New Nation Flashcards
New Nation Unit (Vocab)
What does the term statute mean?
A permanent rule
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What does the term declaration mean?
To make a formal announcement or statement
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What does freedom of religion mean?
Being allowed to choose a religion without the government saying you can’t
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What does freedom of the press mean?
Being allowed to publish newspapers, magazines, and other printed materials without the government saying you can’t
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What is the constitutional convention?
Meetings that were held to create a constitution (plan of government) for all states in the United States
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What does the term compromise mean?
To reach an agreement by having both sides give up something they want
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What does constitution mean?
A plan for how the government will work
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What are delegates?
Representatives sent from each state to attend a meeting
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What is the Bill of Rights?
A list of freedoms added to the Constitution to help protect individuals rights
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What does the term model mean?
An example that can be followed
New Nation Unit (Documents)
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
George Mason
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Which document states that all Virginians have many rights, including freedom of religion and freedom of the press?
Virginia Declaration of Rights
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Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
Thomas Jefferson
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Which document states that all people have the freedom to worship as they please?
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
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Which documents were used as a model for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution?
- Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
- Virginia Declaration of Rights
New Nation Unit (Leaders)
Who was elected as the first president of the United States?
George Washington
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Who provided strong leadership needed to help the country and a model of leadership for future presidents?
George Washington
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Who became known as “Father of Our Country”?
George Washington
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Who believed in the importance of having a United States Constitution?
James Madison
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Who kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention?
James Madison
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Whose skills at compromise helped the delegates reach an agreement during the difficult process of writing the Constitution?
James Madison
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Who earned the title, “Father of the Constitution”?
James Madison
New Nation Unit (Expansion)
When did Virginia’s agricultural base begin to change?
After the Revolutionary War
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Where did Virginians begin to move after the Revolutionary War?
West and deep south
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What did Virginians take with them when they moved?
Their traditions, ideas, and cultures
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What did Virginians go across and through as they migrated to new lands?
Appalachian Mountains and Cumberland Gap
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What were Virginians looking to find when they migrated to new places?
Large areas of land
and new opportunities
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Why did farmers have to look for new land after the Revolution?
Tobacco farming was hard on the soil
