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Virginia Studies Review
VS.6 & VS.7
©2012 Henrico County Public Schools - J. Stanley
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Why is George Washington referred
to as the “Father of Our Country?”
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George Washington was elected as the first
president of the United States of America. He
provided strong leadership for the young country and
provided a model of leadership for future presidents.
Why is James Madison referred to
as the “Father of the Constitution?”
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James Madison kept detailed notes during the
Constitutional Convention. His skill at
compromise helped the delegates reach
agreement during the difficult process of writing
the Constitution of the United States of America.
What key ideas of the Virginia
Declaration of Rights are included
in the Constitution of the
United States of America?
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• Freedom of religion and freedom of the press
Who was the author of the
Virginia Declaration of Rights?
• George Mason
What key ideas of the
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
are included in the Constitution of the
United States of America?
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All people should be free to worship
as they please.
Who was the author of the
Virginia Statute for Religious
Freedom?
• Thomas Jefferson
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 move
west and south to find better farmland
and new opportunities.
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Virginians took their traditions,
ideas,and cultures with them.
What route did many settlers take
across the Appalachian Mountains
as they migrated west?
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Settlers crossed the Appalachian
Mountains through the Cumberland Gap.
What conflicts developed
between the northern and
southern states following the
American Revolution?
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The economy in the northern part of the
United States was more industrialized and
the southern part was more agricultural.
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The south relied on slave labor for its
agriculture.
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Northern states wanted the new states
created out of the western territories to be
“free states”. Southern states wanted new
states to be “slave states.”
Who led a revolt against
plantation owners in Virginia?
• Nat Turner
What was the goal of
abolitionists?
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Abolitionists campaigned to end slavery.
Who helped enslaved African
Americans escape along a secret
route known as the “Underground
Railroad?”
• Harriet Tubman
Who led a raid on the United
States Armory at Harpers Ferry,
Virginia, trying to start a
slave rebellion?
• John Brown
Why did some southern states,
and later Virginia, secede from
the Union?
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Abraham Lincoln, who was opposed
to the spread of slavery, was elected
president of the United States in 1860.
Why did West Virginia
become a state?
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Conflict grew between the eastern
counties of Virginia that relied on
slavery and the western counties that
did not favor slavery.
How did the southern states join
together and who was their leader?
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After the southern states seceded from the
Union, they formed the Confederate States of
America, with Jefferson Davis as their president.
What was the first major battle
of the Civil War fought in
Virginia?
• Battle of Bull Run or Manassas
Who was a Confederate general
who played a major role in the
Battle of Bull Run or Manassas?
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General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
played an important role in the Battle of Bull
Run or Manassas.
What was the importance of the
Battle of the Monitor and the
Merrimack?
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President Abraham Lincoln used the Union
navy to blockade southern ports. The sea
battle between the Monitor (Union) and the
Merrimack (Confederacy), two iron-clad ships,
took place in Virginia waters near Norfolk and
Hampton. The battle was fought to a draw.
Who was the Commander of the Army
of Northern Virginia who defeated
Union troops at Fredericksburg?
• General Robert E. Lee
What was the importance of
the Battle of Richmond?
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Since Richmond was the Capital of the
Confederacy, it sustained many attacks from
Union forces. Retreating Confederate forces
set fire to the arsenal to keep weapons out of
Union hands. The fire spread out of control
and destroyed half of the city of Richmond.
Who was the Union general
who captured Richmond, the
capital of the Confederacy?
• General Ulysses S. Grant
Where did Confederate General
Robert E. Lee surrender his army
to Union General Ulysses S. Grant
in April 1865, ending the Civil War?
• Appomattox Court House, Virginia
How were white Virginians
affected by the Civil War?
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Most white Virginians supported the
Confederacy.
How were enslaved African
Americans affected by the
Civil War?
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The Confederacy relied on enslaved
African Americans to raise crops and
provide labor for the army.
How were free African
Americans affected by the
Civil War?
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Some free African Americans felt their
limited rights could best be protected by
supporting the Confederacy.
How were American Indians
affected by the Civil War?
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Most American Indians did not take
sides during the Civil War.
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Virginia Declaration of Rights and the
Key ideas of the ____________________
Virginia
Statute for Religious Freedom are included in the
_________________________
Constitution of the United States of America.
Virginians migrated into western territories through the
farmland and new
Cumberland Gap to find better __________
______________,
opportunities.
industrialized while
The economy of the North was ____________,
agricultural
the economy of the South was _____________.
West Virginia became a separate state because of the
slavery
conflict over __________.
Nat Turner led a revolt against plantation owners in
___________
Virginia.
Harriet
Tubman helped enslaved African Americans
_____________
Underground Railroad
escape along the ___________________.
John Brown led a raid on the United States Armory.
7. __________
8. After Abraham Lincoln was elected president, some
seceded from the Union.
southern states ________
9. The first major battle of the Civil War fought in
Battle of Bull Run or Manassas
Virginia was the ___________________________.
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An important sea battle between the
Monitor and Merrimack_ took place in Virginia waters.
_________________________________
enslaved African Americans
11. The Confederacy relied on ________________________________________
to raise crops and provide labor for the army.
Appomattox Court House
12. The Civil War ended at _______________________
Robert E. Lee
where Confederate General _________________
S. Grant
surrendered to Union General Ulysses
_________________________.
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