Founding Fathers: Deep Cuts
This Founding Father defended British soldiers after the Boston Massacre.
Who is John Adams?
The document's opening words are famously: “When in the Course of…”
What is human events?
The war sparked by the Declaration ended in this year.
What is 1783?
The 13 stripes on the flag represent these.
What are the original 13 colonies?
The Declaration was not signed on July 4; most signers added their names on this later date.
What is August 2, 1776?
He was known as the "Father of the Constitution," though he wasn’t a signer of the Declaration.
Who is James Madison?
This phrase in the Declaration speaks to unalienable rights.
What is “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”?
This battle, fought in 1775, proved the colonists could stand up to British regulars.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The number of stars on the current U.S. flag.
What is 50?
Fireworks originated in this country.
What is China?
This Founding Father served as the first Secretary of the Treasury.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
The Declaration was officially signed by this many men.
What is 56?
This treaty formally ended the American Revolution.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from this country.
What is France?
This President was born on July 4, 1872.
Who is Calvin Coolidge?
He was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This man’s signature is the most prominent on the Declaration.
Who is John Hancock?
These German mercenaries fought for the British during the war.
Who are the Hessians?
This early American flag featured a circle of 13 stars.
What is the Betsy Ross flag?
Jefferson and Adams both died on the same July 4th; this is how many years after 1776.
What is 50?
This future President did not sign the Declaration, being in Britain at the time.
Who is George Washington?
The Declaration lists this number of grievances against King George III.
What is 27?
This winter encampment nearly broke the Continental Army due to starvation and cold.
What is Valley Forge?
The eagle on the Great Seal holds this many arrows.
What is 13?
The only U.S. President known to have hosted a July 4th naturalization ceremony at Monticello.
Who is George W. Bush?