Flashcard on George Washington

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What role did Washington fill at the Constitutional Convention?

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President of the Convention

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Valley Forge was:

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where Washington's troops spent a brutal winter.

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James Madison

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earned the moniker "Father of the Constitution."

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What is most of what is known about the Convention's work based on?

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James Madison's voluminous Notes

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Who contributed more to the Constitution's content than any other delegate?

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James Madison

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Which of the following is NOT something Ben Franklin had achieved prior to the Constitutional Convention? Options: groundbreaking experiments with electricity, written collections of pithy proverbs, served as Ambassador to France, served as a delegate from Virginia to the 2nd Continental Congress.

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served as a delegate from Virginia to the 2nd Continental Congress

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Benjamin Franklin

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was the Yoda of the Convention.

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When and where was the Constitutional Convention held?

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1787 - City of Brotherly Love