Important People
Documents
The New Government
Changes
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Who earned the nickname the "Father of Our Country" for providing the strong leadership needed to help the young country and for providing a model of leadership for future presidents.
George Washington!
100
What document was written at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution
100
What document set up the rules for our new government?
The Constitution
100
This crop was hard on the soil and caused many farmers to move west and south in search of new farm land.
Tobacco
200
Who was the first President of the U.S. and the president of the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
200
What document written by Thomas Jefferson ensured that all Virginians would be free to worship as they please?
The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
200
What was the New Jersey Plan?
The New Jersey plan stated that each state should have equal representation in Congress and that Congress should only be made up of one house.
200
The development of this product led to the opening of new lands in the south and attracted settlers from Virginia.
The Cotton Gin
300
Who wrote The Virginia Declaration of Rights?
George Mason
300
This document was flawed and resulted in the creation of the Constitution. It limited the federal government's strength.
The Articles of Confederation
300
What was the Virginia Plan?
The Virginia Plan called for congress to be divided into two houses and for representation to be based on population.
300
This invention allowed farmers to grow more wheat with fewer workers, which forced many Virginians to leave the state in search of jobs.
The mechanical reaper
400
Who is nicknamed "The Father of Our Constitution" for keeping detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention and helping the delegates compromise?
James Madison
400
What document written by George Mason stated that that all Virginians have many rights, including freedom of religion and freedom of the press?
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
400
What was the Great Compromise?
The Great Compromise called for representation based on population in the House, and equal representation regardless of population size in the Senate.
400
Virginians migrated into western territories, looking for large areas of land and new opportunities. As Virginians moved, they took what with them? (hint: four things)
Their enslaved people, traditions, ideas, and cultures.
500
Who wrote The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
Thomas Jefferson
500
What was the collection of the first ten amendments to the constitution called?
The Bill of Rights!
500
Name all three of the branches of government.
The legislative (law making), the judicial (law interpreting), and the executive (law enforcing)
500
Settlers crossed the Appalachian Mountains through what area as they migrated to new lands in the west.
The Cumberland Gap
