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Important Virginians
Question | Answer |
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Who is considered the Father of our Country? | George Washington |
Who wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedon? | Thomas Jefferson |
Who was a great note taker during the Constitutuional Convention? | James Madison |
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights? | George Mason |
Who is considered the Father of the Constitution? | James Madison |
Who was a role model for all future presidents? | George Washington |
Who was the commander and chief of the continental army? | George Washington |
Who was the governor of Virginia during the American Revolution? | Thomas Jefferson |
Who was a great speaker and said "Give me liberty or give me death....? | Patrick Henry |
What were two rights that were stated in the Virginia Declaration of Rights? | Freedom of the press and freedom of religion |
Who was very vocal about taxation without representation? | Patrick Henry |
What document gave Virgians the right to worship as they please? | The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom |
Who wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom? | Thomas Jefferrson |
What document gave the colonists the same rights as the English? | The Charter of Virginia Company of London |
What document was adopted in July 4, 1776? | The Declaration of Independence |
Why did Virginians move westward.and towards the deep south? | tobacco was hard on the land and they wanted better farmland |
What did they call the place in the Appalachian Mountains where the Virginians crossed to go westward? | The Cumberland Gap |
List the three reasons the capital moved to Richmond. | 1. the Virginian population was moving westward 2. Richmond was a more central location 3. increased the distance from the British |
Name the three capitals of Virginia starting with the first one. | Jamestown to Williamsburg to Richmond |