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Lesson 18 PA History
4th Grade Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Keystone | a wedge shaped stone |
| tax | money that is paid for services provided by the government |
| First Continental Congress | first meeting of colonial leaders in Philadelphia 1774 |
| Second Continental Congress | meeting of colonial leaders held in Philadelphia in 1775 |
| Declaration of Independence | written statement that said the American colonies were independent and free from England. |
| What are 2 nicknames for Pennsylvania | The Keystone State The Quaker State |
| When was the Declaration of Independence written? | 1776 |
| Who were the father's of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas JeffersonBenjamin FranklinJohn Adams |
| When was the First Continental Congress? | 1774 |
| When was the Second Continental Congress? | 1775 |
| What caused the founding father's to form the First Continental Congress? | Excessive taxes by the English |
| How did PA become known as the Quaker State? | PA's founding father, William Penn, was a Quaker. |
| How did PA become known as the Keystone State? | Philadelphia became the location where the 13 colonies united to initiate their freedom from England. |
| What were the results of the First Continental Congress? | colonists stopped buying English goodscolonists stopped buying tea to stop the king from passing more taxes. |
| What was the result of the Second Continent Congress | The colonies would go to war to break free from England. |
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