Founding Fathers
Who was known as the Father of our Country, providing a model of leadership for our country?
George Washington
What was the purpose of the VA Declaration of Rights?
To ensure that all Virgnians had rights.
Why did settlers need to leave Virginia for new farm land?
The tobacco was hard on the soil.
Who said "Give me liberty, or give me death"?
Patrick Henry
What region has old and rounded mountains?
Blue Ridge Mountains
Who was known as the Father of our Constitution and for compromise skills?
James Madison
What document outlines the functions of the government and protects the rights of citizens?
US Constitution
In what region is the Cumberland Gap?
Appalachian Plateau
Patrick Henry was against ____________ ____________ ________________.
Where was the final surrender during the American Revolution?
Yorktown
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What does the phrase "We the people" mean in the preamble of the Constitution?
The people give power to the government.
As people left Virgnia, they sold their enslaved people to people in _____________ states.
southern
Who was the enslaved man who led a rebellion against slavery?
Nat Turner
Why did the capital move to Richmond? (3 reasons)
1. The population was moving west
2. Richmond was a more central location.
3. Richmond was easier to defend against English attack.
Who wrote the Declaration of Rights?
George Mason
Why do we have a system of "checks and balances" in our government?
To keep one branch from having too much power
Why were so many people moving west in search of jobs?
a) Advances in technology required fewer workers
b) Advances in technology required more workers
c) All the farm land was useless in Virginia
a) Advances in technology required fewer workers
What three things happened as a result of Nat Turner's rebellion?
a) Stricter laws were made for enslaved people
b) Enslaved people had more freedoms
c) Showed the conditions that enslaved people endured
d) Showed how enslaved people started seeking freedom
a) Stricter laws were made for enslaved people
c) Showed the conditions that enslaved people endured
d) Showed how enslaved people started seeking freedom
What tribe spoke Algonquian?
Powhatan
Who wrote the VA Statute for Religious Freedom?
Thomas Jefferson
Each branch of the government having a different role is an example of __________________________.
separation of powers
What 4 things did the settlers bring with them (other than their belongings)?
Enslaved people, ideas, cultures, and traditions.
Fill in the blanks with the correct inventions:
The _______ _________ helped farmers harvest more while using fewer workers.
The ________ ________ attracted new settlers to the south.
mechanical reaper
cotton gin
What were the 4 reasons the settlers chose Jamestown as their site for settlement?
1. They thought they had fresh water.
2. The charter said to move inland.
3. Deep enough water to dock their ships.
4. Easy to defend from Spanish attack.