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VS.6 A New Nation
Question | Answer |
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Who was elected as the first president of the United States of America? | George Washington |
Which two documents provided Virginians with significant rights? | Virginia Declaration of Rights and Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom |
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights stating that all Virginians have many rights including freedom of religion and freedom of the press? | George Mason |
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom? | Thomas Jefferson |
Which document states that people should be free to worship as they please? | Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom |
Who earned the title “Father of the Constitution” because he helped delegates reach an agreement during the difficult process of writing the Constitution of the United States of America? | James Madison |
Who believed in the importance of having a United States constitution? He kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention. | James Madison |
Who is often called the “Father of Our Country” because he provided strong leadership needed to help the young country and provided a model of leadership for future presidents? | George Washington |
What influenced the movement of people and ideas as Virginians moved to and beyond the Virginia frontier? | geography |
After the American Revolution, Virginia’s agricultural base began to change, and as a result, large numbers of Virginians moved ________ and to the deep ________ to find better farmland and new opportunities. | west/south |
What farming was hard on the soil causing many farmers to look west and south for new land to farm? | tobacco |
Virginians ________ into western territories, looking for large areas of land and new opportunities. | migrated |
As Virginians moved, they took their ________, ________ and ________ with them. Migrating west, settlers crossed the ________ Mountains through the ________ Gap as they migrated to new lands. | traditions, ideas, and cultures |