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Chapter 7

Chapter 7. Constitution and Statehood. Red Jacket. Seneca leader who was not sure the Seneca should sell their land. George Clinton. First governor of New York State. Martha Washington. Married to George Washington, First First Lady of the United States. Rochester.

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Chapter 7

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  1. Chapter 7 Constitution and Statehood

  2. Red Jacket • Seneca leader who was not sure the Seneca should sell their land

  3. George Clinton • First governor of New York State

  4. Martha Washington • Married to George Washington, First First Lady of the United States

  5. Rochester • New York’s third largest city, located on the Genesee River

  6. George Washington • First president of the United States

  7. Margaret St. John • Person who refused to be driven out of her home in Buffalo, even as British set fire to Buffalo

  8. Buffalo • New York’s second largest city, located on Lake Erie

  9. John Jay • First justice for New York on the Supreme Court,

  10. representative • People elected to speak to others in an assembly or legislative body.

  11. constitution • Written plan of government.

  12. Constitutional Convention • Meeting in Philadelphia in 1786 of the 13 represenitives to create a new plan for the government.

  13. War Of 1812 • Conflict between U.S and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815.

  14. Capital • City where the government of a state or country meets.

  15. Frontier • Farthest edge of settlement where the wilderness begins.

  16. New York City • Largest city in the United States.

  17. Kingston • In 1777, representatives met there to write a constitution for NYS.

  18. Bill of rights • First 10 amendments to the U.S constitution.

  19. Alexander Hamilton • New York’s representative at the Continental Congress

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