1. West Virginia Studies Second Semester Review

2. What law said that settlers in the colonies could not move west of the Allegheny Front? Proclamation of 1763

3. What was the 14th Colony to be named? Vandalia

4. Who was responsible for the killing of Chief Logan's family? Daniel Greathouse

5. Who was the Indian leader at the Battle of Point Pleasant? Chief Cornstalk

6. Who risked their life by running to her brother's house and returning to the fort with gunpowder in her apron? Betty Zane

7. Under the Great Compromise, how many senators would each state have? two

8. Under the Great Compromise, how many members of the House of Representatives would each state have? based on population

9. Under the Great Compromise, what kind of legislature would be created? Bicameral

10. What western Virginian wrote a pamphlet against slavery? Henry Ruffner

11. The leader of the Disciples of Christ Church, founder of Bethany College, from Brooke County, argued for equal treatment for western Virginians. Alexander Campbell

12. A slave preacher from Virginia, believed God wanted him to end slavery, led a revolt that resulted in the deaths of 61 whites and numerous slaves, was captured and hanged. Nat Turner

13. Who developed a steam- powered boat, which he demonstrated on the Potomac? James Rumsey

14. Who was West Virginia’s premier bridge builder? Lemuel Chenoweth

15. This road was sometimes called The Midland Trail and ran from Lewisburg to Charleston and later extended to the Ohio River at the Guyandotte. Kanawha Turnpike

16. What was built because of problems with the ferry at the end of the National Road? Wheeling Suspension Bridge

17. What were the most popular springs in the early days of our new nation in Morgan County? Berkeley Springs

18. What springs in Greenbrier County maintained its popularity since the first pioneers bathed there? White Sulphur Springs

19. Woodburn Female Seminary and Monongalia Academy went together to form the beginning of what school? West Virginia University

20. What is the oldest college still operating in West Virginia? Bethany College

21. What was a network of safe houses and other places used to help slaves escape to the North? Underground Railroad

22. What name did John Brown use while planning his strategy? Isaac Smith

23. What do we call a person who suffers death in support of a belief, cause, or principle? martyr

24. Where was the John Brown trial held? Charles Town, Va.

25. Who was the first governor of West Virginia? Arthur Boreman

26. Who was the governor of the Restored Government of Virginia? Francis Pierpont

27. What government was formed by the Second Wheeling Convention to create a body that would support the creation of a new state? Restored government of Virginia

28. Who was the senator who amended the West Virginia Statehood Bill to make it acceptable to both sides of Congress? Waitman Willey

29. West Virginia officially became a state on what date? June 20, 1863

30. The first capitol of West Virginia was the Customs House in what city? Wheeling

31. was selected to lead the Virginia militia in the early days of the conflict. Robert E Lee

32. To withdraw from the Union. secede

33. The B&O Railroad was important to both the Union and the Confederacy because it provided the most important east-west rail line.

34. The Shenandoah Valley was important to both the Union and the Confederacy because it accessed the most convenient north-south route to move troops and supplies.

35. The Kanawha Valley was important to both sides because the salt works

36. The battle at Philippi was often called the "Philippi Races"

37. the only good thing that happened to Robert E. Lee during his visit to western Virginia? The purchase of a horse, Traveler

38. Who was the first black to become a major in the U.S. Army? Martin Delany

39. Where was Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson born? Clarksburg

40. At what battle was Stonewall Jackson wounded by one of his own men and later died? Chancellorsville

41. Who was the female spy from Martinsburg, her information helped General Jackson defeat Union forces at Strasburg. Belle Boyd

42. Who was the female confederate guerrilla or bushwhacker? Nancy Hart

43. Who was the Union general from Wheeling who died from wounds he received at the Battle of South Mountain? Jesse Reno

44. Who was the Union officer that was captured and held hostage, he later served as Secretary of the Navy and as a West Virginia Senator. He was also responsible for a prisoner exchange program. Nathan Goff

45. The formation of the new state of West Virginia was a blow to the Confederacy because it divided the most powerful state in the Confederacy and it was a psychological victory for the North.

46. When the baby was held up in the air and his father said “behold the only thing greater than you”, what was he referring to? The African God “Allah”

47. What was Kunta Kinta’s slave name? Toby

48. Who was Toby’s daughter? Kizzy

49. Who was Kizzy’s son? George

50. Who were George’s sons? Tom and Lewis

51. Who was the author of “Roots”? Alex Haley

52. Who came to West Virginia from France in 1842? He was living in Doddridge County when he was selected to prepare drawings for the Great Seal. Joseph H. Diss Debar

53. Who was the designer of the State Capitol? He also designed the U.S. Treasury and the U.S. Supreme Court buildings in Washington, D.C. Cass Gilbert

54. What was the period of rebuilding of the southern states after the Civil War? Reconstruction

55. What does the State Motto "Montani Semper Liberi" mean? Mountaineers Are Always Free

56. Who were West Virginia's first United States Senators? (two) Waitman T. Willy And Peter Van Winkle