VSOL 6c 4th Grade

After the American Revolution, large numbers of Virginians began to head west because...

A. ) they wanted to find better farm land and new opportunities.
B. ) they had heard that there was gold in California
C. ) they didn't want to live near the Eastern Woodland Indians.
D. ) they wanted to live in the mountains of Southwest Virginia

Life after teh Revolutionary War changed in many ways for Virginians, especially in the area of....

A. ) religion.
B. ) farming.
C. ) fishing.
D. ) blacksmithing.

Why did the soil in Eastern Virginia wear out and not produce as many crops?

A. ) the colonists had grown too much tobacco.
B. ) too many spring floods along the James River had made the ground too muddy to plant crops.
C. ) the government passed a law that prevented colonists from growing crops.
D. ) the Indians didn't know how to harvest properly.

When Virginians moved westward, what did they NOT take with them?

A. ) traditions
B. ) ideas
C. ) cultures
D. ) roads

When the Virginians moved westward, which of these was NOT one of the ways that they traveled?

A. ) foot
B. ) horseback
C. ) railroad
D. ) mules and oxen

TRUE or FALSE -Most of the Virginians that migrated westward had covered wagons.
True False

What did they call some of the first Virginians that began the westward migration?

A. ) trailblazers and explorers.
B. ) British Red Coats
C. ) Indian Scouts
D. ) Continental soldiers.

The people that marked the trails so that others could follow were called...

A. ) patriots
B. ) pioneers
C. ) trailbazers
D. ) Indian scouts

Who was one of the most famous trailblazers?

A. ) Daniel Boone
B. ) Davy Crockett
C. ) Paul Revere
D. ) George Washington

Daniel Boone and his group of axmen cut a path through the _____________ so that settlers could travel westward.

A. ) Big Walker Mountain
B. ) East River Mountain
C. ) Appalachian Plateau
D. ) Cumberland Gap