Which 1787 law organized U.S. territories north of the Ohio River, a landmark linked to America250 history?
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Northwest Ordinance
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 document governed the United States before the Constitution, a founding-era text recalled by America250?
Answer
Articles of Confederation
Which body, created by Congress in 2016, coordinates the United States’ America250 observances?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which institution displays the engrossed United States Declaration of Independence?
Answer
National Archives
Which organization was created by Congress to coordinate America250?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which battle convinced France that the American revolutionary cause had a strong chance of success?
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Battle of Saratoga
Which earlier national anniversary did the 1976 United States Bicentennial mark before America250?
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200th anniversary
Which founding document does America250 primarily commemorate?
Answer
Declaration of Independence
Which U.S. president was elected to four terms in office?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who was the principal sculptor of Mount Rushmore National Memorial?
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Gutzon Borglum
What treaty officially ended the American Revolutionary War, a major milestone leading to America250?
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Treaty of Paris (1783)
How many stars and stripes did the Star-Spangled Banner flag have when it flew over Fort McHenry in 1814?
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15 stars and 15 stripes
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Continental Congress in 1776?
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Thomas Jefferson
Which French commander led allied French forces beside Washington at the Battle of Yorktown?
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Comte de Rochambeau
Which building, now called Independence Hall, was known as the Pennsylvania State House in 1776?
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Pennsylvania State House
According to the 1790 U.S. census, what was the nation's population?
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3,929,214
On what date was the 19th Amendment ratified, granting U.S. women voting rights?
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August 18, 1920
In which harbor did participants in the 1773 Boston Tea Party dump the tea?
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Boston Harbor
Who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress, winning a Montana seat in 1916?
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Jeannette Rankin
What phrase from Leviticus is inscribed on Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell?
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Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land