Founding fathers quote quiz

[txteach]

Ok, who said there famous quotes??

I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.

Give me liberty or give me death.

Live free or die

A few more questions.

Who defended the redcoats that fired on the Bostonians at the Boston Massacre?

Who killed Alexander Hamilton?

Who was Alexander Hamilton's arch enemy in the Washington administration?

What was the last battle of the American Revolution?

What battle is considered the start of the Revolution?

No googling or looking up answers please. Have fun and good luck.

[huedell]

I don't know the answers to those, but I was hoping to see them.
It's not often I get swept up in patriotism!

[txteach]

WOW, no one here knows the answers??

[saildog]

Don't know the answer to all of them, but I'll try my hand at these.

I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.
Nathan Hale

Give me liberty or give me death.
Patrick Henry

Who defended the redcoats that fired on the Bostonians at the Boston Massacre?
(during the resulting trial) John Adams

Who killed Alexander Hamilton?
Aaron Burr (TJ's Vice President)

Who was Alexander Hamilton's arch enemy in the Washington administration?
Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson

What battle is considered the start of the Revolution?
Battles of Lexington and Concord (the shot heard 'round the World)

[johnnystorm]

I regret that I have but one life to give for my country. NATHAN HALE

Give me liberty or give me death. PATRICK HENRY

Live free or die ?

Who defended the redcoats that fired on the Bostonians at the Boston Massacre? JOHN ADAMS

Who killed Alexander Hamilton? AARON BURR

Who was Alexander Hamilton's arch enemy in the Washington administration? JAMES MADISON

What was the last battle of the American Revolution? YORKTOWN

What battle is considered the start of the Revolution? LEXINGTON

[txteach]

Live free or Die- Ben Franklin (famous broken snake motto)

Very good johnny and Todd

[johnnystorm]

Live free or Die- Ben Franklin (famous broken snake motto)

Very good johnny and Todd

Thanks, Teach...but we all got it wrong.

Ben Franklin's cartoon was "JOIN OR DIE". I'd forgotton about that, but it's considered to be the very first American political cartoon.


"Live Free or Die" is the motto of the state of New Hampshire. I googled it just now and found:

From Wikipedia:

"Live Free or Die" is the official motto of the U.S. state of New Hampshire, adopted by the state in 1945.[1] It is possibly the best-known of all state mottos, partly because it speaks to an assertive independence historically found in American political philosophy and partly because of its contrast to the milder sentiments found in other state mottos.

The phrase comes from a toast written by General John Stark on July 31, 1809. Poor health forced Stark, New Hampshire's most famous soldier of the American Revolutionary War, to decline an invitation to an anniversary reunion of the Battle of Bennington and to send his toast by letter:

Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils.
The motto was enacted at the same time as the state emblem, on which it appears.



But anyway, thanks for the questions. I really love history quizzes, it always makes me go check out the stuff I forgot or got wrong.

I am so "1776"'d right now...saw it last week at a special theatre showing and watched it again on TCM last night. I love that movie!

[txteach]

Oh damn you are right. Thanks johnny.