Life in the Virginia Colony
This "cash crop" was the most important source of income for the Virginia colony and led to a dependence on enslaved labor.
Tobacco
He is known as the "Father of our Country" and served as a leader during the Revolutionary War
George Washington
Because of his major role in drafting the U.S. Constitution, James Madison is known by this title
"Father of the Constitution"
This secret system of cooperation helped enslaved individuals escape to free states or Canada.
The Underground Railroad
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially abolished slavery in the United States.
The 13th Amendment
In the early Virginia colony, people rarely used money; instead, they often traded goods or used this system of delayed payment.
Credit
This Virginian authored the Declaration of Independence, which gave reasons for independence from Great Britain.
Thomas Jefferson
This document, written by George Mason, stated that all Virginians should have certain rights, like freedom of the press and religion.
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
He was the Confederate General who surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War.
Robert E. Lee
This government agency was established after the war to provide food, medical care, and schools for freed African Americans.
The Freedmen’s Bureau
This group of people was brought to the colony against their will to work as permanent labor, unlike indentured servants who worked for a set period to pay for their passage
Enslaved Africans
This was the site of the final major American victory of the Revolutionary War in 1781.
Yorktown
He was an enslaved man who led a rebellion against slavery in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831.
Nat Turner
The Civil War ended in April 1865 when the surrender took place at this specific Virginia location.
Appomattox Court House
He was a famous "Barrier Breaker" and the first African American from Virginia elected to the U.S. Congress.
John Mercer Langston
List two reasons why the capital of Virginia was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg in 1699.
1.) Contaminated water
2.) unhealthy living conditions
3.) fire
This famous Virginian and lawyer gave a speech that included the line, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
These two new methods of transportation in the 1800s encouraged Virginians to move and settle in new areas.
Railroads and canals
This Union general developed the "Anaconda Plan" to blockade southern ports and defeat the Confederacy.
Winfield Scott
This 1896 Supreme Court case ruled that "separate but equal" segregation laws were constitutional.
Plessy v. Ferguson
These three main cultural groups influenced the traditions, beliefs, and architecture of the Virginia colony.
Europeans, Africans, and Indigenous People.
Identify two reasons why the capital of Virginia was moved from Williamsburg to Richmond during the Revolution.
Richmond was more centrally located and safer from British attack.
After the American Revolution, many Virginians migrated west and south through this specific gap in the mountains.
The Cumberland Gap
He was the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions to protect the American flag during the war.
William Harvey Carney
These are three ways that African Americans were discouraged from voting.
1.) Literacy Test
2.) Poll tax
3.) Grandfather Clause