Race #6 Flashcards
Who served in the Continental Army and fought against the English
patriots
Where did the English surrender?
Yorktown
What did they call Virginians who did not take sides in the Revolutionary War?
neutral
Some Virginians remained devoted to England. What were they called?
Loyalists
How did African Americans feel about the Revolutionary War?
divided
Why did some slaves fight along side the English?
freedom
Who was one Virginian slave who served in the Continental Army and was given his freedom after the war?
James Armistead Lafayette
Who took on more responsibility during the Revolutionary War?
women
Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Who provided political leadership by expressing the reasons for colonial independence from England in the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who inspired patriots when he spoke out against taxation without representation?
Patrick Henry
Where was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War fought?
Yorktown, VA
Why was the American victory at Yorktown important?
It resulted in the surrender of the English army, bringing an end to the war.
Who was the first president of the US?
George Washington
Who believed in the importance of having a US constitution and took notes during the Constitutional Convention?
James Madison
Who wrote the VA Declaration of Rights that states all Virginians should have certain rights, including freedom of religion and freedom of the press?
George Mason
Who wrote the VA Statute of Religious Freedom?
Thomas Jefferson
Who is know as the “Father of the Constitution” because he helped delegates reach agreement during the difficult process of writing the Constitution of the USA?
James Madison
Which document states that all people should be free to worship as they please and is the basis for the First Amendment to the Constitution of the USA?
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Who is often called the “Father of Our Country” because he provided strong leadership needed to help the young country and provided a mode; of leadership for future presidents?
George Washington
Which document because the basis for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the USA?
The Virginia Declaration of RIghts
Where did people move in VA at the end of the Revolutionary War?
west and south
What crop damaged soil and caused many farmers to look west and south for new land to farm?
tobacco
As Virginians moved they took their_____, ______, and ______ with them.
traditions, ideas, cultures
Virginians _______into western territories looking for large areas of land and new opportunities.
migrated
Migrating west, settlers crossed the _____Mountains through the ______Gap as they migrated to new lands.
Appalachian Mountains
The North and South had economic differences. They were unable to resolve their conflicts and the South _____from the US?
seceeded
What was the economy in the northern part of the US like?
industrial
What was the economy in the Southern US like?
agricultural
