Test your knowledge on America’s independence.
(Answers included at the end)
What historical event do Americans
celebrate on the fourth of July?
Official signing of the Declaration
of Independence
George Washington’s birthday
The first shots of the American
Revolution
Formal adoption of the Declaration
of Independence
When were fireworks first used in
an official Fourth of July celebration?
1977
1812
1876
1901
Which president first held a Fourth
of July celebration at the White House?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas
Jefferson
James
Madison
Which
newspaper first printed the Declaration of Independence?
The
Philadelphia Eagle
The New
York Times
The
Pennsylvania Evening Post
The
National Enquirer
Which two
U.S. presidents died on July 4th in the same year?
Thomas Jefferson & John Adams
James Monroe & Martin Van Buren
Millard Fillmore & Andrew
Johnson
William Howard Taft & Warren G.
Harding
Which U.S. president was born on
Independence Day?
Calvin Coolidge
James
Buchanan
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ronald Reagan
How many people were living in the
the United States of America on July 4, 1776?
2.5 Million
9 Million
15 Million
30 Million
When did the Fourth of July become
a federal holiday?
1777
1870
1876
It’s a state holiday, not a federal
holiday
Which of the following was not one
of the original 13 American colonies?
Vermont
Georgia
Massachusetts
North Carolina
What baseball player threw a 4-0
no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox on July 4, 1983?
Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles
Orel Hershiser of the Los Angeles
Dodgers
Jack Morris of the Detroit Tigers
Dave Righetti of the New York
Yankees
Answers:
Formal
adoption of the Declaration of Independence
On July 2, 1776, the Continental
Congress voted to approve a motion by Virginia to separate from Great Britain.
Two days later, the declaration proclaiming the independence of the United
States of America from Great Britain and its king was formally adopted by 12
Colonies.
1777
Congress authorized using fireworks
to help mark the first anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The
celebration, which took place in Philadelphia, also included bonfires and
bells.
Thomas Jefferson
Though John Adams was the first president to occupy the
White House, it was Thomas Jefferson who, on July 4, 1801, opened the Executive
Mansion to diplomats, civil and military officers and Cherokee chiefs. The
Marine Band performed "The President's March" (later retitled
"Hail, Columbia") and other patriotic airs.
The Pennsylvania
Evening Post
After John Dunlap of Philadelphia printed copies of the
declaration for the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, printers throughout
the Colonies produced their own versions. The one from the Pennsylvania Evening
Post came out on July 6, 1776.
Thomas Jefferson and John
Adams
The two former presidents, once fellow patriots and later
political rivals, died within hours of each other on July 4, 1826. Jefferson
was 83; Adams, 90.
Calvin Coolidge
The 30th president was born on July 4, 1872, in Plymouth
Notch, VT He's the only president born on Independence Day.
2.5 million
That's a U.S. Census Bureau estimate.
1870
Congress reaffirmed the holiday in 1938 and mandated full
pay for federal employees.
Vermont
The other 10 were: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia.
The Colonies became the first 13 states. Vermont became the 14th on March 4,
1791.
Dave Righetti of the
New York Yankees
It was the Yankees' first no-hitter in 27 years. Former
President Richard Nixon was there and sent Righetti a congratulatory letter.
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