Quiz Me! - People: Revolution/Declaration of Independence Test your knowledge about people in the Revolution/Declaration of Independence era. 1 / 10 Who was the African-American slave spy who was George Washington’s most effective weapon against the British during the American Revolution? James Armistead Bernardo de Galvez Samuel Adams Crispus Attucks 2 / 10 This ruler suffered a nervous breakdown, was declared insane and had his son appointed to rule in his place. King Louis XVI King George III King Edward I King Richard II 3 / 10 Benjamin Franklin purchased the Pennsylvania Gazette and in 1732 published the first edition of what publication? Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour In Company and Conversation Notes on the State of Virginia Poor Richard’s Almanac Common Sense 4 / 10 A descendent of ancient Spanish nobility, he became the acting Governor of the Louisiana Territory and procured weapons, gunpowder, clothing and more for the colonial army. Bernardo de Gálvez Crispus Attucks Marquis de Lafayette James Armistead 5 / 10 Who was the Founding Father who organized the Sons of Liberty in resisting the Stamp Act and the Townshend Duties? John Adams Thomas Jefferson Samuel Adams Benjamin Franklin 6 / 10 The Lutheran minister who supported the American cause with a sermon that included the line, “To everything there is a season…a time of peace and a time of war. And this is a time of war.” John Peter Muhlenberg John Dickenson Wentworth Cheswell Samuel Adams 7 / 10 This political philosopher influenced James Madison who agreed with his ideas that individuals must unite a society for their own protection. Thomas Paine Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. John Witherspoon Thomas Hobbes 8 / 10 Follower of Patrick Henry, this patriot served in the Continental Army fighting at Charleston, Brandywine, Stony Point and Yorktown. Robert Morris John Peter Muhlenberg John Paul Jones John Dickenson 9 / 10 He was the first foreigner to be granted honorary United States citizenship. Upon his death, the United States sent American soil to his gravesite. John Peter Muhlenberg Marquis de Lafayette Haym Salomon Bernardo de Gálvez 10 / 10 He was a physician who treated John and Abigail Adams for yellow fever. Upon hearing about his death in 1813, John Adams reflected, “I know of no character living or dead who has done more real good for his country.” John Dickenson Benjamin Rush Samuel Adams Thomas Paine Your score is Restart quiz