9179 America's 250th Anniversary (America250) Trivia Questions with Answers
9179 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which president negotiated the Louisiana Purchase for the United States in 1803?
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Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the lyrics of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” inspired by the 1814 Battle of Baltimore?
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Francis Scott Key
Which amendment gave constitutional voting protection to American women in 1920?
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Nineteenth Amendment
What name did Abraham Lincoln’s January 1, 1863, order receive during the Civil War?
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Emancipation Proclamation
What was the first governing charter of the United States, adopted before the Constitution?
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Articles of Confederation
Which 1783 peace agreement formally ended the American Revolutionary War?
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Treaty of Paris
Which 1773 protest saw colonists throw tea into Boston Harbor to oppose British taxation?
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Boston Tea Party
Which battle is widely regarded as the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War?
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Battle of Yorktown
On what date did the United States Bill of Rights become part of the Constitution?
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December 15, 1791
On what date was the name “United States of America” formally approved by Congress in 1776?
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September 9, 1776
Which five-person group drafted the United States Declaration of Independence for Congress?
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Committee of Five
Who was the first U.S. secretary of the treasury, appointed by George Washington in 1789?
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Alexander Hamilton
On what date were the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution ratified as the Bill of Rights?
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December 15, 1791
At which 1848 meeting was the Declaration of Sentiments issued for the U.S. women's rights movement?
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Seneca Falls Convention
What 1781 Virginia siege became the last major campaign of the American Revolutionary War?
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Siege of Yorktown
Who became the first president of the United States, a founding figure highlighted by America250?
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George Washington
Which 1776 document did the Second Continental Congress adopt to announce the colonies' separation from Britain?
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Declaration of Independence
At George Washington's first inauguration, who administered the presidential oath?
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Robert R. Livingston
What was the 1787 Connecticut Compromise commonly called during the Constitutional Convention?
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Great Compromise
Which 1777 American Revolutionary War campaign ended with General John Burgoyne's surrender?
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Saratoga campaign
Who painted the famous 1851 history painting Washington Crossing the Delaware?
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Emanuel Leutze
Which French military officer became a major general in the Continental Army and later fought at Yorktown?
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Marquis de Lafayette
What territory did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 organize?
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Northwest Territory
Where were the first major battles of the American Revolutionary War fought in April 1775?
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Lexington and Concord
What was the Liberty Bell originally called before its later patriotic name?
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State House Bell