George Washington Flashcard

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When George Washington was only fourteen years old, what did he dream of becoming?

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To be a sailor in the British Royal Navy

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What is a surveyor?

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A person who measures land and draws maps

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Who won the French and Indian war?

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The English colony.

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Why were the American colonists unhappy with England?

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Because England was making colonies pay taxes

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Why did the colonists call the English soldiers "redcoats"?

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Because the British soldiers wore redcoats

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Who wrote the Constitution of the United States?

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It was written by many representatives from each state

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Who wrote the declaration of independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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

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Philadelphia

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Who was chosen to be the president of the Constitutional Convention?

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George Washington

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Who was the peacemaker of the Constitutional Convention?

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Benjamin Franklin