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William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington Flashcards

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A printer, writer, inventor, scientist, and great American

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Benjamin Franklin

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A book that gives the days and months if the year as well as facts and helpful hints

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Almanc

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The war in which the American colonists fought for their freedom from England

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War for Independance

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The name of the plan of government for the United States

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Constitution of the United States

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The city in which Benjamin Franklin was born

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Boston, Massachusetts

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The city in which both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written

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Philadelphia, pennsylvania

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The country that came to the aid of American colonies near the end of the War for Independence

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France

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What trade or job did Ben’s father have?

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Candle making

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What trade or job did Ben learn from his brother?

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Printing

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Why did Ben leave Boston for Philadelphia?

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He wanted to be on his own

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What booklet did Ben write that contained many wise sayings

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Poor Richard’s Almanac

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In what ways did the electric spark remind Ben of lightning?

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It jumps just like lightning

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What did Ben’s experiment with lightning prove?

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That lightning is electricity

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Was Ben’s experiment safe?

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No

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What was the war between England and America in the 1770s called?

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American War for Independence

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Why did Benjamin Franklin go to England?

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To try to straighten out the trouble with Britain.

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Why did Ben go to France during the war?

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To ask them to help with the war

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What is the constitution?

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The new plan of government

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To continually give someone ill-treatment

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Persecute

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Something that needs to be paid back

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Debt

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A religious group of people who call themselves Friends

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Quakers

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The man who began the Quaker colony of Pennsylvania

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William Penn, Jr.

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The colony which William Penn began

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Pennsylvania

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“The city of brotherly love” which William Penn planned

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Philadelphia

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A large city in England

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London

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What was the name of the terrible sickness that spread through London?

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Bubonic plague

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Could England worship as they pleased in the early 1600s?

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No

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Who was allowed to come to Pennsylvania

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Anyone

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After William Penn became a Quaker, why wouldn’t he fulfill his father’s wish and become an admiral in the English navy

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Because they do not fight

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Give two reasons why the king was willing to give Penn land to begin a colony

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  1. To get the Quakers out of the city

2. To pay off a debt.

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What group of people made sure the Quakers were protected?

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Indians

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What city in Pennsylvania was once the capital of the United States?

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Philadelphia

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One who measures land and draws maps

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Surveyor

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To give up or lose to an enemy

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Surrender

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A person who speaks or acts for others

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Representative

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The first commander in chief of the American Army

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George Washington

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The president of the meeting in which the United States Constitution was written

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George Washington

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The first President of the United States

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George Washington

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The war in which the English won the right to the American western frontier land

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French and Indian War

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The name of the paper written by Thomas Jefferson, which stated that Americans were free from the rule of the king of England

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Declaration of Independence

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The large, beautiful home of George Washington on the banks of the Potomac River in Virginia

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Mount Vernon

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What did George dream of becoming when he was fourteen years old?

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An admiral in the British royal navy

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How did the surveying trip that George Washington made in the wilderness when he was sixteen years old help him in the French and Indian War?

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He had to deal with Indians, camp out, and hunt for food

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Who won the French and Indian War?

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British

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Why were the American colonists unhappy with England?

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The laws were unfair

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Why did the colonists call the English soldiers “redcoats”?

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Because they wore red coats

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Which army was better prepared to fight, the British or the American colonists?

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The British

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What four words describe George Washington?

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Bra e, strong, honest, true

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What are the three greatest things to remember about George Washington?

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  1. First in war
  2. First in peace
  3. First in the hearts of his countrymen
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Who wrote the constitution of the United Statess?

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Representatives

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In what city did the representatives gather to write the constitution?

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Philadelphia

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What country sent ships to help the Americans win the war?

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France

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What is George Washington’s Birthday?

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February 22

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