Vocab
A boat that used steam power
Steamboat
What was the disagreement that western Virginia and eastern Virginia over suffrage
Eastern Virginia wanted property qualifications for voting, western Virginia wanted suffrage for all white men.
What are turnpikes?
A road on which a toll for use was charged
How tall is Lebron James?
6 feet and 8 inches tall
a waterway that joins one river or body of water to another
Canal
Slavery, representation in state legislature, geography, suffrage, religion
________________________ tested a steamboat on the Potomac River
James Rumsey
Name all 7 continents
Asia, Africa, North and South America, Antarctica, Australia, Europe
______________________- someone who wished to end slavery right away
Abolitionist
True or false: The Virginia Constitution of 1830 extended suffrage to people who rented property.
True
__________________ operated the Enterprise steamboat and built the Washington out of the timbers of Fort Henry.
Henry Shreve
What egg-laying mammal has a paddle-shaped tail, a sleek body covered in dense fur, a wide, flat bill, and big webbed feet?
Platypus!
______________________ is the freeing of the slaves
Emancipation
What were the south’s arguments supporting slavery? (2 reasons)
Slavery was not forbidden in the Constitution, the Bible mentioned slaves
When did railroads grow in importance?
When they became steam-powered
What new form of transportation do you think was the most revolutionary, canals, railroads, or steamboats? Why?
Various answers
_________________ is the right to vote
Suffrage
Who wrote a pamphlet in opposition to slavery?
Henry Ruffner
What was the influence of the steamboat Washington?
It was the forerunner of the showboats that promoted gambling and entertainment.
What were some key differences between eastern and western Virginia? List at least two.
Geographic differences, position on slavery, position on suffrage and representation in state legislature