On what date were the articles of surrender at the Siege of Yorktown signed?
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October 19, 1781
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On what date were the articles of surrender at the Siege of Yorktown signed?
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October 19, 1781
On what date did the First Continental Congress begin meeting in Philadelphia?
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September 5, 1774
Which writer published the 1776 independence pamphlet Common Sense?
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Thomas Paine
Which 1777 battle helped bring France into the American Revolution commemorated by America250?
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Battle of Saratoga
On what date did the Boston Tea Party take place, an event leading toward America250’s founding era?
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December 16, 1773
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On what date did the First Continental Congress begin meeting in Philadelphia?
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September 5, 1774
Which writer published the 1776 independence pamphlet Common Sense?
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Thomas Paine
Which 1777 battle helped bring France into the American Revolution commemorated by America250?
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Battle of Saratoga
On what date did the Boston Tea Party take place, an event leading toward America250’s founding era?
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December 16, 1773
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George Washington
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