Civics_Ch13_Homework-2

=**Chapter 13: Homework #2**=

1. Fort Pitt, Fort Ligonier, and Fort Bedford were all vital in...(A) the French and Indian War (B) Revolutionary War (C) War of 1812 (D) Civil War (E) all (F) none

2. Benjamin Franklin's Join or Die flag was meant to (A) unite the colonies in declaring independence (B) unite the colonies against the British in the Revolution (C) unite the colonies against the British in the French and Indian War (D) unite the colonies against the French in the French and Indian War (E) all (F) none

3. What triggered hostilities in the colonies between the French and English colonists? (A) the coloniests threw crates of tea into the harbor (B) the French were fighting to keep slavery (C) French terrorists flew planes into British forts (D) France was trying to connect New France and Louisiana with forts (E) all (F) none

4. Fort Bedford is where...(A) the Continental Army spent a harsh winter (B) served as the capital when the Continental Congress left Philadelphia (C) staging area and supply depot for an attack on Fort Duquesne (D) it was a post at Loyalhanna (E) all (F) none

5. The fort in Fayette County that was quickly built but defeated by the French was (A) Fort Ligonier (B) Fort Necessity (C) Fort Bedford (D) Fort Fayette (E) all (F) none

6. The British general wwho was ambushed when trying to attack Fort Duquesne was...(A) John Forbes (B) John Ligonier (C) Marquis de Duquesne (D) Edward Braddock (E) all (F) none

7. The only president from PA was...(A) George Meade (B) Anthony Wayne (C) Benjamin Franklin (D) James Buchanan (E) all (F) none

8. Civil War general who won at Gettysburg was...(A) George Meade (B) Anthony Wayne (C) Benjamin Franklin (D) James Buchanan (E) all (F) none

9. Who was the Revolutionary War general known for his boldness? (A) George Meade (B) Anthony Wayne (C) Benjamin Franklin (D) James Buchanan (E) all (F) none

10. Andrew Carnegie...(A) found oil in PA (B) began Somerset County (C) began the iron and steel industry in Pittsburgh (D) Began coal mines in western PA (E) all (F) none

11. Drakes Well was the first (A) oil strike (B) steel mill (C) coal mine (D) iron ore mine (E) all (F) none

12. What is the state flower?

13. What is the state animal?

14. What is the state bird?

15. What is the state nickname?

16. How did our state get its nickname?

17. Explain Franklin's Join or Die flag:

18. Where did the Continental Army spend a harsh winter, where they were retrained and rejuvenated?

19. Where did Congress flee after the British took Philadelphia?

20. What was the speech given by Abraham Lincoln in which he dedicated the Gettysburg Battlefield?

21. The Battle of Gettysburg was the t-- p-- of the Civil War.

22. The H- C--- replaced the Allegheny-Portage Railroad to get materials and goods from the east to mills and then back for shipment.

23. After the British destroyed Fort Duquesne, it was rebuilt and what was it renamed?

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