This famous Virginian is known as the Father of the Constitution and a great compromiser.
James Madison
100
James Madison wrote this document after taking detailed notes at the Constitutional Convention.
The Constitution of the United States
100
What was the name of the gap through which Virginians traveled westward?
The Cumberland Gap
100
Inspired by the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom to be included in the first amendment, the right to worship as you please is considered the freedom of...
Religion
100
What are the two states that people could travel to through the Cumberland Gap?
Kentucky and Tennessee
200
This famous Virginian is known as the Father of our Country and was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
George Washington
200
What is the name of the first ten amendments added to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
200
Why did tobacco farming cause westward expansion?
Tobacco was hard on the soil
200
The freedom to write and publish what you want is freedom of the...
Press
200
What were the mountains crossed by the settlers moving west?
The Appalachian Mountains
300
This famous Virginian wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
300
This document was written by Thomas Jefferson and inspired the first amendment to the Bill of Rights.
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
300
True or false. Virginians changed their customs, traditions, and culture when they migrated.
False.
300
The freedoms of religion and the press are freedoms that were inspired to be included in the Bill of Rights by which two documents?
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the Virginia Declaration of Rights
300
The movement of people from one country or place to another is called...
Migration
400
This famous Virginian wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
George Mason
400
This document was written by George Mason and inspired the creation of the Bill of Rights.
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
400
True or false. Virginians moved west and south to find new land to farm.
True.
400
What are the five freedoms protected by the first amendment?
Speech, press, religion, assembly, petition
400
James Madison helped end arguments during the writing of the Constitution because of his strength in...
Compromise
500
True or false. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
False.
500
This document declared the colonies' freedom from England and was written by Thomas Jefferson.
The Declaration of Independence
500
What are the two things people were looking for when they migrated?
Better farmland and new opportunities
500
What rights are discussed in the Declaration of Independence?
The rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
500
True or false. James Madison is considered the Father of our Country.