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Social Studies

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Who helped to create Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
Benjamin Franklin
Who opened a library, began their first fire department, improved the post office, invented bifocals and the lightning rod.
Benjamin Franklin
Who was the 1st president of the United States?
George Washington
Who helped shape the community of Washington D.C. by choosing the sites for the Capitol Building and the White House.
George Washington
Who was an explorer?
Daniel Boone
Who created a new community in Kentucky called Boonesborough?
Daniel Boone
Who was a pastor who took action to help change a community?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who was a pastor who gave speeches, led marches, and peacefully protested to end segregation. He was leader and is still celebrated today.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who fought to get farmworkers better pay and working conditions by leading peaceful protests and by going on strike and refusing to work.
Cesar Chavez
Why have people formed communities over the year?
security and safety, religious freedom, rules and laws, and material well-being
What are communities that have a high population of people in a very close area.
Urban
communities that have a lot of neighborhoods,public school, and shopping centers
Suburban
communities have a low population with lots of land. People are spread out very far.
Rural communities
What are some great changes over the years?
transportation and the telephone
What is the The Homestead Act
people could get land for very little money
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