Twenty Questions Virginia & the New Nation

1. Twenty Questions Virginia & the New Nation VS.6 Political Growth & Western Expansion: 1781 - Mid 1800s

2. Twenty Questions

3. True or False The actions and ideas of Virginians formed the basis for the new constitutional government of the United States. • TRUE

4. Who am I? I provided strong leadership needed to help the young country. I also provided a model of leadership for future presidents. • George Washington

5. George Washington was from __________ .A) North CarolinaB) West VirginiaC) VirginiaD) Delaware • C) Virginia

6. 4. My skills at compromise helped the delegates reach an agreement during the difficult process of writing the Constitution of the United States of America. • James Madison

7. Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?A) Thomas JeffersonB) George WashingtonC) James MadisonD) George Mason • D) George Mason

8. Who wrote the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom?A) Thomas JeffersonB) George WashingtonC) James MadisonD) George Mason • A) Thomas Jefferson

9. 7. Who is the “Father of Our Country?” • George Washington

10. 8. What document stated that all Virginians should have certain rights including freedom of religion and freedom of the press? • Virginia Declaration of Rights

11. 9. The Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom was the basis for _____________________. • The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

12. Virginia’s agricultural base began to change after ---A) the American RevolutionB) the Civil WarC) World War ID) World War II • A) The American Revolution

13. 11. “Father of the Constitution” • James Madison

14. Which crop was hard on the soil, causing many farmers to look west and south for new land to farm?A) TobaccoB) CottonC) CornD) Peanuts • A) Tobacco

15. Virginians migrated into _____ territories looking for large areas of land and new opportunities. F) northernG) southernH) easternJ) western • J) western

16. 14. What influenced the movement of people as Virginians to move beyond the Virginia western frontier? • Geography

17. 15. Settlers passed through the ________ as they crossed the Appalachian Mountains migrating to new lands in the west? • Cumberland Gap

18. Who believed it was important to have a United States Constitution?A) George WashingtonB) George MasonC) James MadisonD) James Monroe • C) James Madison

19. 17. George Mason is to the Virginia Declaration of Rights as James Madison is to ___________. • The Constitution of the United States

20. 18. __________ means to go from one country, region, or place to another. • Migrating

21. The Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom served as models for the --F) Declaration of IndependenceG) First AmendmentH) American Revolution BillJ) Bill of Rights • J) Bill of Rights

22. What mountains did the settlers cross as they migrated west to new lands?A) Sierra MountainsB) Appalachian MountainsC) Blue Ridge MountainsD) Rocky Mountains • B) Appalachian Mountains