Who issued the United States’ first presidential Thanksgiving proclamation in 1789?
Answer
George Washington
9179 America's 250th Anniversary (America250) Trivia Questions with Answers
9179 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What was the name of the 1804–1806 U.S. expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?
Answer
Lewis and Clark Expedition
On what date did the Boston Tea Party take place, an event remembered in America250 history?
Answer
December 16, 1773
Which 1783 treaty formally recognized U.S. independence, a milestone recalled by America250?
Answer
Treaty of Paris
What phrase begins the Liberty Bell’s inscription, a symbol featured in America250 history?
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Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land
What building, later called Independence Hall, hosted the Declaration’s adoption for America250’s founding anniversary?
Answer
Pennsylvania State House
Which congressional organization coordinates America250, the United States’ 250th-anniversary observance?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
What was the name of the June 17, 1775 battle in which British forces captured Breed’s Hill near Boston?
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Battle of Bunker Hill
What was the 1774 meeting of colonial delegates called, held at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia?
Answer
First Continental Congress
What document governed the United States before the Constitution, in the early history marked by America's 250th anniversary?
Answer
Articles of Confederation
What term describes the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence?
Answer
Semiquincentennial
What was the five-member group that drafted the United States Declaration of Independence called?
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Committee of Five
Which event on December 16, 1773 saw protesters dump tea into Boston Harbor?
Answer
Boston Tea Party
Which U.S. president approved the 1803 Louisiana Purchase from France?
Answer
Thomas Jefferson
Which 1777 American victory persuaded France to form an alliance with the United States?
Answer
Battle of Saratoga
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibited denying the vote based on sex?
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Nineteenth Amendment
For America250, which 1787 law organized the first U.S. territory outside the original states?
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Northwest Ordinance
For America250, who was the first person inaugurated as U.S. president under the Constitution?
Answer
George Washington
For America250, on what date was the U.S. Constitution signed?
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September 17, 1787
For America250, which city hosted the first session of the U.S. Congress in 1789?
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New York City
Who printed the first published copy of the Declaration of Independence with her full name?
Answer
Mary Katharine Goddard