When England and the American colonies finally adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752, what dramatic change had to be made?
A) all the names of the months had to be changed
B) the time zones had to start in England
C) 12 days had to be dropped to bring the date and the seasons back into accord
D) the number of hours in the day had to be changed
E) everyone named Gregory had to spend almost two weeks in jail
Section 4.5: Phases and Motions of the Moon

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The adoption of the Gregorian calendar required dropping 12 days from the calendar to bring it in line with the correct date and seasons, as the Julian calendar used previously had an error that caused the date to drift over time.

When England and the American Colonies Finally Adopted the Gregorian