Geography
The Valley and Ridge region is located __________ of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
West
Because of the growth of the Virginia Colony, the Native peoples worried that the settlers would do what to their land?
Take OR seize their land.
Many colonists and Parliament disagreed about who should?
Control the government.
Colonist- The people
Parliament- The government
During most of the Civil War, the capital of the Confederacy was here.
Richmond
Who is the head of the Executive Branch of Virginia's government?
The Governor
In what area of the state is the Appalachian Plateau located?
Southwest Virginia
Who arrived in Jamestown in 1620, making it possible for more settlers to start families?
Additional women
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
Thomas Jefferson
What happened at Appomattox Courthouse at the end of the Civil War?
Robert E Lee surrenders to Grant.
He is best known for his work with the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case.
Oliver W. Hill
Which geographic region of Virginia has many rolling hills and waterfalls?
Piedmont
Who arrived in 1619 from Angola against their will to work on plantations?
African Americans
During the American Revolution this person might have held a sign that said "Fight the British" He also said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
Why did West Virginia secede from Virginia during the Civil War?
They disagreed about slavery.
- Freed Slaves
-Damaged Roads
-Destroyed crops
-Government debt
What was this time called after the Civil War?
Reconstruction
-Old, Rounded landforms
-Part of the Appalachian system
-Source of many rivers
Name the Region.
Blue Ridge Mountains
What did Chief Powhatan and his people teach settlers?
Survival skills, such as planting corn and growing tobacco.
He kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention. His skills at compromise helped the delegates reach agreement during the difficult process of writing the Constitution of the United States of America
James Madison
The North wanted the new states to be ___________ states and the South wanted the new states to be _________ states.
FREE
SLAVE
The separation of people usually based on race or religion is known as-
Segregation
Name the 4 major rivers in Virginia and the cities that they run through.
Potomac-Alexandria
Rappahannock- Fredericksburg
York- Yorktown
James- Jamestown & Richmond
Who began the forced work program and what was his motto (what did he say)?
John Smith
"If you don't work, you don't eat!"
Why did the American Revolution occur?
Colonists wanted independence from Great Britain. They wanted to start a new country.
A major sea battle between the Monitor (Union) and the Merrimack (Confederate) took place in Virginia waters near the present day cities of Norfolk and Hampton. What was this battle called?
Battle of Ironclads
Which 3 individuals were Virginia governors?
L. Douglas Wilder
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
A. Linwood Holton, Jr.