Founding Fathers Flashcards
What was Benjamin Franklin’s pseudonym?
Silence Dogood.
Which newspapers did Benjamin Franklin publish?
Pennsylvania Gazette and Poor Richard’s Almanack.
Which newspaper published by Benjamin Franklin was severely criticized by the major
literary figures such as Hawthorne, Melville, and Twain?
Poor Richard’s Almanack.
What were some of Benjamin Franklin’s inventions?
The Franklin stove, bifocal lenses, harmonica, and a simple odometer.
Who became the leader of the Quaker party?
Benjamin Franklin.
Who was the third president of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson.
What is Thomas Jefferson’s most important contribution to the revolutionary debate?
A Summary View of the Rights of British Americans.
In which year did Thomas Jefferson become the Vice President?
In 1796, as a Republican presidential candidate.
Who is Sarah ‘Sally’ Hemmings?
Jefferson’s slave whom he had a long-term relationship and six children with.
Who of the founding fathers developed the first American political party, the Federalists?
Alexander Hamilton.
Which magazine did Thomas Paine write for?
Pennsylvania Magazine.
Which monarch did Thomas Paine severely criticize in his pamphlet “Common Sense”?
King George III.
Why did Paine flee to France?
Because of his work Rights of Man in which he defends the republican principles.
Why did Thomas Paine write bitterly to George Washington?
Washington failed to secure Paine’s earlier release from his 11-month imprisonment.
What is Paine’s most controversial work?
The Age of Reason.
