Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, John Adams, Matthew Thornton. Flashcards
Who wrote “Paradise Lost”?
Matthew Thornton.
Who was a physician by trade along with a signer?
Josiah Bartlett and Matthew Thornton.
Who had five children?
Matthew Thornton.
Who had twelve children?
Josiah Bartlett.
Which signer attended church with “Tottering Steps”?
Matthew Thornton.
Which signer was also a colonel in a military regiment?
Josiah Bartlett.
New Hampshire signer born in Ireland.
Matthew Thornton.
What was the inscription on Matthew Thornton’s grave?
“An Honest Man”
Which New Hampshire signer had a town named after him?
Josiah Bartlett.
Which New Hampshire signer had a good sense of humor?
Matthew Thornton.
Which New Hampshire signer helped build the Navy?
Josiah Bartlett.
Which New Hampshire signer was a good story teller?
Matthew Thornton.
Which New Hampshire signer continually opened his home to the homeless, etc?
Matthew Thornton.
Which New Hampshire signer had a child die in infancy?
William Whipple.
Which New Hampshire signer is known for his honesty?
Matthew Thornton.
Which New Hampshire signer was known as an optimist?
William Whipple.
Which New Hampshire signer had a heart condition that caused him to fall off of his horse?
William Whipple.
Which New Hampshire signer nearly escaped death when a canon ball smashed through his headquarters.
Josiah Bartlett.
Which New Hampshire signer nearly escaped death when a canon ball smashed through his headquarters.
William Whipple.
Which signer was 62 when he signed?
Matthew Thornton.
Who was president of the first patriotic provincial congress of NH?
Matthew Thornton.
Who was appointed to settle a land dispute between Connecticut and Pennsylvania?
William Whipple.
Who declined to be the commissioner of Admiralty?
William Whipple.
Where was John Adams born?
MA
Where was John Adams born?
MA.
Who was deemed the hardest working congressman in the second continental congress?
John Adams.
Who recommended Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams.
What two signers died on July 4th 1826?
Thomas Jefferson & John Adams.
Who was the first US minister to Great Britain?
John Adams.
Who wrote the New Constitution For The Great Wealth Of MA?
John Adams.
Who was the first Vice President of the US?
John Adams.
Who was the second president of the US?
John Adams.
What signer was a descendant of a pilgrim?
John Adams.
Which pilgrim was John Adams related to?
John Alden.
Who was important in influencing reluctant delegates to vote for the Declaration?
John Adams.
Who served on 90 committee’s in the continental congress and chaired 25 of them?
John Adams.
Who introduced the following resolution to congress in 1777?:
“The flag of the US shall be 13 stripes alternating red and white and that the union be 13 stars white on a blue field.”
John Adams.
Who went to France to negotiate money for the revolutionary war?
John Adams.
Who said “I must avow, I have no attachment but to my own Country”?
John Adams.
Which signer became a ship Captain?
William Whipple.
What was the secret of Whipple’s success?
His ability to perform any duty required of him.
“The die is not cast. Sink or swim, live or die, my County is my unalterable determination”.
-John Adams
Who said of himself: “I am obnoxious, suspected and unpopular”?
John Adams.
Who fought against slavery?
John Adams.
Who said: “The 4th of July ought to be commemorated as a day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotions unto god?
John Adams.
Which signer was able to hear King George III announce America’s independence?
John Adams.
How old was John Adams when he signed the declaration?
40.
Which signer said they were “worthy of god’s aid and protection”?
John Adams.
Who represented the British soldiers after the British Massacre?
John Adams.
Which persons son became the president of the US later on?
John Adams.
What was John Adams’ wife’s name?
Abigail Smith.
Where was Samuel Adams born?
Boston, MA
How was Samuel Adams related to John Adams?
They were second cousins.
Who’s father was a member of the MA assembly?
Samuel Adams.
Which signer was home-schooled?
Samuel Adams.
How old was Samuel Adams when he entered Harvard?
14 years old.
What was Samuel Adams studying at Harvard?
Ministry.
What did Samuel Adams spend his allowance on?
A pamphlet called “Englishman’s Rights”.
What did Samuel Adams eventually become?
A politician and a merchant.
Which signer formed a club who wrote political essays for the Boston Political Adviser?
Samuel Adams.
Which profession did Samuel Adams detest?
Merchant.
Which signer almost became bankrupt?
Samuel Adams.
How old was Samuel Adams when his father died?
25.
Who was Samuel Adams’ second wife?
Elizabeth Wells.
When was it announced that the British were going to tax the colonies?
1763.
What did the first document of Samuel Adams state?
That the colonies couldn’t be taxed by English parliament.
What did Samuel Adams get well-known for?
Being an advocate for independence.
What happened to Samuel Adams in 1765?
He was elected Clerk to the Court Of MA.
Who penned a eulogy when Samuel Adams died?
John Adams.
Who helped support Samuel Adams financially?
John Hancock.
Who originated the MA Circular?
Samuel Adams.
How old was Samuel Adams when he died?
81 years old.
Which government tried to bribe Samuel Adams?
The English Government.
Who “rose up in disgust” and told a story?
Samuel Adams.
Who got Governor Hutchinson to remove all of the troops from Boston?
Samuel Adams.
Who was a strict Calvanist?
Samuel Adams.
_______ ________’s Confirmation.
(Hint): Samuel Adams.
Governor Gage.
“Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people who’s manners are universally corrupt.”
- Samuel Adams.
What was always on Samuel Adam’s mind?
Freedom.
Which one was a tax collector in Boston, MA?
Samuel Adams.
Who was president of the MA senate?
Samuel Adams.
Who was one of the Instigators of the Boston Tea Party?
Samuel Adams.
