Constitution Day Founding Fathers Quiz

He was the former commander of the Continental armed forces and the convention’s president.

• • George Washington

• • Anthony Wayne

• • Alexander Hamilton

• • Thomas Jefferson

This Virginia delegate is often called the Constitution’s father and he took lots of notes during the convention in Philadelphia.

• • Thomas Jefferson

• • James Monroe

• • James Madison

• • Samuel Adams

This New York delegate helped to get the convention started in Philadelphia but had limited influence at it. He also was the first Secretary of the Treasury under President Washington and co-wrote The Federalist Papers.

• • Jonathan Dayton

• • Alexander Hamilton

• • Thomas Jefferson

• • Aaron Burr

The oldest delegate at the convention, this former printer also lived near the State House, where it was held.

• • Paul Revere

• • Thomas Mifflin

• • John Adams

• • Benjamin Franklin

This Pennsylvania delegate is credited with writing the Preamble and giving the most speeches at the convention.

• • James Madison

• • James Wilson

• • Robert Morris

• • Gouverneur Morris

This Founder from Virginia spoke often at the convention but refused to sign the final document because it lacked a Bill of Rights. Today, a university named after him will rename its law school in honor of Antonin Scalia.

• • George Washington

• • Elbridge Gerry

• • Alexander Hamilton

• • George Mason

This Pennsylvania delegate was a driving force at the convention as its second-most-frequent speaker. He also was one of the first Justices on the Supreme Court.

• • Robert Morris

• • James Wilson

• • Benjamin Franklin

• • Thomas Mifflin

This Connecticut delegate was a key figure in the Great Compromise and sponsored a resolution to include the words “the United States” in the document. He later served as Chief Justice of the United States.

• • Oliver Ellsworth

• • Thomas Jefferson

• • Thomas Paine

• • Alexander Hamilton

Another delegate who refused to sign the final Constitution, this Massachusetts figure became later known when his last name was used to describe how election districts were drawn in odd shapes to help a candidate.

• • Nathaniel Gorham

• • Samuel Adams

• • Elbridge Gerry

• John Adams

Known as the Financier of the Revolution, this delegate hosted George Washington at his house during the convention.

• • Benjamin Franklin

• • Edmund Randolph

• • George Clymer

• • Robert Morris