| Question | Answer |
| Who was elected as the first president of the United States of America? | George Washington |
| Which two documents provided Virginians with significant rights? | Virginia Declaration of Rights and Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom |
| Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights stating that all Virginians have many rights including freedom of religion and freedom of the press? | George Mason |
| Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Which document states that people should be free to worship as they please? | Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom |
| Who earned the title “Father of the Constitution” because he helped delegates reach an agreement during the difficult process of writing the Constitution of the United States of America? | James Madison |
| Who believed in the importance of having a United States constitution? He kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention. | James Madison |
| Who is often called the “Father of Our
Country” because he provided strong
leadership needed to help the young
country and provided a model of
leadership for future presidents? | George Washington |
| What influenced the movement of
people and ideas as Virginians moved
to and beyond the Virginia frontier? | geography |
| After the American Revolution,
Virginia’s agricultural base began
to change, and as a result, large
numbers of Virginians moved
________ and to the deep ________
to find better farmland and new
opportunities. | west/south |
| What farming was hard on the soil
causing many farmers to look west
and south for new land to farm? | tobacco |
| Virginians ________ into western
territories, looking for large areas
of land and new opportunities. | migrated |
| As Virginians moved, they took their
________, ________ and ________
with them.
Migrating west, settlers crossed the
________ Mountains through the
________ Gap as they migrated
to new lands. | traditions, ideas, and cultures |
