True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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The flatboat was used to carry people upstream or downstream.
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2.
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The Virginia Constitution of 1830 extended suffrage to people who rented
property.
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3.
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Henry Ruffner proposed that all slavery be abolished in Virginia.
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4.
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According to the Constitutional Convention of 1850, all slaves were taxed at
100% of their value.
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5.
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The Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850 determined that slaves would be
counted as 3/5 of a person in determining representation in the state legislature.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What was a result of the Nat Turner rebellion?
a. | Slavery came to an end in Virginia. | b. | Angry whites killed more than 100
slaves. | c. | Nat Turner became a hero to white planters. | d. | The number of
abolitionist preachers increased. |
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2.
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What did Henry Ruffner believe had been harmed most by slavery?
a. | economic development | b. | educational reforms | c. | religious
freedom | d. | social equality |
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3.
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What is the correct chronological order for the following types of
transportation?
1. covered
bridges
2. ferries
3. steamboat
4. turnpike
a. | 2-3-4-1 | b. | 1-2-4-3 | c. | 2-4-1-3 | d. | 4-1-3-2 |
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What was another name for the Midland Trail?
a. | James River and Kanawha Turnpike | b. | Northwestern Turnpike | c. | Parkersburg and
Staunton Turnpike | d. | Weston and Gauley Bridge
Turnpike |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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The first person to demonstrate a steam-powdered boat was
_______________.
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2.
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_________________ built the first steamboat with boilers on the first deck,
creating a shallow draft.
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Matching
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Match the vocabulary term with its definition. a. | abolitionist | f. | navigable | b. | canal | g. | pike | c. | emancipation | h. | suffrage | d. | financier | i. | toll | e. | internal
improvements | j. | turnpike |
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suitable for a boat to sail on
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2.
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roads, bridges, or other forms of transportation
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3.
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a fee
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4.
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one who wanted to end slavery
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5.
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road on which fees are charged
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6.
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waterway that joins one river or body of water to another
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7.
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the right to vote
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8.
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freeing
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one who provides funds for an undertaking
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10.
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a swinging bar placed over a road to prohibit access
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Match the person with his accomplishment. a. | Phillip Doddridge | e. | Henry Shreve | b. | Nicholas Roosevelt | f. | George W. Summers | c. | Henry
Ruffner | g. | Nat
Turner | d. | James Rumsey | h. | Waitman T. Willey |
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11.
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Chairman of the Committee on Representation during the Constitutional
Convention of 1850
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12.
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wrote a pamphlet in opposition to slavery
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13.
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built the Washington
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14.
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represented Brooke County at the Constitutional Convention of 1829
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15.
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tested a steamboat on the Potomac River
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16.
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led a slave revolt
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17.
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represented Monongalia County at the Constitutional Convention of 1850
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18.
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called “The Father of Steamboat Trade”
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Essay
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What changes did the railroad bring to western Virginia?
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