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21 Cards in this Set
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A meeting people have to discuss ideas or problems is a
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congress
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Great Britain tried to raise money in the American colonies by demanding
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new taxes
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When the colonies had their first Continental congress, Pennsylvania sent 7
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representatives
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Patriots were
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against the unfair control of the colonies
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As a result of the Second Continental Congress
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the Declaration of Independence was written
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At first, George Washington's army was
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small and poorly trained
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In 1777, British troops captured
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Philadelphia
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Washington's troops suffered through a cold, hard winter in
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Valley Forge
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In 1778, the American army received help from
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France
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British General Cornwallis surrendered after the Battle of
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Yorktown
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Pennsylvania played an important part in the Revolutionary War and is sometimes called the
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Keystone State
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A regiment is a part of
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an army
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The British and the Americans signed the Treaty of Paris in
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1783
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At the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin led the group from
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Pennsylvania
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When our country's constitution was written, the United States had
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13 states
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Philadelphia was the capital of the United States until
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1800
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Pittsburgh grew up in the area around
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Fort Pitt
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The Whiskey Rebellion took place because farmers were angry about
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a United States tax on whiskey
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Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British on Lake
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Erie
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In 1814, Absalom Jones and Richard Allen gathered citizens to defend
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Philadelphia
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Why did Washington choose to have his troops spend the winter at Valley Forge?
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It was close to Philadelphia and he could keep the British from moving farther north.
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