A Revolutionary Cache..... Mystery Cache

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Cornishchough: This cache is another victim of the VDOT letter. This was a well liked cache, so I may bring the puzzle and the container back somewhere else later on, but for now this cache is being retired. Maybe in a few months, I have an idea for a plcement in Chesapeake if I can get the land owner to go along, else....... Thanks to all who enjoyed the puzzle. Thisd was a new type of container for me, it didn't do to badly for just over a year in the weather..... :-)

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Hidden : 2/10/2010
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A multiple guess test on your knowledge of the creation of our country. Sadly, when these same questions were given to 1000 adults over 18, 83% of them scored 44% or worse.
I have made a new cache container that turned out a bit smaller than expected as far as capacity goes. So, yes this cache is a "small", but it will only hold VERY small trade items. I'll have to make the next one bigger.

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The American Revolution Center conducted a survey in July of 2009 to determine the knowledge of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States. It consisted of 27 multiple choice questions some of which come from national school tests given to grades 4, 8, and 12. Sadly, 83% of those surveyed scored 44% on the test.
Can you do better on these questions from the survey to answer the questions to the puzzle?

A- Is the Bill of Rights part of:
3 U.S. Constitution
4 Declaration of Independence
5 Gettysburg Address
6 Articles of Confederation
7 Don't Know
Only 57% of respondents got this right.

B- The most important consequence of the Boston Tea Party was:
6 Repeal of the tax on tea
7 Failure of the other colonies to support Boston's action
8 Opening negotiations between Britain and Massachusetts
9 Enactment by Parliament of the Coercive Acts
1 Don't Know
Only 12% got this right.

C- Which document outlines the division of powers between the states and the federal government?
3 Declaration of Independence
4 Marshall Plan
5 U. S. Constitution
6 Homestead Act
7 Don't Know
Sixty percent got this right.

D- The last major military action of the American Revolution was at:
3 Bunker Hill
4 Trenton
5 Saratoga
6 Yorktown
7 Don't Know
Only 33% got this one right.

E- Which of the following rights is not protected by the Bill of Rights?
6 Freedom of Speech
7 Trial by Jury
8 The right to bear arms
9 Right to vote
1 Don't Know
Only 39% got this one correct.

F- Which of the following events most directly encouraged the states to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787?
7 The Whiskey Rebellion
8 The Boston Massacre
9 Bacon's Rebellion
0 Shay's Rebellion
1 Don't Know
Fifteen percent of those answering knew this answer.

G- Which of the following was responsible for declaring America's Independence from Great Britain?
2 The Albany Congress
3 The Stamp Act Congress
4 The House of Commons
5 The Second Continental Congress
6 Don't Know
When asked 44% knew this answer.

H- Which of the following conflicts most directly led to the Stamp Act?
4 The War of the Roses
5 The War of 1812
6 The Mexican-American War
7 The French and Indian War (aka The Seven Years War)
8 Don't Know
Only 26% knew this answer.

I- Benjamin Franklin epitomized which movement in colonial America?
5 The Enlightenment
6 The Great Awakening
7 The Loyalist Movement
8 The Glorious Revolution
9 Don't Know
Just 28% knew this.

J- Who wrote the influential pamphlet called “Common Sense” which advocated independence from Britian?
5 Patrick Henry
6 Edmund Burke
7 Paul Revere
8 Thomas Paine
9 Don't Know
Fifty percent of responders got this one right.

K- Who took detailed notes at the Constitutional Convention and is widely regarded as the “Father of the Constitution”?
6 Abraham Lincoln
7 James Madison
8 Winston Churchill
9 George Washington
0 Don't Know
54% were correct for this.

L- Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?
5 Alexander Hamilton
6 John Marshall
7 Charles Evans Hughes
8 John Jay
Only 11% got this question right.

M- Which of the following are the inalienable rights stated in the Declaration of Independence?
4 Life, liberty and property
5 Honor, liberty and peace
6 Life, respect and equal protection
7 Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
8 Don't Know

FIRST QUESTIONS FOR CLAIMING THIS CACHE:

Co-ordinates: North AB degrees CD.EFG minutes, West 0HI degrees 0J.KLM minutes

PLEASE SEND THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS TO THE CACHE OWNER, DO NOT POST THEM IN YOUR LOG.

1)What city is going to be the future home of the Museum of the American Revolution?
2)What street corner is this near?

N- The U.S. Constitution establishes which of the following forms of government in the United States?
3 A Direct Democracy
4 A Republic
5 A Confederacy
6 An Oligarchy
7 Don't Know
Only 42% got this one correct.

O- John Locke developed the concept of the “consent of the governed” an important principle underlying the War for Independence, in a theory known as:
4 Natural Law
6 Law of Relativity
0 Commerce Law
8 Statutory Law
2 Don't Know
Only 17% got his one correct.

P- Which of the following nations played an important role in helping the colonies defeat the British in the American Revolution?
4 Canada
2 Mexico
6 Denmark
0 France
8 Don't Know
This question may have had the best results with 73% correct responses.

Q- Which of the follow phrases are the opening words to the U.S. Constitution?
8 When in the course of human events...
9 We the people...
0 Fourscore and seven years ago...
1 I have a dream...
3 I don't know what the answer is....
This question also had good results at 77% correct.

R- Which of the following events came BEFORE the Declaration of Independence?
7 Forming of Jamestown, VA
0 The Civil War
1 The Emancipation Proclamation
5 The War of 1812
3 Don't Know
Forty-nine percent of responders got this right.

S- What river did George Washington cross on Christmas Eve in 1776 in a surprise attack on the Hessian troops?
1 Rhine
9 Potomac
3 Delaware
7 Hudson
5 Don't Know

TO FIND THE CACHE YOU WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING CO-ORDINATES AND THE INFORMATION IN THE UPDATE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING::

N 37 07.NOP W 076 30.QRS

UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! 3-8-10
A new 'annoyance' (at least to geocachers) appeared within about 8' of GZ. To keep both the cache and cachers legal, the cache is now about 7 paces E of this 'annoyance' along the right-of-way.
Originally it was located next to the large square timber just beyond this annoyance.

If you would like the complete report on the survey on the revolution and how people did, please contact me with your email and I will send you the complete .pdf file after you have found the cache.

The Legaleese: All questions are from a publicly available web site and are used under the site's terms as described in their "Fair use" clause. For complete terms of use please see:
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More Notices: This cache was originally going to be on the property next to here belonging to the Newport News Green Foundation. Geocaching however, does not fit their mission of creating passive landscape scenery. So, the cache has been moved to here. A little CITO along their border would still be the good neighbor thing to do if you wish........

FINAL REQUEST: PLEASE DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN THE CAP SO THE NEXT CACHER WILL NOT NEED TOOLS TO REMOVE IT! THANKS! :-)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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