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Famous Virginians
Important Documents
Westward Expansion
Freedoms
Miscellaneous
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This famous Virginian is known as the Father of the Constitution and a great compromiser.
James Madison
100
James Madison wrote this document after taking detailed notes at the Constitutional Convention.
The Constitution of the United States
100
What was the name of the gap through which Virginians traveled westward?
The Cumberland Gap
100
Inspired by the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom to be included in the first amendment, the right to worship as you please is considered the freedom of...
Religion
100

I say religion, you say....

church or worship 

200
This famous Virginian is known as the Father of our Country and was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. 
George Washington
200
What is the name of the first ten amendments added to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
200
Why did tobacco farming cause westward expansion?
Tobacco was hard on the soil
200
The freedom to write and publish what you want is freedom of the...
Press
200
What were the mountains crossed by the settlers moving west?
The Appalachian Mountains
300
This famous Virginian wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
300
This document was written by Thomas Jefferson and inspired the first amendment to the Bill of Rights.
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
300

What did the mechanical reaper do?

made harvesting wheat easier, so less workers were needed 

300

What state's leaders wrote great documents like the Declaration of Rights that inspired documents like the Constituion? 

What is Virginia?

300
The movement of people from one country or place to another is called...
Migration
400
This famous Virginian wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
George Mason
400
This document was written by George Mason and inspired the creation of the Bill of Rights.
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
400
True or false. Virginians moved west and south to find new land to farm.
True.
400

This invention helped make cotton picking easier, but also caused more slavery.

what is the cotton gin? 

400
James Madison helped end arguments during the writing of the Constitution because of his strength in...
Compromise
500
True or false. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
False. 
500
This document declared the colonies' freedom from England and was written by Thomas Jefferson.
The Declaration of Independence
500

What are the two things people were looking for when they migrated?

Better farmland and new opportunities

500
What rights are discussed in the Declaration of Independence?
The rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
500
This document starts with the words...We the People

What is the Constitution?