Test Your Knowledge of the Founding Fathers

How many electoral votes did John Adams win by in the 1796 election?

• 13 votes

• 9 votes

• 17 votes

• 3 votes

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On which date was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• June 23rd

• August 10th

• July 4th

• August 2nd

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Which country was the first to recognize America's independence?

• Morocco

• Spain

• France

• Sweden

How many letters did Adams and Jefferson exchange starting in 1813?

• 27

• 380

• 120

• 55

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Which town did George Washington first attack after crossing the Delaware River in December 1776?

• Philadelphia

• Trenton

• Newark

• Princeton

What was the first major American victory of the Revolutionary War?

• Princeton

• Fort Ticonderoga

• Campins

• Saratoga

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Which fort did Benedict Arnold intend to turn over to the British in 1780?

• William Henry

• West Point

• Ticonderoga

• Saratoga

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Which British general surrendered at Yorktown in 1781?

• Charles Cornwallis

• Henry Clinton

• William Howe

• John Burgoyne

Commodore Perry won an important victory over the British in which battle in September 1813?

• Horseshoe

• Tippecanoe

• Lake Erie

• Plattsburgh

Which treaty ended the War of 1812?

• Treaty of Ottawa

• Treaty of Montreal

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Toronto

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