Founding Fathers!
his Virginian was elected as the first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
George Mason wrote this document, which states that all Virginians have many rights.
What is the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
After the American Revolution, Virginians moved west and south to find this.
What is better farmland?
This invention led to the opening of new lands in the South.
What is the cotton gin?
As Virginians moved, they took these people with them.
Who are enslaved people?
George Washington is often called this.
Who is the "Father of Our Country"?
The Virginia Declaration of Rights guarantees freedom of religion and this.
What is freedom of the press?
This agricultural practice caused many farmers to look for new land.
What is tobacco farming?
This invention allowed farmers to grow more wheat with fewer workers.
What is the mechanical reaper?
Virginians also took these things with them as they moved.
What are traditions, ideas, and cultures?
This Virginian is known as the "Father of the Constitution."
Who is James Madison?
Thomas Jefferson wrote this document, which states that all people should be free to worship as they please.
What is the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
Virginians migrated into western territories looking for large areas of this.
What is land?
The mechanical reaper forced many Virginians to leave the state in search of this.
What are jobs?
Many enslaved African Americans were sold to people who lived in these states.
What are other southern states?
James Madison kept detailed notes during this event.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
Both George Mason and Thomas Jefferson were from this state.
What is Virginia?
Virginians moved westward looking for these.
What are new opportunities?
The cotton gin increased the need for this.
What is slave labor?
Settlers crossed the Appalachian Mountains through this gap.
What is the Cumberland Gap?
James Madison's skills at this helped the delegates reach an agreement when writing the Constitution.
What is Compromise?
These documents guarantee freedoms for the people.
What are the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
This mountain range was crossed by settlers migrating west.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
Technological advances affected the amount of people needed to work within this field.
What is agriculture?
Virginians migration affected this group of people negatively.
Who are enslaved African Americans?