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Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, John Adams, Matthew Thornton. Flashcards

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Who wrote “Paradise Lost”?

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Matthew Thornton.

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Who was a physician by trade along with a signer?

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Josiah Bartlett and Matthew Thornton.

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Who had five children?

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Matthew Thornton.

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Who had twelve children?

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Josiah Bartlett.

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Which signer attended church with “Tottering Steps”?

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Matthew Thornton.

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Which signer was also a colonel in a military regiment?

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Josiah Bartlett.

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New Hampshire signer born in Ireland.

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Matthew Thornton.

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What was the inscription on Matthew Thornton’s grave?

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“An Honest Man”

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Which New Hampshire signer had a town named after him?

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Josiah Bartlett.

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Which New Hampshire signer had a good sense of humor?

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Matthew Thornton.

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Which New Hampshire signer helped build the Navy?

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Josiah Bartlett.

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Which New Hampshire signer was a good story teller?

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Matthew Thornton.

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Which New Hampshire signer continually opened his home to the homeless, etc?

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Matthew Thornton.

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Which New Hampshire signer had a child die in infancy?

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William Whipple.

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Which New Hampshire signer is known for his honesty?

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Matthew Thornton.

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Which New Hampshire signer was known as an optimist?

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William Whipple.

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Which New Hampshire signer had a heart condition that caused him to fall off of his horse?

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William Whipple.

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Which New Hampshire signer nearly escaped death when a canon ball smashed through his headquarters.

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Josiah Bartlett.

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Which New Hampshire signer nearly escaped death when a canon ball smashed through his headquarters.

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William Whipple.

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Which signer was 62 when he signed?

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Matthew Thornton.

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Who was president of the first patriotic provincial congress of NH?

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Matthew Thornton.

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Who was appointed to settle a land dispute between Connecticut and Pennsylvania?

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William Whipple.

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Who declined to be the commissioner of Admiralty?

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William Whipple.

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Where was John Adams born?

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MA

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Where was John Adams born?

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MA.

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Who was deemed the hardest working congressman in the second continental congress?

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John Adams.

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Who recommended Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence?

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John Adams.

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What two signers died on July 4th 1826?

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Thomas Jefferson & John Adams.

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Who was the first US minister to Great Britain?

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John Adams.

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Who wrote the New Constitution For The Great Wealth Of MA?

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John Adams.

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Who was the first Vice President of the US?

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John Adams.

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Who was the second president of the US?

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John Adams.

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33
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What signer was a descendant of a pilgrim?

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John Adams.

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34
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Which pilgrim was John Adams related to?

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John Alden.

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Who was important in influencing reluctant delegates to vote for the Declaration?

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John Adams.

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Who served on 90 committee’s in the continental congress and chaired 25 of them?

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John Adams.

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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.”

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John Adams.

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Who went to France to negotiate money for the revolutionary war?

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John Adams.

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Who said “I must avow, I have no attachment but to my own Country”?

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John Adams.

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Which signer became a ship Captain?

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William Whipple.

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What was the secret of Whipple’s success?

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His ability to perform any duty required of him.

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42
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“The die is not cast. Sink or swim, live or die, my County is my unalterable determination”.

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-John Adams

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Who said of himself: “I am obnoxious, suspected and unpopular”?

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John Adams.

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44
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Who fought against slavery?

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John Adams.

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45
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Who said: “The 4th of July ought to be commemorated as a day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotions unto god?

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John Adams.

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Which signer was able to hear King George III announce America’s independence?

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John Adams.

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47
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How old was John Adams when he signed the declaration?

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40.

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Which signer said they were “worthy of god’s aid and protection”?

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John Adams.

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49
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Who represented the British soldiers after the British Massacre?

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John Adams.

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50
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Which persons son became the president of the US later on?

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John Adams.

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51
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What was John Adams’ wife’s name?

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Abigail Smith.

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52
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Where was Samuel Adams born?

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Boston, MA

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53
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How was Samuel Adams related to John Adams?

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They were second cousins.

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Who’s father was a member of the MA assembly?

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Samuel Adams.

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55
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Which signer was home-schooled?

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Samuel Adams.

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56
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How old was Samuel Adams when he entered Harvard?

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14 years old.

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57
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What was Samuel Adams studying at Harvard?

