Vs6 Building A New Nation Flashcards
A Virginian
Believed in the importance of having a United States Constitution
Kept detailed notes during the constitutional convention
His skills at compromise helped the delegates reach agreement during the difficult process of writing the Constitution of the United States of America
Title of “ father of the constitution “
James Madison
A Virginian Elected as the first president of the United States Provided a strong leadership Provided a model for future presidents Called "the father of our country"
George Washington
The Virginia Declaration of rights was written by
George Mason
What states that all Virginians have many rights including freedom of religion and freedom of press
The Virginia declaration of rights
What states that all people should be free to worship as they please
The Virginia statue for religious freedom
Who wrote the Virginia statue for religious freedom
Thomas Jefferson
What began to change after the American Revolution
Virginia’s agricultural base
Because of the agricultural base change, where did Virginians move to find better farmland and new opportunities
West and to the Deep South
What type of farming was hard on the soil
Tobacco
As Virginians moved, what did they take with them
Their traditions, ideas, and cultures
Settlers crossed the ————- ————–through the —————
——-as they migrated to new lands in the west
Appalachian Mountains
Cumberland Gap
Not a president May 1776 Virginia declaration of rights Freedom of religion and press Document inspired Thomas Jefferson Wouldn't sign the U.S. Constitution without the bill of rights (1789)
George Mason
Helped the U.S. Double in size with the Louisiana purchase (1803)
Thomas Jefferson
4th president
Father of the constitution
Detailed notes during the constitutional convention
James Madison
The Virginia statues for religious freedom was written by———–
———-it states that all people should be free to ————as they please
Thomas Jefferson
Worship
