Important Documents
The document written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the colonies’ independence. It says all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The Declaration of Independence
The number of major American Indian language groups in Virginia.
3
The natural border between the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions.
The Fall Line
The state that borders Virginia to the northwest.
West Virginia
who said: that all men are created equal, …. with certain unalienable rights… Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Thomas Jefferson
The document that was written at the Constitutional Convention. James Madison is known as the “Father of” this document because of the detailed notes he took at the Convention and his skills in helping the delegates compromise.
The U.S. Constitution
When was Jamestown founded?
1607
A piece of land bordered by water on three sides
Peninsula
The state that borders Virginia to the west.
Kentucky
Says that everyone is entitled to the freedom of religion and the freedom of the press.
Basis for the Bill of Rights.
George Mason
The treaty that ended the American Revolution. It was signed after the Battle of Yorktown.
Treaty of Paris
What year did the first Africans arrive in Virginia?
1619
The body of water located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region. Surrounded by the Dismal Swamp.
Lake Drummond
The state that borders Virginia to the southwest.
Tennessee
He said: "Give me liberty or give me death"
Patrick Henry
The document written by Thomas Jefferson that states all people should be free to worship as they please.
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Who was the Confederate Army Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
Robert E. Lee
The region that has old, rounded mountains. Is part of the Appalachian mountain system and is the source of many rivers.
Blue Ridge Mountains
The state that borders Virginia to the south.
South Carolina
“Congress shall make no law… prohibiting the free exercise [of religion]... or the freedom of speech, or of the press…”
James Madison
The document granted by the king of England. This allowed for the Virginia Company of London to finance the settlement at Jamestown.
The 1606 Charters
What was the name of the men who were American colonists that supported independence from Great Britain?
Patriots
The region that has rolling hills. Its name means “at the foot of the mountains”. This region is west of the fall line.
Piedmont
The state that borders Virginia to the north.
Maryland
"give the order to dig, mine, and search for all manner of mines of gold, silver, and copper, within the colonies…”
King James I