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50 Cards in this Set
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What meeting was held at the State House in Philadelphia in 1787?
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The Constitutional Convention
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A country's plan of government
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Constitution
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Representatives
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Delegates
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Where did Washington stay while attending the Constitutional Convention?
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At the home of Robert Morris
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Who was the oldest delegate to the Constitutional Convention?
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Benjamin Franklin
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Who held parties to make the delegates happy and more comfortable?
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Eliza Powel
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Who is believed to be the author of the Constitution?
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Gouverneur Morris
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When did the delegates sign the Constitution?
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September 17, 1787
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Where was the nation's new capital built in 1800?
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Washington, D.C.
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How was Philadelphia honored in 1790?
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Our country's capital was again located in Philadelphia.
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What do we call the Pennsylvania State House today?
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Independence Hall
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What is transportation?
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A way to move goods and people from one place to another.
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Who ran the first steamboat in Pennsylvania?
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John Fitch
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Who built the first steamship?
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Robert Fulton
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An inland waterway built for transportation is a _______.
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Canal
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How did canals improve transportation?
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They shortened travel time from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh from 23 days to 4 days.
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How were canal boats powered?
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They were pulled by mules or oxen.
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What was the first major road in the United States to be built with crushed stone?
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The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike
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What was the first steam train to trabel on rails in the USA?
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the Stourbridge Lion
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Why were railroads important to the development of the US?
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They made journeys faster and created jobs for people.
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What caused canals to be used less, and even go out of business?
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Railroads
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Why did smoke hang over Pittsburgh?
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From the burning of coal in homes and factories
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All the businesses used to make one kind of goods is called an ___________.
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Industry
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Why did industries grow all over Pennsylvania after the American Revolution?
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Coal was plentiful and could be burned to power steam engines, which meant factories didn't have to be near water to run machinery.
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What two types of coal were found in Pennsylvania?
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Bituminous coal, (soft coal) and Anthracite coal (hard coal)
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What coal was found mostly in western PA?
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Bituminous coal
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What coal produces much smoke and can be heated to make a fuel called coke?
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Bituminous coal
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A gray-black solid fuel used to make iron
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Coke
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What coal was found mostly in eastern PA?
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Anthracite coal
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What coal makes a very hot fire when burned?
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Anthracite coal
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What was coal called because it was so valuable in PA?
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black diamonds
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Who found a way to change oil so it could be used to light lamps?
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Samuel Kier
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Who discovered oil near Titusville?
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Edwin Drake
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Towns that grow quickly
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Boom Towns
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Word to describe items made from thread or yarn
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Textile
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Philadelphia was a leader in what two industries?
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textiles and shipbuilding
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Why did PA's population triple between 1820 and 1860?
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Immigrants came for jobs in the growing industries of PA
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The number of people who live in a place or area
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Population
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Special diagrams that show a lot of information in a clear way
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Graphs
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A graph that shows how the parts of something make up or fit into the whole
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Circle Graph
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Graph that shows how a piece of information changes with time. Shows an increase or decrease in number
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Line Graph
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What allowed farmers to switch from subsistence farming to growing cash crops?
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New forms of transportation and better tools
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A crop that is grown to be sold for money
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Cash crop
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How were many PA crops moved east?
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On canals and railroads
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A method of farming where a different crop is planted in the same soil each year
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Crop Rotation
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Why do farmers use crop rotation?
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It keeps the soil healthy.
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What caused life to be better for PA farmers ?
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Changes in transportation
Changes in farming methods New machinery |
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What did Robert and Joseph Smith invent?
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the iron plow
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What did Cyrus McCormick invent?
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A mechanical horse-drawn reaper used to harvest grain
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A highway on which travelers have to pay a fee
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Turnpike
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