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| Wat was the war for freedom from 1775-1781. Between England and the American Colonies? |
American Revolution |
| What did the PA Dutch make to hold many pounds of goods? |
Conestoga Wagon |
| What is the word that means being faithful to a government? |
loyal |
| Steps to the American Revolution - Step One |
New York |
| Steps to the American Revolution - Step Two |
Philadelphia |
| Steps to the American Revolution - Step Three |
Trenton |
| Steps to the American Revolution - Step Four |
Crossing of the Delaware |
| When was Washington's first victory? |
Christmas |
| Who are people chosen to represent their state at a convention? |
delegates |
| What is a group of people who get together for the same reason? |
convention |
| What is the name of added changes to the constitution? |
amendments |
| What was our first written plan of government? |
Articles of Confederation |
| Where did the Constitutional Convention occur? |
Philadelphia |
| Who represented Pennsylvania at the Constitutional Convention |
Benjamin Franklin and Gov. Morris |
| What are the 2 parts of Legislative Government? |
House of Representatives and Senate |
| Name PA's Senators |
Arlen Spector and Robert Casey, Jr. |
| Which state was the first state to sign the Constitution? |
Delaware |
| Who was Friedrich von Steuben? |
a German Army officer who volunteered to train Washington's army for free. His help made a difference. |
| For what was Valley Forge well known? |
It was the place where Washington's army camped for the winter in season of 1777-1778 |
| What caused many soldiers to die at Valley Forge? |
disease and infection |
| Who was Mary Hays |
a Carlisle woman who followed her husband into battle and took his post at the cannon when he was injured. |
| Who was Molly Pitcher? |
Molly Pitcher was the nickname for Mary Hays because she carried pitchers of water to the troops on hot days. |
| Who was Sarah Bache? |
The daughter of Benjamin Franklin. She organized over 2,000 women to sew clothing for the troops. |
| Who won the American Revolution |
the 13 American Colonies |
| How did Benjamin Franklin help win the war? |
He got the French King to loan America money |
| Why was the Conestoga Wagon important to win the war |
it could haul heavy supplies to the American Army |
| Who was James Madison? |
He was a man from Virginia called "the father of the United States Constitution" |
| How are states represented in the House of Representatives? |
the number of representatives is determined by population. |
| How are states represented in the Senate |
there are 2 senators for every state. |
| How did the writers of the Constitution ensure that the Government of our country could grow and change? |
They provided the ability to make amendments |
| What are amendments? |
Changes to the Constitution that must be approved by 3 out of 4 of the states. |
| What is the Bill of Rights? |
a list of freedoms promised to American citizens by our government. |
| What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called? |
The Bill of Rights |
| How many amendments have been added to our Constitution? |
17 |
| Who was our first president? |
George Washington |
| Was this a strength or weakness of the Articles of Confederation: no central government |
weakness |
| Was this a strength or weakness of the Articles of Confederation:no power to build an army |
weakness |
| Was this a strength or weakness of the Articles of Confederation:no way to make people obey the law |
weakness |
| Was this a strength or weakness of the Articles of Confederation:no way to make and collect taxes |
weakness |
| Was this a strength or weakness of the Articles of Confederation:a written plan for government |
strength |
| Was this a strength or weakness of the Articles of Confederation:no way to solve arguments among the states |
weakness |
| Where was our country's FIRST capital? |
New York City |
| Where was our country's SECOND capital? |
Philadelphia |
| Where is our country's THIRD and current capital? |
Washington, DC |
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