Virginia and the New American Nation Study Guide

1. This person was known as "The Father of the Country".

2. What gap in the Appalachian Mountains did settlers travel through as they went west? (think of your teeth!)

3. Tobacco farming was hard on the soil, which caused farmers to do what?

4. What is James Madison's nickname?

5. What did George Mason write?

6. What did Thomas Jefferson write other than the Declaration of Independence?

7. Who kept detailed notes at the Constitutional Convention and was at every meeting?

8. Which document says that all people should be free to worship as they please?

9. The Bill of Rights is based on what document?

10. What did Virginians take with them when they moved west and south?

11. Where did Virginians move to find better farmland and new opportunities?

Answers
1. George Washington
2. The Cumberland Gap
3. To look for better farmland (They went west!)
4. "Father of the Constitution"
5. Virginia Declaration of Rights
6. Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom
7. James Madison
8. Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom
9. Virginia Declaration of Rights, Virginia Statue for Religions Freedom
10. Traditions, ideas, and culture
11. West and South