Moving West
What vocabulary word means the movement of people from one place to another?
Migration
Explain what is a geographic feature
A geographic feature is a natural part of Earth's surface.
Who was Nat Turner?
An enslaved male who led a rebellion in Virginia.
Read the following scenario and decide if it would be an example of voluntary or involuntary migration.
A family moves to another state because they want a bigger house and better jobs
Voluntary migration
What is an innovation?
A new idea that helps improve an invention or how things are done.
______________ farming caused many farmers to look west and and south for new land to farm.
Tobacco
Give one example of an geographic feature in Virginia?
Possible answers: rivers, mountains, low lands, etc.
Where did Nat Turner's Rebellion against slaveholding take place?
Southhampton County, Virginia
Read the following scenario and decide if it would be an example of voluntary or involuntary migration.
A family moves closer to their relatives in a different state.
Voluntary migration
Why was the cotton gin an important invention for farmers in the 1800s
The cotton gin made it faster and easier to separate the seeds from cotton, so farmers could produce more cotton
Name another reason some Virginians chose to move west
New territories also promised the chance to establish businesses
This man-made geographic feature provided a route for travel and trade.
A canal
Name one cause that led to Nat Turner's Rebellion.
Slavery
Read the following scenario and decide if it would be an example of voluntary or involuntary migration.
A family has to move because their home is no longer safe to live in. .
Involuntary migration
Why was the Mccormick Reaper an important invention farmers in the 1800s?
The McCormick reaper was important because it helped farmers harvest crops.
True or False? All Virginians were willing to migrate during the 1800s,
If the statement is false, what is the correct answer?
False. Not all Virginians wanted to move westward.
What geographic feature made it challenging for settlers to move west in Virginia?
Hint: Think of mountains
The Appalachian Mountains
In what year did Nat Turner's Rebellion take place?
1831
Read the following scenario and decide if it would be an example of voluntary or involuntary migration.
People must move because a new road or canal is being built through their town.
Involuntary migration
What other two inventions made it easier for settlers to travel west? (HINT: Transportation)
Railroads and Canals
Explain the major difference between voluntary and involuntary migration.
Voluntary migration is when people choose to move
Involuntary migration is when people are forced to move
What was the name of the alternative route settlers took to avoid directly crossing the Appalachian Mountains?
Cumberland Gap
What was the result of Nat Turner's rebellion on Virginia during this time?
Nat Turner’s Rebellion led to stricter laws governing the lives of both enslaved and free African Americans and increased tensions over the issue of slavery in the United States.
Read the following scenario and decide if it would be an example of voluntary or involuntary migration.
A family wants to move for more land, but they also must leave because their town is being rebuilt.
This is an example of both voluntary and involuntary migration
What is the major difference between a canal and a river?
Rivers are formed naturally, while canals are man-made