Important People
This man was the commander of the Continental Army and led Americans in the victory of the Revolutionary War. He was also the 1st president of the United States.
Who is George Washington
This document was America's formal goodbye letter to England, officially declaring its independence.
What is the Declaration of Independence
This region is best known for its low-lying landscape and shipbuilding/shipping.
What is the Coastal Plain/Tidewater Region
This main river is the furthest north and lies between Virginia and Maryland.
What is the Potomac River
This was the 1st settled state in the New World.
What is Virginia
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence and later became the 3rd president of the United States.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
This document establishes the 3 branches of government.
What is the United States Constitution
This region is the largest of the five and is full of rolling hills.
What is the Piedmont Region
This River flows through Pulaski County. (flows south to north)
What is the New River
This was the first settlement in Virginia.
What is Jamestown
This captain's work was vital to the success of Jamestown in its earliest years.
Who is Captain John Smith
This was the 1st document establishing the basic human rights that the government was created to protect.
What is The VA Declaration of Rights
This region is very mountainous and is home to the tallest peak in VA.
What is the Blue Ridge Mountains Region
This river is located near the settlement of Jamestown and was vital for fishing and transportation.
What is the James River
This bay sits right off the coast of eastern Virginia.
What is the Chesapeake Bay
This man was president during the Civil War and had an important part in the abolition of slavery.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This document gave Americans the right to worship as they please.
What is The VA Statutes of Religious Freedoms
This region is home to many farms and small towns. (where we live)
What is the Valley and Ridge Region
This river lies along the banks of Yorktown, VA.
What is the York River
When was the American Civil War?
1861-1865
This woman worked tirelessly as a guide to transport escaped slaves through the Underground Railroad, leading them to freedom in the North.
Who is Harriet Tubman
This document freed slaves in the Confederate States still in rebellion.
What is The Emancipation Proclamation
This region is the smallest and is/was home to many coal mining operations.
What is the Appalachian Plateau Region
This river was a major boundary between the North and the South during the Civil War.
What is the Rappahannock River
The five states that border Virginia are...
What are North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Maryland