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News Fun How Much Do You Know About Independence Day?
The Second Continental Congress met in which city to draft The Declaration of Independence?
a) Boston, MA
b) New York, NY
c) Baltimore, MD
d) Philadelphia, PA
In 1773, which of the following was thrown into Boston Harbor as a protest against taxes?
a) Coffee
b) Tea
c) Tobacco
d) Cotton
Which of the following did not sign the Declaration of Independence?
a) Samuel Adams
b) Benjamin Franklin
c) John Hancock
d) George Washington
Which of the following European powers did not fight on the side of the colonists in the Revolutionary War?
a) Spain
b) France
c) The Netherlands
d) Germany
After losing New York City to the British, which river did George Washington and his men cross on Christmas Day in 1776 in a prelude to a surprise attack on the Hessian garrison?
a) Hudson River
b) Potomac River
c) Connecticut River
d) Delaware River
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
a) Benjamin Franklin
b) George Washington
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) John Adams
According to legend, which of the following women sewed together the first American flag?
a) Dolly Madison
b) Martha Washington
c) Eleanor Roosevelt
d) Betsy Ross
What happened on July 4, 1776?
a) The first battle of the Revolutionary War was fought.
b) The Second Continental Congress declared independence from Britain.
c) The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
d) The Declaration of Independence was signed.
The "midnight ride" of which American patriot was later immortalized by poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
a) John Hancock
b) Samuel Adams
c) Joseph Warren
d) Paul Revere
Who wrote The Star-Spangled Banner?
a) John Philip Sousa
b) Francis Scott Key
c) Katharine Lee Bates
d) Samuel Francis Smith
Which of the following was not one of the thirteen original colonies?
a) Georgia
b) Virginia
c) Vermont
d) Massachusetts
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