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HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
Wed Jul 4, 2012, 08:57 AM Jul 2012

4th of July Quiz Thread...bring yours

What year were the Battles of Lexington and Concord? Hint: remember the poem on Paul Revere's Ride

What was the original nationality of the king whose grievous offenses are listed in the Declaration? (long form birth certificate NOT required)

The Signers are said to have risked everything, how many Signers of the Declaration were killed by the enemy during the Revolution? (none dare call them Chickenhawks!)

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4th of July Quiz Thread...bring yours (Original Post) HereSince1628 Jul 2012 OP
I've put the answers here, HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #1
A couple of mine sarge43 Jul 2012 #2

HereSince1628

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1. I've put the answers here,
Wed Jul 4, 2012, 09:04 AM
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1. 1775
2. He was born in England
3. None.

sarge43

(28,941 posts)
2. A couple of mine
Wed Jul 4, 2012, 09:14 AM
Jul 2012

1. Who was the woman disguised herself as a man and enlisted in the revolutionary army, fought in three campaigns, wounded three times, and honorably discharged following discovery of her identity?

2. What was the percentage of blacks in the revolutionary army?

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