Virginians Move

Which mountains in Virginia did settlers have to cross in order to get to the Cumberland Gap?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mountains in Greece

• Coastal Plains (Tidewater) Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

To cross the Appalachian Mountains, many settlers traveled through which area?

• Eastern Shore

• Great Dismal Swamp

• Cumberland Gap

• Chesapeake Bay

Since tobacco farming was hard on the soil, Virginian farmers-

• returned to Great Britain

• stopped farming

• raised cattle

• moved westward

Which effect belongs in the empty box?

• Many farmers became fisherman.

• Many farmers looked west for new land to farm.

• Most farmers planted corn instead of tobacco.

• Most farmers left Virginia.

How was the migration of Virginians influenced by tobacco farming after the Revolutionary War?

• They were moving to areas where tobacco taxes did not exist.

• Tobacco farming damaged the soil by taking away nutrients.

• Tobacco could be grown in the same location each year in the South.

• They were looking for small areas of land to grow tobacco.

Why did many Virginians move west and to the deep South?

• For new opportunities

• For religious freedom

• Overcrowding

• To find better farmland

• To avoid conflict with American Indians

What are two technological advances that influenced Virginians to migrate to other states and western territories in the early 1800s?

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What impact did Virginian's have in the new areas they settled?

• They had little impact on the new areas because they were outnumbered.

• They taught cotton farming techniques to new farmers.

• Their traditions, ideas, and culture spread to the areas they settled.

• They built strong relationships with American Indians in the new areas.

As Virginians migrated after the American Revolution, what two things happened to their enslaved people?

• Many Virginians freed their enslaved African Americans.

• Many enslaved African Americans agreed to work for seven years in exchange for their freedom.

• Many enslaved African Americans were sold to people who lived in other southern states.

• Many Virginians took their slaves with them.

After the Revolution, why did so many Virginians move west and to the deep south?

• All the cities and towns in Virginia were destroyed in the war.

• They hoped to find better farmland and new opportunities.

• All the land in Virginia had already been settled.

• Native American tribes were selling their homelands in the west and deep south.