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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Who was the principal author of Virginia’s Declaration of Rights, adopted in 1776 during the era honored by America250?

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George Mason

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Which 1777 measure specified thirteen stripes and thirteen stars for the United States flag?

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Flag Resolution of 1777

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Which 1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued openly for American independence during the era honored by America250?

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Common Sense

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Which country’s navy helped trap Cornwallis at Yorktown, a decisive 1781 event remembered by America250?

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France

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Which 1781 campaign forced the largest British army in the American Revolution to surrender?

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Siege of Yorktown

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

How many colonies formed the original United States celebrated by America250?

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Thirteen

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

What earlier anniversary did the United States celebrate in 1976 before America250?

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Bicentennial

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Which treaty formally ended the American Revolutionary War, part of the history recalled by America250?

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Treaty of Paris

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

In which Philadelphia building was the Declaration of Independence adopted, as remembered by America250?

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Independence Hall

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Which body adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the event honored by America250?

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Second Continental Congress

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Which document does America250 commemorate 250 years after its adoption?

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Declaration of Independence

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• Taylor Swift's August Song And Annual August Trend

Which song did TikTok identify as the soundtrack for its 2021 “August slipped away” memory trend?

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“august” by Taylor Swift

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