People
This person was elected as the first President of the United States. What is his name and his nickname?
George Washington; "the Father of Our Country"
The preamble is the opening statement to which document?
The U.S. Constitution
What did the cotton gin do?
helped easily separate the small, sticky cotton seeds from the cotton fibers
Where was George Washington from?
Virginia
The British could easily sneak up and attack the Americans when they lived mainly in Williamsburg.
What did they do to fix this?
Moved west throughout Virginia and other states
Where was James Madison from?
Virginia
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
The development of the cotton gin led to the opening of new lands where?
In the south
Where was the capital of Virginia moved to around the American Revolution?
Richmond
Cause: Virginians migrated into western territories
Effect: (What did they bring)
As Virginians moved, they took their enslaved people, traditions, ideas, and cultures with them.
Who wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom?
Thomas Jefferson
What does the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom State?
that all people should be free to worship as they please
Who created the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
Many enslaved African Americans were sold to people who lived where?
Do not need specific state names
in other southern states
Cause:Tobacco farming was hard on the soil
Effect:
Many farmers looked west and south for new land to farm
James Madison
What did the Virginia Declaration of Rights state?
All Virginians have many rights, especially the Freedom of the Press and Freedom of Religion
What was the purpose/job of the mechanical reaper?
The mechanical reaper speeded the process of harvesting wheat and other small crops by replacing the manual process of cutting of grain crops
What animal first used the Cumberland Gap?
Buffalo
Cause:Mechanical reapers allowed farmers to grow more wheat with fewer workers.
Effect:
Many Virginians were forced to leave the state in search of work.
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
George Mason
This document became the basis of the U.S. Bill of Rights.
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Who created the mechanical reaper?
Cyrus McCormick
What is the Cumberland Gap?
A pass through the Appalachian Mountains
Cause: The cotton gin was developed.
Effect:
The opening of new lands in the south attracted settlers from Virginia