Founding Leaders Flashcards
The only governor to side with the colonists during the American revolution.
John Trumbull, Sr.
Protestant minister who recruited soldiers for the American revolution and became a general.
John Peter Muhlenberg
Signer of the Declaration of Independence; Wealthy Boston merchant, signed his name large on the Declaration of Independence so King George III would see it.
John Hancock
Signer of the Declaration of Independence; “Father of American medicine”; signed Declaration of Independence; favored education of women; helped establish the first African-American church in the country
Benjamin Rush
Signer of the Declaration of Independence; He helped finance the American revolution; helped in the struggle for acceptance of Catholic religion in America
Charles Carroll
Signer of the Declaration of Independence; Scottish immigrant, leading member of the Continental Congress; Presbyterian minister; President of the College of New Jersey(Princeton)
John Witherspoon
He was a member of the Continental Congress; helped negotiate peace with England; one of the authors of the Federalist Papers; first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
John Jay
Where is Benjamin Rush from?
Pennsylvania
Where is John Hancock from?
Massachusetts/New England
Where is John Jay from?
New York
Where is John Witherspoon from?
New Jersey
Where is John Peter Muhlenberg from?
Pennsylvania
Where is Charles Carroll from?
Maryland
Where is Johnathan Trumbull from?
Connecticut
Who was the Surgeon General of the Middle Department of the Continental Army?
Benjamin Rush
