Well, howdy there, Internet people? It's Bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about 47% of Americans, not knowing what 4th of July is, and fix it.

Over the July 4th holiday, a poll by Cato got a lot of attention. Rightfully so, because it showed that almost

half of Americans didn't know what was being commemorated by our 250th celebrations. People all over

the internet got their jokes in and mocked those who had incorrect answers.

We're going to skip the jokes and just provide historical information so we can actually fix the problem. Some people thought the 250th anniversary on July 4th was commemorating.

1% of Americans said they thought it was for the founding of Jamestown.

Jamestown, which was established in Virginia in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement

in what would become the United States. Although the colony struggled with disease, famine,

and conflict in its early years, it survived and became the foundation for England's colonial

expansion in North America. Three percent said they thought it was for the pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock.

In 1620, the pilgrims arrived and established Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts.

Before coming ashore, they signed the Mayflower Compact, in agreement to govern themselves through majority rule,

that became an important example of self-government in the colonies.

It's worth noting that there isn't really evidence to support the idea that they landed

at Plymouth Rock.

6% said it was for the U.S. victory in the Revolutionary War.

After eight years of fighting, the Revolutionary War officially ended with the Treaty of Paris

in 1783.

8% believed it was for the ratification of the Constitution.

The U.S. Constitution became the nation's governing framework when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it on June 21, 1788.

It replaced the weaker Articles of Confederation and created a federal government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

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