What is the frontier?
The land beyond the boundaries of settled or mapped areas.
How did James Madison help with compromise during the Constitutional Convention?
He helped the delegates reach agreements during the writing of the U.S. Constitution.
After Virginians migrated west, what two things happened to their enslaved people?
Many enslaved African Americans were sold to others who lived in other southern states. Many Virginians took their slaves with them.
Who believed that all people should be free to worship as they please, and also wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What did the settlers migrating through the Appalachian Mountains cross?
The Cumberland Gap
What is an example of the rights in the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
Freedom of the press
What two technological advances influenced Virginians to migrate in the early 1800's?
Cotton Gin and Mechanical Reaper
What do both the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom state?
Freedom to worship as you please
Who believed in the importance of having a U.S. constitution, and kept detailed notes at the Constitutional Convention?
James Madison
Who was the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
What happened because tobacco farming was hard on the soil?
Many farmers looked west and south for new land to farm.
Who does the following describe? Strong leadership to help the young country and a model of leadership for future presidents
George Washington