Quiz Me! - People: Foundation of a Nation

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

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Which colonial woman asked her husband to “remember the ladies” while writing the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Hobbes’ landmark work of political philosophy writing that people must enter into a compact for their safety was titled:

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Who was the Founding Father that drafted the Massachusetts Constitution and Declaration of Rights, served in the Continental Congress and was a member of the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence?

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This man, along with Robert Morris, helped to finance the American Revolution.

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He was a physician who treated John and Abigail Adams for yellow fever. Upon hearing about his death in 1813, John Adams reflected, “I know of no character living or dead who has done more real good for his country.”

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James Otis championed a natural rights theory, asserting the right to private property was inalienable. These principles were later included in which constitutional amendment  ?

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Who was the African-American  slave spy who was George Washington’s most effective weapon against the British during the American Revolution?

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Known as the “Father of his Country,” this Virginian was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States of America.

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Who was the African-American  former slave who was shot and killed by British Soldiers at the Boston Massacre?

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Once an advocate general in the Vice Admiralty Court, this man resigned his post and started taking the cases of Boston merchants who challenged the legality of British writs of assistance.

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