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Sociology
5th Grade
05/17/2009

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Term
In what year was Jamestown founded as the first permanant settlement?
Definition
1607
Term
When did  African Americans first arrive at Jamestown?
Definition
1619
Term
When did Abraham Lincoln become president?
Definition
1860
Term
Who granted a charter to the Virginia Company of London, giving them a right to establish a settlement in North America?
Definition
King of England
Term
What Virginia document, written by George Mason, stated that all Virginians should have rights?
Definition
Declaration of Rights
Term
 The arrival of this group on the brideship in 1620 made it possible for settlers to establish a more permanent settlement?
Definition
Women
Term
Large numbers of African Americans were brought in the colony against their will to work as slaves on __________.
Definition
Plantations
Term
The American victory at Yorktown resulted in the surrender of the English army bringing an end to what war?
Definition
Revolutionary War
Term
What document states that authority to govern belongs to the people?
Definition
Independence
Term
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom says that all Virginian's should be free to ____________ as they please.
Definition
Worship
Term
What was the name of the unfair poll taxes and voting tests that were established to keep African Americans from voting?
Definition
Jim Crow Laws
Term
The Civil War ended at _____________ where General Lee surrendered to General Grant.
Definition
Appomattox, Courthouse
Term
West Virginia was formed because of the conflict between the eastern and western counties. Eastern counties relied on_________.
Definition
Slaves
Term
Where was the capital of the Confederacy?
Definition
Richmond
Term
Who were the first people to live in Virginia?
Definition
Native Americans
Term
Which of the following was a right stated in the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
Definition
Freedom of Press
Term
Who won the Civil War?
Definition
Union
Term
Who initiated trading relationships with the Powhatan Indians?
Definition
John Smith
Term
Who helped the delegates at the Constitutional Convention to agree on the plan for government?
Definition
James Madison
Term
What did slaves NOT need after the Civil War?
Definition

a) pets

b) clothing

c) education

 

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