Founder Personality Quiz

Abigail Adams exemplified Republican Motherhood.

John Adams was an attorney and politician.

Samuel Adams stirred up Bostonians’ resentment of the British government.

Benedict Arnold was a successful general and then he turned traitor.

Crispus Attucks was an icon of the Revolution after the Boston Massacre.

Benjamin Banneker was one of early America’s leading scientists.

Penelope Barker was an elite woman turned grassroots organizer.

Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea) sought independence for Native nations.

James Forten was a young revolutionary who became a successful businessman and civic leader.

Benjamin Franklin was a scientist and entrepreneur who became a civic leader and diplomat. 

Elizabeth Freeman was a legal theorist who helped overturn slavery in Massachusetts.

Button Gwinnett was governor of Georgia.

Alexander Hamilton was a military leader, attorney, and co-author of the Federalist Papers.

Elizabeth Hamilton preserved historical documents.

John Hancock was president of the Continental Congress.

Lemuel Haynes was a soldier who became a minister.

Patrick Henry was an attorney and orator.

Thomas Jefferson was an intellectual and politician.

Henry Knox was a self-taught military strategist.

James Lafayette was a spy for the Continental Army.

James Madison advocated for good governance and the Constitution.

Thomas Paine explained the Revolution to the general public. 

Peter Salem served as a soldier in the Continental Army. 

Deborah Sampson earned a US military pension.

Prince Saunders was an educator who advised post-colonial Haiti.

Mercy Otis Warren was an author and political theorist.

George Washington was a Revolutionary general who became the first president.

Phillis Wheatley wrote poetry about liberty.