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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who were the Committee of Five? | Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston. |
| When was the Declaration signed? | July 1776 |
| What was the name of the place where the American army stayed for the freezing winter? | Valley Forge, PA |
| Name 2 reasons the Americans won the Revolutionary War. | Knowledge of the land, Foreign Aid, motivation, good leadership |
| What was the place where Gen. Cornwallis surrendered? | Yorktown |
| Name 2 reasons for independence. | unfair taxes, British tyranny, no more abolished rights |
| Name 1 reason against independence. | protection, no chance of winning, treason |
| Who is the "FAther of the Constitution?" | James Madison |
| What were the boundaries of the Louisiana Purchase? | West: Rocky Mountains East: Mississippi River |
| Which two groups make up the Congress of the US? | House of Representatives & Senate. |
| What was the first rough, weak version of the Constitution? | Articles of Confederation. |
| Who wrote the Constitution? | James Madison |
| What amendment allows you to carry a gun? | 2 |
| What are the 5 freedoms in Amendment 1? | Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, Speech |
| What amendment makes the police not able to search your house without a warrant? | 4 |
| What amendment allows you to vote at age 18? | 26 |
| What was a forty-niner? | Someone who went to the California Gold rush in 1849-1850. |
| What were some challenges along the Oregon Trail? | Disease, animals dying, cold, heat, hunger, Indian attacks, thirst. |