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60 Facts 1-10 V1.12
History Facts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| _______________________________ was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War. | Jefferson Davis |
| ________________________________ wrote the Declaration of Independence; became the 3rd President of the United States; he also purchased the Louisiana territory, doubling the size of the United States. | Thomas Jefferson |
| The _______________________________, signed in 1215 by King John, was the first document that limited power of the ruler. | Magna Carta |
| The _______________________________ ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America. | Treaty of Paris 1763 |
| _______________________________ was an inventor, statesman, diplomat, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He was responsible for convincing Louis XVI of France to support America during the Revolution | Benjamin Franklin |
| The _______________________________ ended the American Revolution and forced Britain to recognize the United States as an independent nation. | Treaty of Paris 1783 |
| The _______________________________ protected the rights of English citizens and became the basis for the American Bill of Rights. | English Bill of Rights |
| The ________________________________ is the first ten amendments to the Constitution and detail the protection of individual liberties. | Bill of Rights |
| The _____________________ was written in 1787. The Constitution of the United States sets out the _________________________of the government of the United States. | Constitution of the United States |
| The _______________________________ was signed on _______________________________. It was written by _______________________________, and declared the colonies independence from England. | Declaration of Independence; July 4, 1776; Thomas Jefferson; laws and principles |