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Benjamin Franklin
Chapter 7
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History
3rd Grade
08/25/2012

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A book that gives the days and months of the year as well as facts and helpful hints
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almanac
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Ben Franklin discovered that lightning was ___
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electricity
Term
Ben Franklin helped plan the first one
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fire department
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The city in which Benjamin Franklin was born
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Boston, Massachusetts
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Ben suggested that the men writing the Constitution should ___
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pray
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What trade or job did Ben learn from his brother?
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printer
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The book Ben Franklin wrote, which is a calendar with information
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Poor Richard's Almanack
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The country that came to the aid of the American colnies near the end of the War for Independence
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France
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The city in which the both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Nine jobs that Ben Franklin had
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1. printer 2. writer
3. inventor 4. scientist
5. policeman 6. fireman
7. candle maker 8. postman
9. great American
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The name of the main set of laws for the United States
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Constitution
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The toy that taught Ben an important lesson when he was a boy
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whistle
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The city where Ben Franklin moved when he was sixteen
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Philadelphia
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The war in which the American colonists fought for their freedom from England
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War for Independence
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What trade or job did Ben's father have?
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candle maker
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Why did Ben Franklin go to France during the war?
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to ask for their help
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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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Why did Ben leave Boston for Philadelphia?
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he wanted to be on his own
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the result of colonies and England disagreeing
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American Revolution
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