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Test 3
William Penn, Ben Franklin, George Washington
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History
3rd Grade
02/23/2013

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Philadelphia
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"the city of brotherly love"
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George Washington was said to be first in these 3 things
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1. War
2. Peace
3. Hearts of his countrymen
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fire department
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Ben Franklin helped to plan the first one in America
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printer
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Ben Franklin's father
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redcoats
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British soldiers
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George Washington's birthday
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February 22
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Quakers
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Friends
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surveyor
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George Washington's job measuring land and drawing maps
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Declaration of Independence
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July 4, 1776
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Penn's wooded land
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Pennsylvania
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become a Quaker
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William Penn's father made him leave home when he did this
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almanac
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a calendar with information
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Poor Richard's Almanack
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a calendar with information written by Ben Franklin
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Constitution
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a plan of government
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William Penn
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admired the Quaker's bravery
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President of the United States
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has the highest job in our country's government
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William Penn
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hoped for religious freedom for everyone who came to America
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untrained farmers
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many of the soldiers that fought under General Washington
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whistle
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paying too much for this as a child taught Ben Franklin not to buy unnecessary things
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Quakers
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persecuted because of their religious beliefs
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8 jobs of Ben Franklin
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printer, writer, inventor, scientist, policeman, fireman, postman, candle maker
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bubonic plague
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the Quakers were not afraid to help the sick when this spread through London
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Philadelphia
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the capital of the United States in 1790
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George Washington
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the first President of the United States
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debt and Quakers
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the king of England liked William Penn's suggestion for land in America because he would get rid of these two things
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Constitution
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the plan of government still used by our country today
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the War for Independence
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war between England and America
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pray
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what Ben Franklin suggested that the men writing the Constitution should do
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kite
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what Ben Franklin used to prove that lightening was electricity
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Constitution
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what representatives from each state came to Philadelphia to write
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England
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won the French and Indian War
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