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30 Cards in this Set
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Name two Virginians who were important in forming the new constitutional government.
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James Madison and George Washington
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Where and when was the Constitutional Convention?
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1787 in Philadelphia, PA
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Why was James Madison important in writing the US Constitution?
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Skills at compromise helped delegates write a document they could all agree to. He took detailed notes during the process which helps us know what happened at the convention.
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What is James Madison known as?
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Father of the Constitution
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What was George Washington's role at the Constitutional Convention?
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He was to oversee the process.
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Why was Washington elected the first president?
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His courage, patriotism and leadership during and after the war.
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What is Washington also known as?
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The father our our country.
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What are two things guaranteed by the constitution?
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Election of leaders by the people and right to make laws.
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Where are the freedoms listed?
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In the Bill of Rights.
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What two documents from Virginia were used as models for the Bill of Rights?
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The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom and the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
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Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
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George Mason
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What were two freedoms the Virginia Declaration of Rights included?
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Freedom of Religion and Press
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Who wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom?
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Thomas Jefferson
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What did the Virginia Statue of Religious Freedom state?
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All people should be able to worship as they wish. This meant that no one should lose their rights or be punished because of the way they believed.
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Which amendment did the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom inspire in the Bill of Rights?
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The first amendment
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Why did people begin to move west and south after the Revolutionary War?
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The soil was worn out after years of growing tobacco
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What was the area of land west of the Mississippi known as?
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The Louisiana Purchase
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Who went west?
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Men, women and children
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What did the people who went west take with them?
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Traditions, ideas and cultures
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How did pioneers travel?
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On foot, with the help of horses, mules and oxens. Very few covered wagons
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What is a trailblazer?
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The men who marked the trail for those to follow.
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Who was Daniel Boone?
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A trailblazer from Virginia
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Where did Daniel Boone and his men cut a path?
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Through the Cumberland Gap which cuts through the Appalachian Mountains
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What was the main difference between the north and south?
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Economy
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What is economy?
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How people make and spend their money
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What was the economy in the north based on?
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Industry
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What was the economy of the south based on?
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Agriculture
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Why was slave labor not as important in the north as it was in the south?
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In the north, most people worked in factories and the manufacturing business. There was no need for cheap labor.
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What crops were grown in the south?
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Tobacco, rice and cotton
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What was the secondary difference between the north and the south?
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The disagreement about new states being free or slave states when they became states. The south wanted them to become slave states so that when their soil was no good, they could move west and take the slaves with them. The north wanted them to be free states.
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