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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Which colony became the first in America to declare independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776?

Answer

Rhode Island

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Which 1775 battle saw British forces capture Breed’s Hill after three assaults during the Siege of Boston?

Answer

Battle of Bunker Hill

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

How many states were represented by the original U.S. flag’s stars, a design rooted in the founding era celebrated by America250?

Answer

13

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Who became the first U.S. president inaugurated under the Constitution, a milestone preceding America250?

Answer

George Washington

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

On what date did the Articles of Confederation take effect, an early national framework relevant to America250?

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March 1, 1781

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Who wrote Common Sense, the 1776 pamphlet that influenced public support for independence during America250’s founding era?

Answer

Thomas Paine

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

On what date did the Boston Tea Party occur, a protest that helped lead toward the era celebrated by America250?

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December 16, 1773

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

How many delegates attended the First Continental Congress, whose 1774 meeting preceded America250’s founding era?

Answer

56

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Where did the First Continental Congress meet, an event linked to America250’s revolutionary story?

Answer

Carpenters' Hall

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On what date did delegates sign the U.S. Constitution at Independence Hall, a later milestone in America250 history?

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September 17, 1787

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Which printer produced the first widely distributed broadside copies of the Declaration of Independence for the America250 founding story?

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John Dunlap

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

On what date was the Declaration of Independence first publicly read, soon after the America250 event?

Answer

July 8, 1776

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