Statistics for American History Part 1

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on which day in 1826?	July 4th	74%
Who was the first President to function from Washington DC?	Thomas Jefferson	70%
Who was the "Sage of Philadelphia"?	Ben Franklin	58%
Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death."?	Patrick Henry	46%
Who defended the Redcoats who killed 5 colonists at the Boston Massacre?	John Adams	43%
Who is America named after?	Amerigo Vespucci	42%
Who was the last President to wear a powdered wig?	James Monroe	35%
What is the oldest floating commissioned American warship?	The USS Constitution	25%
Who said, "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country" before being executed?	Nathan Hale	22%
There were 2 Tea Parties in December of 1773. One in Boston and a much larger one 9 days later in which state?	Delaware	18%
How many men signed the Declaration of Independence?	56	16%
Who was the doctor who aided and conspired with John Wilkes Booth in Lincoln's assassination?	Samuel A. Mudd	13%
Who is considered to be the Father of the modern Democratic party?	Martin Van Buren	9%
Who rode with Paul Revere to warn the British were coming?	William Dawes	4%
Who led the Hessian army captured in by Washington in Trenton on Christmas day 1776?	Johann Rall	2%