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www.HomeschoolP American History Quiz NAME: _____________________________ DATE: ___________ 1. Despite saying that he had no wish but that of living and dying an honest man on my own farm, which man became the first President of the United States? □ Thomas Jefferson □ John Adams □ George Washington 2. Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence? □ Thomas Jefferson □ John Hancock □ Benjamin Franklin □ George Washington 3. Who wrote this statement: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal? □ Benjamin Franklin □ George Washington □ Thomas Jefferson □ Thomas Paine 4. Who said I have not yet begun to fight!? □ John Paul Jones □ George Washington □ Paul Revere □ Patrick Henry 5. The first national capitol was located in what city? □ Philadelphia □ Boston □ New York 6. The British and Americans signed a peace treaty on September 3, 1783, in what city? □ Paris, France □ London, England □ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 7. How did the Liberty Bell get its crack? □ British troops vandalized it □ It cracked as it was being rung □ Someone dropped it □ It was struck by lighting 8. Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? □ Betsy Ross □ Francis Scott Key □ Patrick Henry 9. Who said I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country? □ Nathan Hale □ Patrick Henry □ Thomas Paine □ John Paul Jones 10. Who said Give me liberty or give me death? □ Paul Revere □ Patrick Henry □ John Hancock 11. Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense? □ Thomas Paine □ Thomas Jefferson □ Benjamin Franklin 12. The British surrendered on October 19, _____, at Yorktown, Virginia. □ 1776 □ 1781 □ 1783 13. The Fourth of