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MMS-Academic 13
The Founding Fathers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who presided over the Constitutional Convention, where the U.S. Constitution was written and ratified? | George Washington |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence, but was serving as ambassador to France at the time of the Constitutional Convention, and therefore did not attend? | Thomas Jefferson |
| He wrote an influential pamphlet called "Common Sense." | Thomas Paine |
| He was the first president to live in the White House in Washington, D.C. | John Adams |
| He gave the shorted inauguration speech in American history, with a speech that consisted of only 133 words. The speech was delivered on March 4, 1793. | George Washington |
| Which president gave the longest inauguration speech in American History, 8,442 words on a cold and blustery day, then died a month later from a severe cold? | William Henry Harrison |
| This Founding Father became a grammar school teacher after graduating from Harvard. | John Adams |
| Who was the first president to be a father of a future president? | John Adams |
| Which two Founding Fathers died on the same day, July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson and John Adams |
| Which Founding Father's last words were, "I die hard, but I am not afraid to go... Let me go quietry. I cannot last long... It is well." | George Washington |
| Which Founding Father died in a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey in July 1804? | Alexander Hamilton |
| Which Founding Father's last words were, "A dying man can do nothing easy," when his daughter asked him to change positions on his bed to improve his breathing? | Benjamin Franklin |
| Which Founding Father was responsible for proposing the resolution to create the various Cabinet position within the Executive Branch and the twelve amendments to the Constitution, of which ten became the Bill of Rights? | James Madison |
| Who proposed that congressional pay be determined by the average price of wheat during the previous sex years of a congressional session? | James Madison |
| This Founding Father was president from 1789 to 1797. | George Washington |
| This Founding Father had many scars on his face from having the disease Smallpox as a child, and was so shy around women that he was rejected by the first two women he proposed to. | George Washington |
| This president won unanimous approval by the electoral college. Twice. | George Washington |
| Which Founding Father was president from 1809 to 1817? | James Madison |
| This Founding Father helped draft Virginia's state consistution when he was 25 years old. This document later became a model for the U.S. Constitution. | James Madison |
| Which Founding Father was so tiny (5'4'' tall and weighed less than 100 pounds) that he couldn't serve in the Revolutionary War? | James Madison |
| Which Founding Father didn't marry until he was 43 years old, when he finally married Dolley Todd. | James Madison |
| Which presidential First Lady saved crucial government documents and a portrait of George Washington when the British stormed teh capitol during the War of 1812? | Dolley Madison |
| Which Founding Father was president from 1801 to 1809? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Which Founding Father was nicknamed Long Tom because he was 6'2'', with long, slender limbs? He also had carrot-red hair. | Thomas Jefferson |
| Which Founding Father was a violinist who frequently serenaded his wife. His wife died at age 33, and this Founding Father never remarried. | Thomas Jefferson |
| This Founding Father was fluent in Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, Italian and German, and was a supporter of equal rights and education for women. | Thomas Jefferson |
| This Founding Father believed strongly in the right of all to a free public education and a free library system. | Thomas Jefferson |
| He arranged the Louisianna purchase from Napolean for $15 million. | Thomas Jefferson |
| Which Founding Father established the University of Virginia? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Which Founding Father said, "A little rebellion now and then is a good thing," and, "Science is my passion, politics my duty." | Thomas Jefferson |
| Which Founding Father was president from 1797 to 1801? | John Adams |
| Which Founding Father was the first Vice President? | John Adams |
| Which Founding Father was first to occupy the White House when the nation moved its capital from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C.? | John Adams |
| What were the two major political parties in the earliest days of the United States of America? | Republican and Federalists |
| Which president signed the "Alien and Sedition Acts," which made it a crime to criticize the government? | John Adams |
| Who is considered the first defense-minded president, who built the U.S. Navy to the point where it could compete with that of any other nation of the day? | John Adams |
| Which two Founding Fathers started out as close friends, then became bitter political enemies, and later died as friends on the same day? | John Adams and Thomas Jefferson |
| Which Founding Father wrote Poor Richard's Almanac? | Benjamin Franklin |
| Which Founding Father invented bifocal glasses? | Benjamin Franklin |
| Which Founding Father had an illegitimate son who supported the British during the Revolutionary War, resulting in a permanent estrangement between father and son? | Benjamin Franklin |
| Which Founding Father possessed the largest private library in America? | Benjamin Franklin |
| Which Founding Father attended Columbia University, then organized artillery regiments in New York during hte Revolutionary War, then became president Washington's chief aide? | Alexander Hamilton |
| This Founding Father once believed that America needed a king, not a president. He even wrote to Prussia's Prince Henry and asked if he wanted the job. | Alexander Hamilton |
| Which Founding Father believed that a "National Debt" was a good thing, because the higher the National Debt, the more people had a stake in the success of their country? | Alexander Hamilton |
| This person tied with Thomas Jefferson in the 1800 race for President. He also killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel, which was instigated by political disagreements. | Aaron Burr |
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