Ch. 8 Exploring Western VA

Who was the first European explorer to enter what is now WV?

• Christopher Gist
• Abraham Wood
• John Lederer
• Alexander Spotswood

The language most often spoken in the mountains is commonly referred to as Southern Mountain Dialect.

• True
• False

What was the most common childhood disease on the frontier?

• Croup
• Mumps
• Measles
• Rabies

What was the most common  disease on the frontier?

• measles
• rabies
• smallpox
• gout

What group of immigrants primarily settled in the Eastern Panhandle?

• French
• Germans
• Italians
• Scots-Irish

Who was the first European settler in western VA?

• Joist Hite
• Louis Michel
• Morgan Morgan
• Issac Van Meter

One of the main reasons settlement west of the mountains was so slow was there were are not many roads.

• true
• false

VA refused to change its land policies after 1730.

• True
• False

Which expedition strengthened Great Britain's claim to the Ohio Valley? 

• Batts and Fallam
• Needham and Arthur

Who was killed after negotiating a treaty with the Cherokee?

• Gabriel Arthur
• James Needham