Who helped organize the second continental congress?
Samuel Adams.
What was the high point of Samuel Adams’ life?
Signing the Declaration of Independence.
Who was elected lieutenant governor of MA?
Samuel Adams.
Who were the 5 signers from MA?
Sam Adams, John Adams, Elbridge Gerry, John Hancock, Robert Payne.
What was Elbridge Gerry’s occupation and birthplace?
Politicial, MA.
How old was Elbridge Gerry when he signed?
32.
Which MA signer had 10 kids and married Ann Thompson?
Elbridge Gerry.
When did Gerry serve on the Committee of Safety?
During the Revolutionary War.
Which one was the late signer from MA?
Elbridge Gerry.
Who introduced John Adams in a bill?
Elbridge Gerry.
Who introduced putting guns onto their ships?
Elbridge Gerry.
Who had these three achievements? :
- Arranging the plan of a general hospital.
- Better disciplined army.
- Regulating commissary departments.
Elbridge Gerry.
Which MA signer had the nickname “Soldiers Friend” because of his support for better equipment and pay for the army?
Elbridge Gerry.
Which MA was the thinnest and smallest man of all the signers?
Elbridge Gerry.
Who was the MA signer who recommended to the states that they provide blankets, shoes, socks and shirts for their officers and soldiers from their state battalions?
Edbridge Gerry.
Who urged the states to improve the hospitals and the commissary?
Elbridge Gerry?
Who fought to make sure that all the soldiers had an allowance after the war whether they were citizens or not?
Elbridge Gerry.
Who was known by the soldiers of the Revolutionary war as their “steady advocate and friend”?
Elbridge Gerry.
Which signer was single at the time of signing the declaration?
Elbridge Gerry.
Who was one of the most vocal members of the Constitutional Convention?
Elbridge Gerry.
What is one of the reasons for Elbridge Gerry not to sign the Constitution?
He wanted a Bill Of Rights.
Where did the term “Gerrymander” come from?
Elbridge Gerry.
Who became James Madison’s vice president?
Elbridge Gerry.
How did Elbridge Gerry die?
Was in a carriage and grew ill and DiEd-
Who was the son of a Codfish merchant?
Elbridge Gerry.
Who was gov of MA from 1810-1812?
GERRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
What was Robert Paine’s father’s occupation?
He was a pastor.
What was Robert Paine’s father’s second occupation?
A mercantile owner.
What age was Robert Paine when he graduated college?
18 years of age.
What did Robert Pain major in?
Theology.
Which signer studied under Benjamin Pratt in Law?
Robert Paine.
“I began my school! Oh how the students hummed and hawed and whined everything else dissagreeable” –
- Robert Paine.
Who did Robert Paine marry?
Sally Cobb.
How many children did Sally Cobb and Robert Paine have?
8 children.
Who was a delegate in protesting Gov Gage’s closing down of the legislature?
Robert Paine.
Who prosecuted the British?
Robert Paine.
Who was elected to the Continental Congress in 1774?
Robert Paine.
Who thought that America was taking away their freedom?
Robert Paine.
Who was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of MA?
Robert Paine.
Who was a MA judge for 14 years?
Robert Paine.
Who was afflicted with deafness in his later years?
Robert Paine.
Who helped form the American Academy of Arts and Sciences?
Robert Paine.
Who had two wives and 16 children?
William Ellery.
How old was William Ellery when he signed?
48 years of age.
Which singer had the British occupy his house for 3 years and then had his estate destroyed as well?
William Ellery.
Who was the “congressman on horseback”?
William Ellery.
Which signer loved to garden?
William Ellery.
When was Stephen Hopkins born?
1707.
How many children did Stephen Hopkins have?
7 children.
How old was Stephen Hopkins when he signed?
69 years of age.
How long did Stephen Hopkins live after signing?
9 years.
What did Stephen Hopkins when the people who shot the British officer and burned the ship?
Hid them.
What state was Stephen Hopkins from?
Rhode Island.
Who founded the public library in Providence?
Stephen Hopkins.
Which signer had a stroke and had to lift his right hand with his left hand to sign?
Stephen Hopkins.
What were inscribed on Stephen Hopkins’ tomb?
“Blessed are the dead who die in the lord”.
Who prepared and persuaded the first anti-slavery legislation?
Stephen Hopkins.
How did Sam Huntington win over the people?
With fairness and hard work.
Who was Sam Huntington’s wife?
Martha Devotion.
Which signer adopted two kids?
Sam Huntington.
True or false: Sam Huntington was 44 years old when he signed.
False. He was 45.
Which signer was a barrel-maker?
Sam Huntington.
Who was a self-taught lawyer?
Sam Huntington.
Which signer “gained the confidence of farmers because of his skill and humble beginnings”?
Sam Huntington.
Who was a president of Congress?
Sam Huntington.
Who was very well loved by the citizens of Connecticut?
Sam Huntington.
Which signer signed the Constitution on the day before his birthday?
Sam Huntington.
“Those who knew him most intimately loved him most affectionately” — who is this about?
— Sam Huntington
Who was a “professor of religion”?
Sam Huntington.
Who was the other self-taught lawyer from Connecticut?
Roger Sherman.
Which Connecticut signer had his father die when he was 19?
Roger Sherman.
What was Roger Sherman’s occupation?
Surveyor
Which signer from Connecticut married when he was 28?
Roger Sherman.
Which Connecticut signer signed when he was 55?
Roger Sherman.
Which Connecticut signer was laughed at because he didn’t wear a wig and had his hair short?
Roger Sherman.
Which Connecticut signer introduced the Connecticut Compromise?
Roger Sherman.
Who did John Adams say was one of the soundest and strongest pillars of the revolution?
Roger Sherman.
