The Creation of a Nation: Founding Fathers Quiz

Morris said in 1973 that there were seven men most deserving of the "Founding Father" title.

The first four presidents were Founding Fathers: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.

Paul Revere was a major player in the American Revolution, but he wasn't involved in any government activity.

After a stint as the president of the Second Continental Congress, John Jay was named the first chief justice then served as the governor of New York.

James Madison is known as the father of the Constitution. At the start of the Constitutional Convention, he drafted the Virginia Plan, which set up the three branches of government and representation according to population.

James Madison was the last Founding Father standing when he died in 1836 at age 85.

Two "minor" Founding Fathers, Button Gwinnett and Richard Dobbs Spaight, died in duels, but Alexander Hamilton was the only one of the seven major founders who met his demise that way.

Benjamin Franklin is on the $100 bill, George Washington on the $1 bill, Thomas Jefferson on the $2 bill and the nickel, Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill and James Madison on the $5,000 bill.

James Madison, the fourth president, stood only 5 foot 4 inches (163 centimeters) and weighed around 100 pounds (45 kilograms).

Peyton Randolph of Virginia was the president of the First and Second Continental Congresses. He died in 1775.

John Hancock got all the glory as the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Jefferson became the second-youngest delegate when he took Randolph's seat.

Washington was otherwise occupied with commanding the Continental Army when the declaration was being written.

The committee assumed that John Adams would write the declaration, but Adams insisted that the job go to Jefferson.

Edward Rutledge of South Carolina was the youngest, at age 26.

Benjamin Franklin was 70 years old when he signed.

The Federalist Papers were the brainchild of Alexander Hamilton, with John Jay and James Madison contributing essays.

The collection of 85 essays in favor of the Constitution appeared in New York newspapers over 10 months in 1787 and 1788.

After a number of anti-Constitution essays were published by "Cato" and "Brutus," they decided to use the name "Publius," for an ancient Roman consul.

The stated purpose of the convention was to edit the Articles of Confederation, but an all-new Constitution was written instead.

George Washington was coerced out of retirement to attend the convention and ended up being named the president.

The rat Patrick Henry smelled was "tending toward the monarchy."

The Rhode Island delegates feared that the Constitution would set up an all-powerful central government.

Robert Morris of Pennsylvania was on the committee of style that fine-tuned the document.

The other two New York delegates opposed the proceedings, so they went home, leaving Alexander Hamilton as the only one to sign from that state.

Nineteen of the delegates never showed up; 13 left early; and three refused to sign, leaving 39 signatures on the Constitution.

Eight of the 39 signers were also Declaration of Independence signers.

Roger Sherman of Connecticut is the only man to have signed all four American "great state papers."

Robert Morris of Pennsylvania signed the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation.

Josiah Bartlett (not to be confused with Josiah Bartlet of "The West Wing") was the first New Hampshire delegate to sign the Declaration of Independence.