Virginia Studies
What a fun time we had watching Patrick Henry's Reenactment "give me liberty or give me death speech!"
What a fun time we had watching Patrick Henry's Reenactment "give me liberty or give me death speech!"
What are we learning 3/3-3/6
What are we learning 3/3-3/6
VS.6 Students will demonstrate an understanding of the role of Virginia in the establishment of the new American nation by
VS.6 Students will demonstrate an understanding of the role of Virginia in the establishment of the new American nation by
*explaining why George Washington is called the “Father of Our Country” and James Madison is called the “Father of the Constitution”
*explaining why George Washington is called the “Father of Our Country” and James Madison is called the “Father of the Constitution”
*identifying the ideas of George Mason, as expressed in the Virginia Declaration of Rights and Thomas Jefferson as expressed in the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
*identifying the ideas of George Mason, as expressed in the Virginia Declaration of Rights and Thomas Jefferson as expressed in the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
*explaining the influence of geography and technological advances on the migration of Virginians into other states and western territories in the first half of the 1800s
*explaining the influence of geography and technological advances on the migration of Virginians into other states and western territories in the first half of the 1800s
**Constitution Project due Monday, March 9th**
**Constitution Project due Monday, March 9th**
