2nd Continental Congress
Declaration of Independence
Portrait Gallery
Quotes from the American Revolution
George Washington
100
In what city was the 2nd Continental Congress located?
Philadelphia, PA
At times, also Baltimore, MD; York, PA and Lancaster, PA (for one day)
100
Name two of the five persons who served on the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence.
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Robert Livingston
Roger Sherman
100
Name the signer of the Declaration of Independence pictured:
1. 
Benjamin Franklin
100
What famous phrase is found at the beginning of the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence?
"all men are created equal"
100
What is the name of George Washington’s home on the Potomac River in Virginia?
Mount Vernon
200
The 2nd Continental Congress voted to create the Continental Army and named what person from Virginia as its commanding general?
George Washington
200
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
200
Name the signer of the Declaration of Independence pictured:
Thomas Jefferson
200
When John Hancock said that Congress, having signed the Declaration, must now "all hang together", who replied: "Yes, we must indeed all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately"?
Benjamin Franklin
200
What is the place in PA where Washington and his poorly equipped army stayed during the bitterly cold winter of 1777-1778?
Valley Forge
300
Who presided over the 2nd Continental Congress?
John Hancock
300
In what city and what building did the signing of the Declaration of Independence take place?
The Pennsylvania Statehouse, now called Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
300
Name the signer of the Declaration of Independence pictured:
4. 
4. John Adams
300
When John Paul Jones’ ship was engaged in a fierce battle with a British ship off the coast of England and the British Captain asked if he would surrender, what did Jones say in response?
"I have not yet begun to fight!"
300
How many persons did George and Martha Washington hold in slavery when he died in 1799?
A) They jointly held 245 enslaved persons
B) George held 317 and Martha held 300 enslaved persons
C) George held 213 and Martha held 89 enslaved persons
B) George held 317 and Martha held 300 enslaved persons
400
On what date did Congress approve the oral resolution of Richard Henry Lee declaring the colonies independent?
July 2, 1776
400
On what date did the Continental Congress officially adopt the written Declaration of Independence?
July 4, 1776
400
Name this king whose deeds are criticized in the Declaration of Independence:
Actual portrait Portrayal in "Hamilton"
King George III
400
Congress wrote a letter to what North American British colony, which contained many French Catholics, to persuade them to join the rebellion, warning that, under the British, “your priests are exposed to expulsion, banishment, and ruin. . . .”?
Canada
400
While trying to calm anxious army officers frustrated with not receiving back pay and pensions near the end of the War, George Washington said, "Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost [what?] in the service of my country."
Blind
500
What did the Continental Congress call the first Constitution binding the 13 States together into a confederation in 1777?
Articles of Confederation
500
What member of the 2nd Continental Congress predicted that, "The Second Day of July 1776 . . . will be celebrated annually with various festivities including "Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations"?
John Adams in a letter to his wife, Abigail, on Ju;y 3, 1776
500
Name the wife of a signer of the Declaration of Independence pictured:
5. 
Abigail Adams
500
On July 4, 1826, both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died. What were John Adams’s last words?
"Thomas Jefferson survives,"
“Jefferson still lives”
“Jefferson lives”
(He did not know that Thomas Jefferson had already died that day.)
500
Did George Washington ever provide for the freeing of any of his enslaved people?
Yes, in his Will he provided for freeing all 123 of his enslaved people upon the death of his wife, Martha. He died in 1799. Martha freed those enslaved persons before her death, on January 1, 1801. She kept all 300 of her own dower enslaved persons.