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

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

5. 2.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

6. 3.George Washington was from __________. A) North Carolina B) West Virginia C) Virginia D) Delaware C ) Virginia

7. 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

8. 5.Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights? A) Thomas Jefferson B) George Washington C) James Madison D) George Mason D) George Mason

9. 6.Who wrote the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom? A) Thomas Jefferson B) George Washington C) James Madison D) George Mason A) Thomas Jefferson

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

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

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

13. 10.Virginia’s agricultural base began to change after --- A) the American Revolution B) the Civil War C) World War I D) World War II A) The American Revolution

14. 11. “Father of the Constitution” James Madison

15. 12.Which crop was hard on the soil, causing many farmers to look west and south for new land to farm? A) Tobacco B) Cotton C) Corn D) Peanuts A) Tobacco

16. 13.Virginians migrated into _____ territories looking for large areas of land and new opportunities. F) northern G) southern H) eastern J) western J) western

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

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

19. 16.Who believed it was important to have a United States Constitution? A) George Washington B) George Mason C) James Madison D) James Monroe C) James Madison

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

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

22. 19.The Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom served as models for the -- F) Declaration of Independence G) First Amendment H) American Revolution Bill J) Bill of Rights J) Bill of Rights

23. 20.What mountains did the settlers cross as they migrated west to new lands? A) Sierra Mountains B) Appalachian Mountains C) Blue Ridge Mountains D) Rocky Mountains B) Appalachian Mountains