George Washington
What is "Father of Our Country"?
What is his nickname?
What is "Father of our Constitution"?
This person wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
Who is George Mason?
This document is a book of this country's rules and laws.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
This part of the the Appalachian Mountains did the settlers need to go through when migrating west.
What is the Cumberland Gap ?
George Washington provided strong __________ for our country.
What is leadership?
James Madison believed in the importance of having a United States _______________.
The Virginia Declaration of Rights states that Virginians have many rights, including __________ and ______________
What is religion and press?
Virginia settlers crossed this area of land when they migrated west.
What is the Cumberland Gap?
After the American Revolution, Virginian's migrated in these two directions and why?
What is west and south? For new farming and opportunities.
What are presidents?
What are notes?
This person wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
These geographic factors influenced Virginians to move to the western frontier of VA and beyond...
___________________ was hard on the soil causing many farmers to look for farmland.
What is tobacco farming?
This is another word for agriculture.
What is farming? (raising animals and growing crops)
George Washington was elected as the first _____________ of our new nation.
What is a President?
His skills at ________________ helped delegates reach agreement during the difficult process of writing the Constitution.
What is compromise?
What is worship as they please?
As Virginians moved, they took their traditions, ideas, and _______________ with them. (*hint, starts with a C)
What are cultures?
The land beyond the boundaries of settled or mapped areas is called --
What is The Frontier?
This is where George Washington lived and died.
What is Mount Vernon?
The meeting where the delegates met to write the United States Constitution is called _____________.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
This part of the Constitution was based off the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
(What are the Top 10 Amendments called?)
What is the Bill of Rights?
The Virginia Population ____________ due to the use of the Mechanical Reaper.
What was decrease?
What are the Cotton Gin and the Mechanical Reaper?