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