Quiz Me! - People: Foundation of a Nation

Test your knowledge about people in the Foundation of a Nation era!

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Robert Morris spent so much of his own money for the Patriot cause that he was known as what?

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Who was the delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland that signed the Declaration of Independence and was the last surveying signer?

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This document, signed during King George III’s rule, ended the Revolutionary War and confirmed the independence of the United States.

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Patrick Henry became a harsh critic of the Constitution, even calling for a new constitutional convention. As someone who fought against ratification, he was considered to be:

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Benjamin Rush was a physician who was also appointed as Treasurer of the Mint in 1799. He was later instrumental in the reconciliation of the friendship of which two men?

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A descendent of ancient Spanish nobility, he became the acting Governor of the Louisiana Territory and procured weapons, gunpowder, clothing and more for the colonial army.

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This Founding Father was the only Catholic serving in the U.S. Senate once the Constitution was ratified.

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This wealthy trader of tobacco, rum, wheat and slaves supplied the American forces with war supplies and his own ships, including over $1 million to finance the decisive Battle of Yorktown.

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This English philosopher argued for a new relationship between civil government and religion. His ideas formed one basis of the First Amendment, which prevented the establishment of a national religion and protected an absolute freedom of belief.

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Jonathan Trumbull Sr. was a strong supporter of George Washington and the American Revolution. He was a colonial governor who remained in power after independence was declared. What state was he from?

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