Civics_Ch14_homework-2

=**Chapter 14: Homework #2**= Answer on notebook paper. Test questions will come from this assignment.

1. Which served as a supply depot and staging area for an attack on Fort Duquesne? (A) Fort Ligonier (B) Fort Bedford (C) Fort Stedman (D) Fort Necessity (E) all (F) none 2. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright built...(A) the PA Grand Canyon (B) the Kinzua Bridge (C) the Allegheny-Portage Railroad (D) Fallingwater (E) all (F) none 3. The world's highest railroad bridge that was destroyed by a tornado was...(A) the PA Grand Canyon (B) the Kinzua Bridge (C) the Allegheny-Portage Railroad (D) Fallingwater (E) all (F) none 4. Penn recognized the importance of religion since his Charter of Privileges said to be in the government one had to be a...(A) Christian (B) non-believer (C) Jew (D) against religion (E) all (F) none 5. Which fort was destroyed by John Forbes and rebuilt in the French and Indian War? (A) Dewart (B) Ligonier (C) Bedford (D) Pitt (E) all (F) none 6. Pine Creek Gorge is the (A) longest railroad bridge in PA (B) PA Grand Canyon (C) highest point of elevation in PA (D) site of a French and Indian War battle (E) all (F) none 7. Name the turning point battle of the Civil War. 8. Which speech dedicated that battlefield? 9. Where did Washington and the Continental Army spend a harsh winter? 10. What building is in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were written? 11. What is the symbol of freedom in Philadelphia? 12. What was the name of what was rebuilt by Forbes after destroying Fort Duquesne? 13. Name the mine were 9 miners were trapped and there was a heroic rescue. 14. What is the 220-degree arc around the Allegheny Mountains to get raw materials to western PA mills and finished products to eastern ports? 15. What was the part of the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal System that pulled canal boats up the Allegheny Mountains? 16. What event destroyed one of the biggest iron and steel towns when the South Fork Dam burst - city rebuilt and would again be strong? 17. What was one of the first roads in parts of PA that is today Route 40? 18. Why is the Flight 93 memorial an important part of history? 19. Ho was PA one of the first states to pass anti-slavery legislation? 20. The Free School Act of 1834 was the first genuinely democratic system of. 21. The largest religious group in PA today is R-- C-- and largest Protestant group are U- M-.

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