Contribution of the Founding Fathers to the Development of the Nation

Who was the first President of the United States?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• John F. Kennedy

• Thomas Jefferson

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

Who is known as the 'Father of the Constitution'?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

Who was the primary author of the Federalist Papers?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury?

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States?

• John Jay

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

Who was the first Vice President of the United States?

• John Adams

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Who was the first Secretary of State?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington

Who was the first Secretary of War?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Knox

• George Washington

Who was the first Attorney General of the United States?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Edmund Randolph