west virginia studies second semester review. what law said that settlers in the colonies could not...

West Virginia Studies Second Semester

Review

What law said that settlers in the colonies could not

move west of the Allegheny Front?

Proclamation of 1763

What was the 14th Colony to be named?

Vandalia

Who was responsible for the killing of Chief Logan's

family?

Daniel Greathouse

Who was the Indian leader at the Battle of Point

Pleasant?

Chief Cornstalk

Who risked their life by running to her brother's

house and returning to the fort with gunpowder in her

apron?

Betty Zane

Under the Great Compromise, how many

senators would each state have?

two

Under the Great Compromise, how many members of the House

of Representatives would each state have?

based on population

Under the Great Compromise, what kind of legislature would be

created?

Bicameral

What western Virginian wrote a pamphlet against slavery?

Henry Ruffner

The leader of the Disciples of Christ Church, founder of

Bethany College, from Brooke County, argued for

equal treatment for western Virginians.

Alexander Campbell

A slave preacher from Virginia, believed God

wanted him to end slavery, led a revolt that resulted in the deaths of 61 whites and numerous slaves, was captured and

hanged. Nat Turner

Who developed a steam-powered boat,

which he demonstrated on the Potomac?

James Rumsey

Who was West Virginia’s premier

bridge builder?

Lemuel Chenoweth

This road was sometimes called The Midland Trail and ran

from Lewisburg to Charleston and later extended to the Ohio

River at the Guyandotte.

Kanawha Turnpike

What was built because of problems with the

ferry at the end of the National Road?

Wheeling Suspension Bridge

What were the most popular springs in the early days of our new

nation in Morgan County?

 Berkeley Springs

What springs in Greenbrier County

maintained its popularity since the first pioneers bathed

there?White Sulphur

Springs

Woodburn Female Seminary and Monongalia Academy went together to form the beginning

of what school?

West Virginia University

What is the oldest college still operating in West Virginia?

Bethany College

What was a network of safe houses and other

places used to help slaves escape to the

North?

Underground Railroad

What name did John Brown use while

planning his strategy?

Isaac Smith

What do we call a person who suffers

death in support of a belief, cause, or

principle?

martyr

Where was the John Brown trial held?

Charles Town, Va.

Who was the first governor of West

Virginia?

Arthur Boreman

Who was the governor of the Restored Government of

Virginia?

Francis Pierpont

What government was formed by the Second

Wheeling Convention to create a body that would support the creation of a

new state?

Restored government of Virginia

Who was the senator who amended the West Virginia Statehood Bill to make it acceptable

to both sides of Congress?

Waitman Willey

West Virginia officially became a state on what

date?

June 20, 1863

The first capitol of West Virginia was the

Customs House in what city?

Wheeling

was selected to lead the Virginia militia in the early days of the

conflict.

Robert E Lee

To withdraw from the Union.

secede

The B&O Railroad was important to both the Union and

the Confederacy because

it provided the most important east-west

rail line.

The Shenandoah Valley was important to both the Union and

the Confederacy because

it accessed the most convenient north-south route to move troops

and supplies.

The Kanawha Valley was important to both sides because

the salt works

The battle at Philippi was often called the

"Philippi Races"

the only good thing that happened to

Robert E. Lee during his visit to western

Virginia?

The purchase of a horse, Traveler

Who was the first black to become a major in

the U.S. Army?

Martin Delany

Where was Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

born?

Clarksburg

At what battle was Stonewall Jackson

wounded by one of his own men and later

died?

Chancellorsville

Who was the female spy from Martinsburg, her information helped General Jackson defeat

Union forces at Strasburg.

Belle Boyd

Who was the female confederate guerrilla or

bushwhacker?

Nancy Hart

Who was the Union general from Wheeling

who died from wounds he received at the Battle of

South Mountain?

Jesse Reno

Who was the Union officer that was captured and held hostage, he later served as Secretary of the Navy and as a West Virginia Senator. He was also responsible

for a prisoner exchange program.

Nathan Goff

The formation of the new state of West Virginia was a blow to the

Confederacy because

it divided the most powerful state in the Confederacy

and it was a psychological victory for the North.

When the baby was held up in the air and

his father said “behold the only thing greater

than you”, what was he referring to?

The African God “Allah”

What was Kunta Kinta’s slave name?

Toby

Who was Toby’s daughter?

Kizzy

Who was Kizzy’s son?

George

Who were George’s sons?

Tom and Lewis

Who was the author of “Roots”?

Alex Haley

Who came to West Virginia from France in 1842? He was

living in Doddridge County when he was selected to prepare

drawings for the Great Seal.

Joseph H. Diss Debar

Who was the designer of the State Capitol? He also designed the U.S. Treasury and the U.S.

Supreme Court buildings in Washington, D.C.

Cass Gilbert

What was the period of rebuilding of the southern states

after the Civil War?

Reconstruction

What does the State Motto "Montani Semper Liberi"

mean?

Mountaineers Are Always Free

Who were West Virginia's first United States Senators? (two)

Waitman T. Willy

And

Peter Van Winkle