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| In what year was Jamestown founded as the first permanant settlement? |
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| When did African Americans first arrive at Jamestown? |
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| When did Abraham Lincoln become president? |
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| Who granted a charter to the Virginia Company of London, giving them a right to establish a settlement in North America? |
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| What Virginia document, written by George Mason, stated that all Virginians should have rights? |
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| The arrival of this group on the brideship in 1620 made it possible for settlers to establish a more permanent settlement? |
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| Large numbers of African Americans were brought in the colony against their will to work as slaves on __________. |
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| The American victory at Yorktown resulted in the surrender of the English army bringing an end to what war? |
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| What document states that authority to govern belongs to the people? |
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| The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom says that all Virginian's should be free to ____________ as they please. |
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| What was the name of the unfair poll taxes and voting tests that were established to keep African Americans from voting? |
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| The Civil War ended at _____________ where General Lee surrendered to General Grant. |
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| West Virginia was formed because of the conflict between the eastern and western counties. Eastern counties relied on_________. |
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| Where was the capital of the Confederacy? |
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| Who were the first people to live in Virginia? |
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| Which of the following was a right stated in the Virginia Declaration of Rights? |
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| Who initiated trading relationships with the Powhatan Indians? |
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| Who helped the delegates at the Constitutional Convention to agree on the plan for government? |
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| What did slaves NOT need after the Civil War? |
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a) pets
b) clothing
c) education
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