Trivia questions (5 of 15)
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1. Which of these documents did the Second Continental Congress adopt on July 4, 1776?
Though delegates wouldn't sign the Declaration of Independence until August 2nd, the Second Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, over a year after the Revolutionary War started.
- Multiple Choice
2. Which of these Founding Fathers is Benjamin Franklin, an instrumental player in the American Revolution?
Benjamin Franklin is often considered one of the architects of the American Revolution.
- Multiple Choice
3. The New England colonial militia forces during the Revolutionary War were known as what?
FUN FACT
Minutemen were so named for their ability to assemble quickly for battle.
- Multiple Choice
4. Through which colony did Paul Revere make his famous "Midnight Ride" to warn of approaching British troops?
On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere rode through several towns in the Massachusetts Bay colony to warn of approaching British troops.
Contrary to anecdotes of the event, Revere did not shout "The British are coming!" as the ride demanded secrecy.
- Multiple Choice
5. The first battle of the Revolutionary War, Lexington and Concord, famously commenced with the ______________.
FUN FACT
The "shot heard round the world" was commemorated by poet Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1837's "Concord Hymn."
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