Documents on U.S. Postage Stamps by Don Fisher. How much is this? What is it? 65. What happened at...

Documents on U.S. Postage Stamps

by Don Fisher

How much is this?

What is it?

65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

3 cents

The Constitutional

Convention

The Constitution was written.

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What is this stamp about?

3 cents

The 13th Amendment.

4. What is an amendment?

a change or addition (to the Constitution)

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4 cents

July 4, 1776

63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

99. When do we celebrate Independence Day? July 4

Citizens eighteen and older can vote.

48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

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5 cents

the Bill of Rights

5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

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5 cents

How much is this?

5 cents

freed the slaves

76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)

48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

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6 cents

How much is this?

10 cents

declared our independence (from Great Britain)

8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?

What building is this?

Independence Hall

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???

freed the slaves

76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

It’s good forever.

75. Who made the Emancipation Proclamation? Abraham Lincoln

How much is this?13 cents

declared our independence (from Great Britain)

8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?

What things are on this stamp?

the first flag & Independence Hall

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???

life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

It’s good forever.

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What is this?

8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?

13 cents

a picture of the signing of the Declaration of Independence

declared our independence

2. What does the Constitution do?

sets up the Government

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14 cents

65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

The Constitution was written.

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22 cents

66. When was the Constitution written?

1787

1. What is the supreme law of the land?

the Constitution

3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

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22 cents

We the People

the Bill of Rights

5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

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25 cents

7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?

27

Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)

48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

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32 cents

speech

6. What is one right from the First Amendment?

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44 cents