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The U.S. icon Uncle Sam is based on a man named Samuel Wilson. He worked during the War of 1812 as a what?

Retry Correct Incorrect According to popular legend, the symbol of the U.S. government was based on a meatpacker from Troy, New York. He supplied American soldiers with rations during the War of 1812. In 1989, a Congressional joint resolution designated September 13 as “Uncle Sam Day.”

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The U.S. icon Uncle Sam is based on a man named Samuel Wilson. He worked during the War of 1812 as a what?

• Historian
• Meat inspector
• Weapons mechanic
• Mail deliverer