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1. Great Britain. France, America’s key ally, provided 90 percent of the rebels’ gunpowder.

2. The U.S. Constitution was hammered out in 1787 and went into effect in 1789.

3. The Bill of Rights.

4. The Constitution protects everyone living in the United States – citizens and non-citizens.

5. To date, there have been 27 amendments to the Constitution.

6. William Rehnquist. President Nixon appointed him to the Supreme Court and President Reagan named him chief justice. The first chief justice was John Jay.

7. (In alphabetical order) Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia. Vermont, the 14^th state, was the first without slavery.