

Source: Author keithbroaders

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