Important Figures
This person is referred to as the Father of the Constitution
Who is James Madison?
This was the first major battle of the Civil War
What is the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)?
This term means to break apart
What is secede or secession?
The permission slip that allowed European settlement in North America
What is the charter of the VA Company of London?
The city that is along the Rappahannock River
This person served as president during WWI and developed a plan for world peace
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War
What is the victory at Yorktown?
This term means the separation of people based on race
What is segregation?
The document written during the Revolutionary War that states all of the reasons for independence from Great Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence?
What is Coastal Plain (Tidewater)?
This person refused to move her seat when a white couple boarded the bus; she was arrested and helped to change unfair laws
Who is Irene Morgan?
This was the year that the first legislative government met at Jamestown AND when Africans were brought against their will
What is 1619?
This term means the full equality of people in all public places
What is integration?
The document that includes the Bill of Rights and is a rule book for the United States today
What is the U.S. Constitution?
The city that is along the Potomac River
What is Alexandria?
Who is Nat Turner?
John Brown led this event, with Northerners seeing him as a hero and Southerners viewing him as a criminal
What is John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry (now in WV)?
This term refers to the time period during WWII when the government limited certain items during wartime
What is rationing?
This document ended the Revolutionary War
The region west of the Fall Line
What is Piedmont?
This person worked as a Union spy by working in the Confederate white house
Who is Mary Bowser?
Winfield Scott developed this plan to blockade southern ports during the Civil War
What is the Anaconda Plan?
This person works for a certain period of time, usually to pay off a debt
What is an indentured servant?
This document influenced the Bill of Rights and included freedom of speech, press, and religion
What is the VA Declaration of Rights?
The peninsula that is part of the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region