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OLD STUFF... remember me?
100
Who wrote the VA Declaration of Rights?
George Mason
100
___________________ farming was hard on the soil.
Tobacco
100
How many branches of government are there? Name them.
THREE, DUH! Legislative, Judicial and Executive
100
What does self-sufficient mean?
You make or grow everything you need.
200
Who wrote the VA Statute for Religious Freedom?
Thomas Jefferson
200
Where did Virginians move in search for new opportunities and farmland?
to the west and to the deep south
200
What is the difference between the Senate and the House of Delegates?
Answers may vary
200
Who was NATHANIEL BACON?!
Answers may vary...
300
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
TEN
300
Through which route did the settlers travel westward?
Through the Cumberland Gap (over the Appalachian Mountains...)
300
What does veto mean? Who has the power to veto?
Veto means the power to reject a bill; the governor has the power to veto
300
Name the bordering states.
MD, WV, KY, TN, NC
400
Before the Constitution was written, what document was a weak plan for government?
Articles of Confederation
400
As Virginian settlers moved, they took their ______, _______, and ________ with them.
Cultures, ideas and traditions
400
What two functions does the Judicial branch have?
1. Makes sure laws follow the VA Constitution

2. Decides cases about people accused of breaking the law

400
Name the tribes and their language groups.
Algonquian-Powhatan; Siouan-Monacan; Iroquoian-Cherokee
500
The Bill of Rights was modeled off of which two documents?
The VA Statute for Religious Freedom and The VA Declaration of Rights
500
Which two inventions caused Virginians to move west and south?
Cotton gin and the mechanical reaper
500
Name 3 other people/groups that make up the Executive branch?
Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor, Governor's cabinet
500
Describe how the VA Indians get their food in each season.
Winter--hunted birds, ate food that they stored during the fall.

Spring--Hunted, fished and picked berries.

Summer--grew beans, corn and squash

Fall--harvested crops, hunted and stored food for winter