Signers of the United States Constitution

Question 1

Who signed the Constitution as the presiding officer and which state did he represent?

Accepted Answer

George Washington — Virginia

Question 2

Which elder statesman from Pennsylvania signed the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Franklin — Pennsylvania

Question 3

Which New York delegate and future Treasury Secretary signed the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Hamilton — New York

Question 4

Which Virginian, later called the 'Father of the Constitution,' signed for Virginia?

Accepted Answer

James Madison — Virginia

Question 5

Which Connecticut delegate, the only person to sign the Articles, the Declaration, the Confederation, and the Constitution, signed for Connecticut?

Accepted Answer

Roger Sherman — Connecticut

Question 6

Which Pennsylvania delegate, credited with authoring large portions of the final document, signed for Pennsylvania?

Accepted Answer

Gouverneur Morris — Pennsylvania

Question 7

Which New Jersey lawyer and later U.S. Supreme Court Justice signed for New Jersey?

Accepted Answer

William Paterson — New Jersey

Question 8

Which New Jersey delegate, the youngest signer of the Constitution, signed for New Jersey?

Accepted Answer

Jonathan Dayton — New Jersey

Question 9

Which New Jersey governor and signer represented New Jersey at the convention?

Accepted Answer

William Livingston — New Jersey

Question 10

Which Carolinian, who later became Chief Justice of the South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, signed for South Carolina?

Accepted Answer

John Rutledge — South Carolina

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