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Quiz on the Year 1776

Can you guess these facts about the year 1776?
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The United States declared independence from this country
Great Britain
Ruling monarch of the above
George III
Date on which American independence was declared
July 4th
Opponents of the Loyalists during the American Revolution
Patriots
Man who authored "The Wealth of Nations"
Adam Smith
River famously crossed by George Washington while leading American forces in retreat
Delaware River
City where George Washington launched a surprise attack against unsuspecting Hessian forces
Trenton
Edward Gibbon publishes the first volume of this seminal six-volume historical work
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
British forces evacuate this major New England city
Boston
Famous honor society founded at the College of William & Mary
The Phi Beta Kappa Society
This British explorer departs on his final voyage, during which he would eventually be killed by Hawaiian natives
James Cook
Founding father who traveled to Paris and became a celebrity
Benjamin Franklin
This empire loses the city of Basra to Persian forces
Ottoman Empire
Forces, led by Benedict Arnold, end their invasion of this modern-day country
Canada
This pro-Independence pamphlet, authored by Thomas Paine, was first published
Common Sense
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