Important people
Who is known as the father of our country?
George Washington
What document did Thomas Jefferson write?
VA Statute for Religious Freedom
What type of farming was hard on the soil?
Tobacco farming
Who is the father of the constitution?
James Madison
The Declaration of rights stated that all Virginians -
have many rights
Settlers moved west and south in search of new farm land and what?
better opportunities
Who wrote the VA Statute for Religious Freedom?
Thomas Jefferson
What document did George Mason write?
Declaration of Rights
As settlers crossed the Appalachian Mountains to head west, they had to cut through the -
Cumberland Gap
Who wrote the Declaration of Rights?
George Mason
What are two of the rights from the Declaration of Rights? (And mentioned in our notes)
Freedom of Religion and Freedom of the press
As settlers moved west, they took ________, ________, and _______ with them.
Traditions, cultures, and ideas
Who took skilled notes during the constitutional convention and helped delegates to compromise?
James Madison
All people should worship as they please is a freedom protected by what document?
VA Statute for Religious Freedom
True/False
Tobacco farming was fine for the soil
False - it wore the soil out