VS 2
A _____________________ is a piece of land bordered by water on three sides. A ______________________ is the natural border between the Coastal Plain (tidewater) and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river.
Peninsula - fall line
Name the states that border Virginia
Maryland West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina
1) A __________________ is a crop grown to sell for money. 2) _______________became the primary sorce of wealth (this is a crop) 3) Numerous ________________ were brought to America against their will to work on plantations.
cash crop, tobacco, slaves
1. Who was a slave that served in the Continental Army and was given freedom after the war?
James LaFayette
__________________ is known as the Father of our Country. _______________________ is known as the Father of our Constitiution. _________________ wrote the Declartion of Independence.
** George Washington, **James Madison ** Thomas Jefferson
_______________________ such as arrowheads, pottery and other tools have been found tell a lot about people who lived in Virginia. _______________________ was the daughter of Chief Powhatan.
articacts - Pocahontas
1. What purpose or impact did women cause on the Jamestown settlement? 2. Arrivial of women made it possible to expand the ______________ economy.
1) Women made it possible for settlers to establish families and made a permanent settlement at Jamestown. 2) tobacco
List the 3 locations the state capital was located in order.
Jamestown, Williamsburg, Richmond
1. Who said "give me liberty or give me death" _______
Patrick Henry
Which war came first? Civil or Revolutionary
Revolutionary then Civil War
Name 3 languages spoken in virginia.
1. iroquoian, siouan, algonquian
Where is Jamestown located today (what river)
James River
When people settle an area, they change the landscape to reflect the beliefs, customs and architecture of their culture. List 3 examples of cultural landscapes
1. barns, 2. churches 3. homes
Who wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom?
Thomas Jefferson wrote it.
1. ______________ were virginias who served in the Continental Army and fought against the English. 2.__________________ were virginias who remained loyal to England. 3. ____________________ were virginias who did not take sides during the war.
1 Patriots 2 Loyalists 3 neutral
Name 5 geographic regions of Virginia.
1. Coastal Plain (tidewater) 2. Piedmont 3. Blue Ridge Mountains 4. Valley and Ridge 5. Appalachian Plateau
In 1619, Virginia had it's first government what was this called?
General Assembly
1. The English settled in the ______________region 2. The Germans and Scotch-Irish settled primarly in the ______________region. 3. _______________ also settled in the Tidewater and Piedmont regions.
1. Tidewater 2. Shenandoan Valley 3. Africans
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
Written by George Mason
Name 1 thing that George Washington is known for.
1. Father of our Country 2. 1st U.S president 3. Strong leadership
Name 4 Rivers and tell where they are located
1) James River- located near Richmond and Jamestown 2) York River - located near Chesapeak Bay and Yorktown 3) Rappahannock River- located near Fredericksburg 4) Potomac River - located near Alexandria
Name 3 hardships the Jamestown settlers faced. _____________
1. the site they choose was marshy and lacked safe drinking water. 2. settlers lacked skills necessary to provide for themselves. 3. many died of starvation and diseases
______________ is a good or service owed to another. ________________ is trading or exchanging of goods and services without the use of money _____________ is a medium of exchange (bills, coins)
a debt, barter, money
____________ was hard on the soil.
tobacco
1. ______________supported a secret route that escaped slaves took, called the _________________
Harriet Tubman underground railroad