Virginians and the New Nation
Virginia Documents
Moving West
Technological Advances
Are You Feeling Smart?
100
I am known as the "Father of the Constitution."
Who am I?
James Madison
100
Which document written by George Mason was the basis for the United States Bill of Rights?
Virginia Declaration of Rights
100
What number correctly identifies the Cumberland Gap?
3
100
A technological advance is something that .....
...makes life easier
100
Name the 5 states that surround Virginia.
Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina
200
Why is George Washington known as the "Father of our Country?"
He provided strong leadership and was a model for future presidents.
200
The Virginia Declaration of Rights states that all Virginians have many rights, including the—
Freedom of Religion and Freedom of the Press
200
Many farmers looked west and south for new land to farm.
200
What are two technological advances that influenced Virginians to migrate to other states and western territories in the early 1800s?
Cotton Gin and Mechanical Reaper
200
Name the 4 major rivers in Virginia in order from north to south.
Potomac
Rappahannock
York
James
300
What are the 2 main reasons that James Madison is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
He took detailed notes and helped delegates compromise at the Constitutional Convention.
300
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
Thomas Jefferson
300
What are 3 reasons that people moved west and towards the deep south?
* They were looking for large areas of land and new opportunities.
* Tobacco farming was hard on the soil, making it difficult to grow crops in Virginia.
* They were in search of new jobs.
300
The mechanical reaper allowed farmers to grow more wheat with fewer people. What effect did this have on Virginia's population?
The population decreased as many people moved south and west in search of jobs.
300
Name the 5 regions of Virginia from east to west.
Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateau
400
What job completes the graphic organizer?
Served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
400
What freedom says that people can worship the way that they please?
Freedom of Religion
400
When settlers from Virginia were migrating westward, which land features did they have to cross?
Cumberland Gap and Appalachian Mountains
400
WITHOUT the mechanical reaper, farmers could harvest up to 1 acre of wheat per ____________.
WITH the mechanical reaper, farmers could harvest up to 1 acre of wheat per ____________.
day
hour
400
Name the 2 major bodies of water that border Virginia.
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic Ocean
500
This Virginian provided political leadership, wrote the Declaration of Independence, and wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
Thomas Jefferson
500
The Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom BOTH state–
Freedom of Religion
500
As Virginians migrated to new areas, they took their __________________ with them. (Name 4!)
* traditions
* enslaved people
* ideas
* cultures
500
Name the technological advance pictured:
Cotton Gin
500
Name the 3 major Native American tribes and the languages they spoke.
Cherokee - Iroquoian
Monacan - Siouan
Powhatan - Algonquian