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Ministry.

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58
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What did Samuel Adams spend his allowance on?

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A pamphlet called “Englishman’s Rights”.

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What did Samuel Adams eventually become?

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A politician and a merchant.

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Which signer formed a club who wrote political essays for the Boston Political Adviser?

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Samuel Adams.

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Which profession did Samuel Adams detest?

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Merchant.

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62
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Which signer almost became bankrupt?

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Samuel Adams.

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63
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How old was Samuel Adams when his father died?

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25.

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Who was Samuel Adams’ second wife?

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Elizabeth Wells.

65
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When was it announced that the British were going to tax the colonies?

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1763.

66
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What did the first document of Samuel Adams state?

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That the colonies couldn’t be taxed by English parliament.

67
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What did Samuel Adams get well-known for?

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Being an advocate for independence.

68
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What happened to Samuel Adams in 1765?

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He was elected Clerk to the Court Of MA.

69
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Who penned a eulogy when Samuel Adams died?

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John Adams.

70
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Who helped support Samuel Adams financially?

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John Hancock.

71
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Who originated the MA Circular?

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Samuel Adams.

72
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How old was Samuel Adams when he died?

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81 years old.

73
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Which government tried to bribe Samuel Adams?

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The English Government.

74
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Who “rose up in disgust” and told a story?

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Samuel Adams.

75
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Who got Governor Hutchinson to remove all of the troops from Boston?

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Samuel Adams.

76
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Who was a strict Calvanist?

A

Samuel Adams.

77
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_______ ________’s Confirmation.

(Hint): Samuel Adams.

A

Governor Gage.

78
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“Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people who’s manners are universally corrupt.”

A
  • Samuel Adams.
79
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What was always on Samuel Adam’s mind?

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Freedom.

80
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Which one was a tax collector in Boston, MA?

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Samuel Adams.

81
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Who was president of the MA senate?

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Samuel Adams.

82
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Who was one of the Instigators of the Boston Tea Party?

A

Samuel Adams.

83
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Who helped organize the second continental congress?

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Samuel Adams.

84
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What was the high point of Samuel Adams’ life?

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Signing the Declaration of Independence.

85
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Who was elected lieutenant governor of MA?

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Samuel Adams.

86
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Who were the 5 signers from MA?

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Sam Adams, John Adams, Elbridge Gerry, John Hancock, Robert Payne.

87
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What was Elbridge Gerry’s occupation and birthplace?

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Politicial, MA.

88
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How old was Elbridge Gerry when he signed?

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32.

89
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Which MA signer had 10 kids and married Ann Thompson?

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Elbridge Gerry.

90
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When did Gerry serve on the Committee of Safety?

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During the Revolutionary War.

91
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Which one was the late signer from MA?

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Elbridge Gerry.

92
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Who introduced John Adams in a bill?

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Elbridge Gerry.

93
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Who introduced putting guns onto their ships?

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Elbridge Gerry.

94
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Who had these three achievements? :

  1. Arranging the plan of a general hospital.
  2. Better disciplined army.
  3. Regulating commissary departments.
A

Elbridge Gerry.

95
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Which MA signer had the nickname “Soldiers Friend” because of his support for better equipment and pay for the army?

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Elbridge Gerry.

96
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Which MA was the thinnest and smallest man of all the signers?

A

Elbridge Gerry.

97
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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?

A

Edbridge Gerry.

98
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Who urged the states to improve the hospitals and the commissary?

A

Elbridge Gerry?

99
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Who fought to make sure that all the soldiers had an allowance after the war whether they were citizens or not?

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Elbridge Gerry.

100
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Who was known by the soldiers of the Revolutionary war as their “steady advocate and friend”?

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Elbridge Gerry.

101
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Which signer was single at the time of signing the declaration?

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Elbridge Gerry.

102
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Who was one of the most vocal members of the Constitutional Convention?

A

Elbridge Gerry.

103
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What is one of the reasons for Elbridge Gerry not to sign the Constitution?

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He wanted a Bill Of Rights.

104
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Where did the term “Gerrymander” come from?

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Elbridge Gerry.

105
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Who became James Madison’s vice president?

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Elbridge Gerry.

106
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How did Elbridge Gerry die?

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Was in a carriage and grew ill and DiEd-

107
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Who was the son of a Codfish merchant?

