MASONIC TUTORIAL VI

In 1733 the first regularly constituted Modern Masonic Lodge was established by Henry Price in Boston. The Brothers alligiance was to the King. In 1777 the Independence of Freemasonry in America was officially declared by the Modern and Ancient Masonic Lodges loyal to the "United States of America". King George the III of England, Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant, and major British Officers were Modern Lodge Freemasons. The Revolutionary War pitted Modern Freemasons (Tories or Loyalists) vs. Ancient and Modern Freemasons (Patriots). The Declaration of Independence had fifty six signers, nine were Freemasons and the remainder endorsed Masonic Principles. Twenty-eight of the 40 Signers of the Constitution were Freemasons.

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1. Brother George Washington laid the _______ of the United States Capitol Building.

cornerstone

2. Brother ________ organized Pennsylvania Freemasonry under the English Modern Grand Lodge.

Benjamin Franklin

3. Brother Paul Revere applied the "art of engraving" to Masonic _______.

Petitions

4. "Honor" forms the "First Principle of a Soldier" was strongly voiced by _______.

Brother Brigadier General Rufus Putnam

5. Brother John Paul Jones was America's first victorous Naval _______.

Admiral

6. Brother John Hancock was a _______ with a "bold" patriotic signature.

shipping merchant

7. Brother Joseph Warren, a beloved physician was the first casuality at _______.

Bunker Hill

8. _______ first stated the famous words "Give me liberty or give me death".

Brother James Otis

9. British Officers regularily attended Masonic Military Field _______.

Lodges

10. Brother Alexander Hamilton joined the Craft after the _______.

Revolutionary War

11. The Revolutionary War has been called a _______ fought by Masonic Officers.

Civil War

12. Fourteen men who signed the ________ died of wounds or hardships and eight ended up bankrupt.

Declaration of Independence

13. Brother Baron von Steuben was a _______ military officer who disciplined American troops.

Prussian

14. Brother Marquis de Lafayette presented Brother George Washington with a _______.

Masonic apron

15. There were _______ Signers of the Declaration of Independence, nine being Freemasons.

fifty-six

16. Brother William Ellery from _______ was a Signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Rhode Island

17. There were _______ Signers of US Constitution, twenty-eight being Masons.

forty

18. According to French Masonic records _______ attended French Lodges.

Thomas Jefferson

19. Brother Benedict Arnold was expelled from Solomon Lodge in Poughkeepsie ________.

New York

20. Colonel Benjamin Tupper a man of modest means and education, achieved higher rank by being a _______.

Mason

21. William Hopper from _______ was a Signer of the Declaration of Independence.

North Carolina

22. Richard Stockton from _______ was a Signer of the Declaration of Independence. _______.

New Jersey

23. Many future Brothers such as Dr. James McHenry were Signers of the US Constitution and later became _______.

Freemasons

24. Brother Ethan Allen lead the military raiders known as the ________.

Green Mountain Boys

25. Brother William Daws rode with _______ in warning Patriots that British troops were advancing.

Paul Revere

26. Brother William Whipple from _______ was a Signer of the Declaration of Independence.

New Hampshire

27. Brothers John Dickinson, Edmund Burke, and John Claypoole were distinguished _______ legal minds.

Parliamentarian

28. Brother Robert Livingston administered the oath of office to _______.

President Brother George Washington

29. Joseph Hewes from _______ was a Signer of the Declaration of Independence.

North Carolina

30. Brother Robert Treat from _______ was a Signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Massachusettes

31. Many Commanders of the US Continental Army became _______ through Military Lodges.

Freemasons

32. _______was planned at Green Dragon Tavern or 'Freemasons' Arms'.

The Boston Tea Party