Important People
Who was the first president of the U.S?
George Washington
This phrase was part of Patrick Henry's speech.
"Give me liberty or give me death."
Name the three branches of government.
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Definition: "Surrounded by water on three sides."
Peninsula
Written by the King of England, given to settlers, and granted right for protection under the law and land ownership.
Jamestown Charter
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
George Mason
This person was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
George Washington
This branch is made up of the General Assembly.
Legislative
Definition: "Crop sold for money."
Cash crop
Signed in 1783, it ended the Revolutionary War.
Treaty of Paris
Who led the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
These people served in the Continental Army and fought for independence.
Patriots
This branch judges the laws.
Judicial
Definition: "Something owed to someone."
Debt
The Battle of Hampton Roads was the first battle of two what?
Ironclad ships - the Monitor (Union) and the Merrimack (Confederate)
Who was the first African American to be elected governor?
Douglas Wilder
The Decl. of Indep. states that all people have rights to... (3 things).
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
The governor heads this branch.
Executive
Definition: "Trade without money."
Barter
Who was Harry Byrd? What was his policy?
A governor who led the Massive Resistance; "Pay-as-you-go"
Who was the first African American to win a men's single tennis championship?
Arthur Ashe
Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
French nobleman who volunteered service to the Continental Army
The General Assembly is divided into what two parts?
Senate and House of Delegates
Definition: "A system after the Civil War in which freedmen and poor white farmers rented land from landowners by promising to pay with crops."
Sharecropping
Explain: Please Remember Your Jacket.
Potomac in Alexandria
Rappahanock in Fredericksburg
York in Yorktown
James in Jamestown