A

Elbridge Gerry.

108
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Who was gov of MA from 1810-1812?

A

GERRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

109
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What was Robert Paine’s father’s occupation?

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He was a pastor.

110
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What was Robert Paine’s father’s second occupation?

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A mercantile owner.

111
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What age was Robert Paine when he graduated college?

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18 years of age.

112
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What did Robert Pain major in?

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Theology.

113
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Which signer studied under Benjamin Pratt in Law?

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Robert Paine.

114
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“I began my school! Oh how the students hummed and hawed and whined everything else dissagreeable” –

A
  • Robert Paine.
115
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Who did Robert Paine marry?

A

Sally Cobb.

116
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How many children did Sally Cobb and Robert Paine have?

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8 children.

117
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Who was a delegate in protesting Gov Gage’s closing down of the legislature?

A

Robert Paine.

118
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Who prosecuted the British?

A

Robert Paine.

119
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Who was elected to the Continental Congress in 1774?

A

Robert Paine.

120
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Who thought that America was taking away their freedom?

A

Robert Paine.

121
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Who was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of MA?

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Robert Paine.

122
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Who was a MA judge for 14 years?

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Robert Paine.

123
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Who was afflicted with deafness in his later years?

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Robert Paine.

124
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Who helped form the American Academy of Arts and Sciences?

A

Robert Paine.

125
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Who had two wives and 16 children?

A

William Ellery.

126
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How old was William Ellery when he signed?

A

48 years of age.

127
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Which singer had the British occupy his house for 3 years and then had his estate destroyed as well?

A

William Ellery.

128
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Who was the “congressman on horseback”?

A

William Ellery.

129
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Which signer loved to garden?

A

William Ellery.

130
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When was Stephen Hopkins born?

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1707.

131
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How many children did Stephen Hopkins have?

A

7 children.

132
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How old was Stephen Hopkins when he signed?

A

69 years of age.

133
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How long did Stephen Hopkins live after signing?

A

9 years.

134
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What did Stephen Hopkins when the people who shot the British officer and burned the ship?

A

Hid them.

135
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What state was Stephen Hopkins from?

A

Rhode Island.

136
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Who founded the public library in Providence?

A

Stephen Hopkins.

137
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Which signer had a stroke and had to lift his right hand with his left hand to sign?

A

Stephen Hopkins.

138
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What were inscribed on Stephen Hopkins’ tomb?

A

“Blessed are the dead who die in the lord”.

139
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Who prepared and persuaded the first anti-slavery legislation?

A

Stephen Hopkins.

140
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How did Sam Huntington win over the people?

A

With fairness and hard work.

141
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Who was Sam Huntington’s wife?

A

Martha Devotion.

142
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Which signer adopted two kids?

A

Sam Huntington.

143
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True or false: Sam Huntington was 44 years old when he signed.

A

False. He was 45.

144
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Which signer was a barrel-maker?

A

Sam Huntington.

145
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Who was a self-taught lawyer?

A

Sam Huntington.

146
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Which signer “gained the confidence of farmers because of his skill and humble beginnings”?

A

Sam Huntington.

147
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Who was a president of Congress?

A

Sam Huntington.

148
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Who was very well loved by the citizens of Connecticut?

A

Sam Huntington.

149
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Which signer signed the Constitution on the day before his birthday?

A

Sam Huntington.

150
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“Those who knew him most intimately loved him most affectionately” — who is this about?

A

— Sam Huntington

151
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Who was a “professor of religion”?

A

Sam Huntington.

152
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Who was the other self-taught lawyer from Connecticut?

A

Roger Sherman.

153
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Which Connecticut signer had his father die when he was 19?

A

Roger Sherman.

154
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What was Roger Sherman’s occupation?

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Surveyor

155
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Which signer from Connecticut married when he was 28?

A

Roger Sherman.

156
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Which Connecticut signer signed when he was 55?

A

Roger Sherman.

157
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Which Connecticut signer was laughed at because he didn’t wear a wig and had his hair short?

A

Roger Sherman.

158
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Which Connecticut signer introduced the Connecticut Compromise?

A

Roger Sherman.

159
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Who did John Adams say was one of the soundest and strongest pillars of the revolution?

A

Roger Sherman.

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