1. Which two signers of the Declaration of Independence went on to become US Presidents? None of the signers of the Declaration of Independence became President George Washington and James Madison John Adams and Thomas Jefferson George Washington and Thomas Jefferson

2. Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence? John Hancock George Washington Thomas Jefferson Sam Adams

3. Which signer of the Declaration of Independence was the first to officially propose a resolution to the Continental Congress stating that the American colonies should be independent from England? Lyman Hall Richard Henry Lee Andrew Jackson Robert Morris

4. Which signer of the Declaration of Independence was charged with committing treason because of the role he played in leading the Boston Tea Party? Samuel Adams Paul Revere Lyman Hall Concord Lexington

5. Which signer of the Declaration of Independence made a famous ride to cast his vote for American independence? William Penn Walter Wilkin Caesar Rodney James Penn

6. Which of these statements are true about Roger Sherman, a signer of the Declaration of Independence? He is the only man to have signed the Articles of Association of 1774, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution of the United States. All these statements are true He was one of five men who served on the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence. He proposed the Connecticut Compromise which called for a bicameral legislature, protecting smaller states.

7. Elbridge Gerry, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, is famous for being the namesake of a political ploy that was designed to help the party in power control elections by redistricting Congressional districts. What is this practice known as? Gerrymandering Gerrymapping Gerryrigging Elbridgebuilding

8. Which of these signers of the Declaration of Independence had a son and great grandson become President of the United States? Thomas McKean John Adams Benjamin Harrison George Wythe

9. Which signer of the Declaration of Independence was made as the direct ancestor to a fictional US President played by Martin Sheen? Stephen Hopkins Robert Morris Josiah Bartlett Robert Treat Paine

10. Which signer of the Declaration of Independence also gained fame as an inventor and publisher? Eli Whitney Edward Rutledge Benjamin Franklin Lewis Morris