26% of the U.S. don't know who we declared independence from

[EvilDarkMagicians]

Random fact of the day ~ The famous line wasn't: "The British are coming" it was "The regulars are coming" as they thought of themselves as too British at the time.

[The Adrian Empire]

Lets not get too ahead of ourselves here, for fun I tried the same thing in my school (I'm Canadian), I asked them to find France on a map, most couldn't. On the spot questions cause people to fail badly it isn't an indication of intelligence.

[Buffett and Colbert]

Random fact of the day ~ The famous line wasn't: "The British are coming" it was "The regulars are coming" as they thought of themselves as too British at the time.

You blew me away with that.

[Nazi Flower Power]

Now I understand why people think I am smart. I always wondered just how stupid other people had to be for me to look smart by comparison...

[Yenke-Bin]

Wasn't there something like 23-26% thought Bush was a great president, and about the same felt like Obama was a Muslim/atheist/socialist Antichrist? And what about the same portion of people believing dinosaurs and humans existed together? I reckon these are all the same people.

[Buffett and Colbert]

To be fair, most of them thought of themselves as Englishmen, and that's who they thought they were declaring independence from. The fact that it was technically the United Kingdom of Great Britain, probably didn't figure largely in anyone's though process. Mostly because Scotland didn't count (still doesn't) and doubly so for Wales.

I thought there was no United Kingdom back then.

Act of Union, 1707 for your future reference.

Thanks.

[Wamitoria]

I wonder how may of the 6% who said we declared independence from a state other than Britain were just putting down what they thought would get a laugh.

Polls are not truth, people. It's important to remember that.

The old people they surveyed probably just forgot what the answer was, anyways.

[TerraPublica]

Random fact of the day ~ The famous line wasn't: "The British are coming" it was "The regulars are coming" as they thought of themselves as too British at the time.

It doesn't matter anyways. Paul Revere did jackshit... William Dawes FTW!

[Javoul]

Are Americans really this stupid?

See my sig.

I read an article that said something like a third couldn't locate England on a map.

That makes me sad as someone who can locate nearly every country on a map if you mention a country. I wouldn't be surprised if this is true.

[Lacadaemon]

To be fair, most of them thought of themselves as Englishmen, and that's who they thought they were declaring independence from. The fact that it was technically the United Kingdom of Great Britain, probably didn't figure largely in anyone's though process. Mostly because Scotland didn't count (still doesn't) and doubly so for Wales.

I thought there was no United Kingdom back then.

Act of Union, 1707 for your future reference.

Thanks.

Point is, nobody ever thinks about Wales.

[Nazi Flower Power]

For example, Jesus is the king of Poland.
\

You mean he's not???

[Jordaxia]

To be fair, most of them thought of themselves as Englishmen, and that's who they thought they were declaring independence from. The fact that it was technically the United Kingdom of Great Britain, probably didn't figure largely in anyone's though process. Mostly because Scotland didn't count (still doesn't) and doubly so for Wales.

I thought there was no United Kingdom back then.

Act of Union, 1707 for your future reference.

Thanks.

Point is, nobody ever thinks about Wales.

Wales was a conquered province of the English empire.

[Javoul]

To be fair, most of them thought of themselves as Englishmen, and that's who they thought they were declaring independence from. The fact that it was technically the United Kingdom of Great Britain, probably didn't figure largely in anyone's though process. Mostly because Scotland didn't count (still doesn't) and doubly so for Wales.

I thought there was no United Kingdom back then.

Act of Union, 1707 for your future reference.

Thanks.

Point is, nobody ever thinks about Wales.

People usually think of England when they think of Great Britain and specifically state Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland instead of saying the UK or GB

[Lacadaemon]

Random fact of the day ~ The famous line wasn't: "The British are coming" it was "The regulars are coming" as they thought of themselves as too British at the time.

English actually. They used to bang on about the Natural rights of Englishmen.

Also, prior to about 1950 English was an interchangeable term with British. See, Vera Lynn. Being Scottish was a bit like being from Yorkshire.

[Nazi Flower Power]

Wasn't there something like 23-26% thought Bush was a great president, and about the same felt like Obama was a Muslim/atheist/socialist Antichrist? And what about the same portion of people believing dinosaurs and humans existed together? I reckon these are all the same people.

18% believe states have the right to secede. (I think -- it's definitely something in the ballpark of 20%)

[Conservative Alliances]

If I saw a survey like that, I would lie for teh lulz. I bet others did the same. I remember seeing a poll that said a quarter of British students think Churchill is a fictional character.

[Bei Song]

If I saw a survey like that, I would lie for teh lulz. I bet others did the same. I remember seeing a poll that said a quarter of British students think Churchill is a fictional character.

How do you know they were lying?

[Seperate Vermont]

Are Americans really this stupid?

See my sig.

I read an article that said something like a third couldn't locate England on a map.

The SIG is sadly true. We really need more education and in much more areas than its focusing now.

[Derscon]

According to this poll, 26% of U.S. don't know that we declared independence from England

Bet you feel like a right lemon now.

I lol'd incredibly hard.

Also,

6% who thought the U.S. separated from another nation

This is technically still accurate. I'm not sure why it's listed as another option.

[Derscon]

If I saw a survey like that, I would lie for teh lulz. I bet others did the same. I remember seeing a poll that said a quarter of British students think Churchill is a fictional character.

How do you know they were lying?

How do you know they were telling the truth? It reminds me of a drug use survey my HS had. It was anonymous, so a bunch of us said we SMOKED WEED EVERYDAY.

Naturally, drug testing was implemented the year afterwards.

[Seperate Vermont]

Random fact of the day ~ The famous line wasn't: "The British are coming" it was "The regulars are coming" as they thought of themselves as too British at the time.

Because any Monarchy isnt free

[Derscon]

Wasn't there something like 23-26% thought Bush was a great president, and about the same felt like Obama was a Muslim/atheist/socialist Antichrist? And what about the same portion of people believing dinosaurs and humans existed together? I reckon these are all the same people.

18% believe states have the right to secede. (I think -- it's definitely something in the ballpark of 20%)

That's only faulty because states don't have rights. Don't get me started on secession. D:

Technically, that's all the US did from Britain. :3

[Ixzara]

Wow, in Mexico you are expected to be able to find any country on a map, and know what country we declared independence from and when by the 5th grade. This however, does not surprise me as these are probably the 26% of tourists I see that complain how un-American Mexico is.

[Conservative Alliances]

If I saw a survey like that, I would lie for teh lulz. I bet others did the same. I remember seeing a poll that said a quarter of British students think Churchill is a fictional character.

How do you know they were lying?

I don't. I was just suggesting the possibility.

[Derscon]

Wow, in Mexico you are expected to be able to find any country on a map, and know what country we declared independence from and when by the 5th grade. This however, does not surprise me as these are probably the 26% of tourists I see that complain how un-American Mexico is.

We're supposed to know that too. Doesn't mean people forget. To be fair, knowing from which empire the US seceded isn't really important in your every day life.