Poll: 1776 date puzzles some Americans

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A slight majority of Americans know what year the United States declared independence, according to a new national survey.

The Marist Poll released in honor of America's Independence Day, July 4, showed 58 percent of residents aware their country declared independence in 1776. Twenty-six percent were unsure and 16 percent named another date. Younger Americans, those under 30 years of age, were less likely to have the correct answer with 31 percent, compared to Americans between the ages of 45 and 59 who said 1776 75 percent of the time.

One in four Americans also didn't know from which country the United States seceded, with 76 percent correctly naming Great Britain, 19 percent unsure and 5 percent naming another country.

The survey of 1,003 adults was conducted between June 15 and June 23 via telephone and had a sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

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Pretty sad I think when there are that many people who don't even know what they are celebrating on July 4th.

Even more sad when you realize the majority of these are people under the age of 30... but not totally surprising considering the well documented decline and dumbing-down of the Educational System in America.

Is information like this something you need to know to become an American Citizen?

I know in Canada, any person seeking Canadian Citizenship must know certain things like the National Anthem, as well as what year Canada became a Country (1867 )

Yes,1776 the same year of the formation of the illuminati and the 4th of July being the date that the Knights Templar lost the Temple of Jerusalem.So what what is it you are celebrating or recognizing again?