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| 1. Why was George Washington called the "Father of our Country"? |
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| *He was the first President of the United States of America |
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| 2. Why was James Madison called the "Father of the Constitution"? |
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| *He believed in the importance of having a United States Constitution. |
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| 3. Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights? |
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| 4. What ideas did the Virginia Declaration of Rights express? |
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| All Virginians should have certain rights such as freedom of religion and freedom of press. |
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| 5. What document is based on the Virginia Declaration of Rights? |
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| The Bill of Rights of the Constitution and the United States of America. |
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| 6. Who wrote the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom? |
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| 7. What idea did the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom express? |
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| That all people should be free to worship as they please |
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| 8. What document s based on the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom? |
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| The first amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America which protects religious freedom. |
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| 9. What geographic factors influenced Virginians to move to the western frontier of Virginia and beyond |
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| "*Tobacco farming was hard on the soil, causing many farmers to look west and south for new land to farm. |
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| 10. Why did Virginians move after the Revolutionary War? |
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| Virginia's agricultural base began to change so they needed better farmland. |
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| 11. As Virginians moved, what did they take with them besides their belongings. |
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| Their traditions, ideas and cultures. |
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| 12. As Virginians moved, what did they take with them besides their belongigs? |
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| Their traditions, ideas and cultures. |
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| A time honored practice passed down from generation to generation. |
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| Style of social expression peculiar to a certain society or class. |
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| 15. How did the settlers cross the Appalachian Mountains to get to the west? |
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| Through the Cumberland Gap. |
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| 16. What was Thomas Jeffersons role in the Revolutionary War |
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| Thomas Jefferson provided political leadership by expressing the reasons for colonial independece from England in the Declaration of Independence. |
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| 17. What was Patrick Henry's role in the Revolutionary War? |
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| "Patrick Henry inspired patriots from other colonies when he spoke out against taxation without representation by saying ""…give me liberty of give me death""" |
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| 18. What was the importance of the American victory at Yorktown |
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| "The American victory at Yorktown resulted in the surrender of the English arny, bringing an end to the war." |
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