1.8.R - Lesson: Topic 6: Virginia and the Early Republic Review
What was Virginia's most important cash crop in the nineteenth century?
tobacco
After the War for Independence, Americans turned their attention ___________.
west
In the nineteenth century, what percentage of Virginia's families owned slaves?
25%
Of the first 5 US Presidents, how many were from Virginia?
4
The ____________ ______________, although not a success because only five states were represented there, did establish plans for a Constitutional Convention.
Annapolis Convention
The framers of the ____________ ______ _____________________ were fearful of a strong central government.
Articles of Confederation
Which of the following denominations saw rapid growth in Virginia during the era of the Second Great Awakening? (choose all that apply)
Baptists Methodists
One of the primary complaints against the Constitution during the debate over ratification was the lack of a ___________ ______ _______________.
Bill of Rights
In 1801, 50,000 people gathered in ___________ ______________, Kentucky for a large meeting.
Cane Ridge
In May 1787, the ________________ ___________________ met in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation.
Constitutional Convention
Which of the following Virginians were supporters of the Constitution? (choose all that apply)
Edmund Randoph John Marshall James Madison
Before the Statute for Religious Freedom was passed... (choose all that apply)
Everyone supported the established church with taxes. Virginia had an established church.
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom provided the inspiration for the establishment clause in the _____________ ________________ and informs Supreme Court decisions on religion.
First Amendment
Who wrote "The Significance of the Frontier in American History," arguing that the frontier shaped American culture in an essential way?
Frederick Jackson Turner
Who was the principle author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
George Mason
Which of the following Virginians opposed the Constitution? (choose all that apply)
George Mason James Monroe Patrick Henry
What US President from Virginia could have served for the rest of his life if he chose?
George Washington
One of Virginia's greatest failures in the nineteenth century was its lack of emphasis on _______________.
education
A recent historical work by David Hackett Fischer and James A. Kelley argues that Americans ________________ their culture as they moved West.
expanded
Who were the two primary supporters of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
James Madison Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
James Monroe
Missouri Compromise
Who was the key supporter for keeping a state establishment of religion?
Patrick Henry
The series of religious revivals that swept the United States in the early nineteenth century is known as the...
Second Great Awakening
Which of the following was adopted on January 16, 1786?
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Which of the following are true of African-slave religion? (choose all that apply)
They featured stories of Moses and themes of freedom from the Bible. Slaves often formed their own churches. Most practiced Christianity. Christianity was infused with African tradition and culture.
Which US President from Virginia served in a variety of capacities but was most proud for three accomplishments?
Thomas Jefferson
The _____________ ________________ was the leading ironworks in the South prior to the Civil War.
Tredegar Ironworks
James Madison
War of 1812
Virginia's assessment plan called for people to support what with their taxes?
the church of their choosing
Before the American Revolution, people referred to Western lands as the ___________________, but afterward, they referred to it as the _________________.
backcountry frontier
On larger plantations, there were slave families with __________ parents.
both
Which of the following are ways in which slaves resisted?
breaking equipment trickster tales open rebellion slave songs working slowly
Which of the following were consequences of westward migration in Virginia?
decreased economic prosperity talented and ambitious citizens leaving decreased national political influence population drops decreasing representation
According to contemporary accounts, Americans after the War of Independence were a ________________ people.
mobile
George Washington
set the precedents for the office of the president
The fear of ___________ ____________ led many Virginians to distrust free blacks in the state.
slave revolt
What institution created social divisions among Virginians in the nineteenth century?
slavery
The Virginia Declaration of Rights influenced... (choose all that apply)
the Bill of Rights. the Declaration of Independence. the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. the Constitution.
