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What is the name of George Washington's famous estate?
Mount Vernon
Redrick Veil
Monticello
Verdant Bluff
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Which founding father was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?
Alexander Hamilton
John Hancock
Charles Carroll
John Adams
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What number of U.S. President was John Adams?
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
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It is reported that what fraction of Philadelphia's population attended Ben Franklin's funeral service?
1/2
1/4
1/3
1/8
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Which Founding Father is considered the "Father of the Constitution"?
John Hancock
James Madison
Ben Franklin
George Washington
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Which of the following titles can be applied to Charles Carroll?
President of the first Continental Congress
Washington's right hand man during the Revolutionary War
First Governor of Rhode Island
Longest living signer of the Declaration of Independence
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Which founding father invented bifocals and the lightning rod among other devices?
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Ben Franklin
James Wilson
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What is the name of Thomas Jefferson's famous estate?
Mount Vernon
Redrick Veil
Monticello
Verdant Bluff
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Alexander Hamilton's son Philip died in what strange way?
Eaten by an alligator in Flordia
Drowned after getting knocked off a boat
Killed in a duel in the same spot that his Father would be
Killed fighting for the British Army during the Revolutionary War
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Alexander Hamilton served in what post in George Washington's cabinet?
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of the Treasury
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John Jay was the first....?
Secretary of State
Vice President
Secretary of Defense
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
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Which of the Founding Fathers was the richest by-far after inheriting a fortune from a wealthy uncle?
John Hancock
Alexander Hamilton
James Wilson
Sam Adams
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Which founding father turned president had their legacy tarnished by the X.Y.Z. Affair and the passage of The Alien and Sedition Acts?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
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What is the name of this founding father who served as the Captain of an artillery crew at the Battle of Yorktown?
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Charles Carroll
James Wilson
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Which war(s) did George Washington fight in?
The French and Indian War
The Revolutionary War
The Civil War
A and B
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What position did James Wilson occupy when he died in 1798?
President of the United States
Speaker of the House
Senator
Supreme Court Justice
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What Founding Father negotiated the Louisiana Purchase as President?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
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What man was behind the organization of the Boston Tea Party?
Samuel Adams
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Franklin
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Which of the following founding fathers was an immigrant from Scotland?
James Madison
Charles Carroll
James Wilson
John Hancock
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What relation were John and Samuel Adams?
Brothers
Second Cousins
First Cousins
Completely Unrelated
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James Madison was President of the United States during which of the following events?
The Revolutionary War
The War of 1812
The Constitutional Convention
Shay's Rebellion
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Which two founders died on the same day?
Washington and Franklin
Madison and Hancock
Sam Adams and Carroll
Jefferson and John Adams
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John Hancock held which of the following positions in his life?
President of the Second Continental Congress
Governor of Rhode Island
General in the Continental Army
Speaker of the House
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Who wrote Poor Richard's Almanac?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Ben Franklin
Samuel Adams
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Which founder penned the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
James Madison
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
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