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| 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 |
| Other Virginians remained devoted to England. They were called what? | Loyalists |
| African Americans from Virginia were _____ about the war. | divided |
| Some slaves fought for the English because they were promised what? | freedom |
| Name a slave from Virginia who served in the Continental Army and was given his freedom after the war. | James Armistead Lafayette |
| During the war who took on more responsibility? | women |
| Name the comander-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 |
| Name the person who inspired patriots from other colonies when he spoke out against taxation without representation by saying, "...give me liberty of give me death?" | Patrick Henry |
| The last major battle of the Revolutionary War was fought where? | Yorktown |
| What was the importance of the American victory at Yorktown? | It resulted in the surrender of the English army, bringing an end to the war. |
| Who was elected the first President of the United States? | George Washington |
| Who believed in the importance of having a United States constitution? He kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention. | James Madison |
| Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights stating that all Virginians should have certain rights, including freedom of religion and freedom of the press? | George Mason |
| Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who earned the title "Father of the Constitution" because he helped delegates reach agreement during the difficult process of writing the Constitution of the United States of America? | James Madison |
| Which document states that all people should be free to worship as they please and is the basis for the Constitution of the United States of America? | The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom |
| Who is often called the "Father of Our Country" because he provided strong leadership for future presidents? | George Washington |
| Which document became the basis for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States of America? | The Virginia Bill of Rights |
| After the American Revolution, Virginia's agriculture base began to charge, and as result large numbers of Virginians moved ________ and to the deep ______ to find better farmland and new opportunity. | West, South |
| What farming was hard on the soil causing many farmers to look west and south for new land to farm. | tobacco |
| Virginians ____ into western territories looking fr large areas of land and new opportunities. | migrated |
| As Virginians moved, they took their ____, ____, and _____ with them. | traditions, ideas, cultures |
| Migrating west, settlers crossed the ____ Mountains through the _______ Gap as they migrated to new lands. | Appalachain, Cumberland |
| The North and South had economic differences. They were unable to resolve their conflicts and the South what from the United States? | seceded |
| Which states wanted the new states created out to the western territory to be "free states"? | Northern |
| Which states wanted the new states to be "slave states"? | Southern |
| What was the economy in the northern part of the United States like? | industrialized |
| What was the economy in the Southern states like? | agricultural; relying on slave labor |
