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REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. What is said of the governors who ruled after Bacon's Rebellion?
2. When and where was William and Mary College founded?
3. Who was Alexander Spotswood, and when was he appointed
governor?4. Give an account of his crossing the Blue Ridge.
5. When and by whom were the cities of Richmond and Petersburg
founded?6. What caused the French and Indian War?
7. Why did Virginia send a protest to the French commander?
8. Whom did she select to carry her protest, and what is said of his
early life?9. Describe his journey, and its result.
10. How did the hostilities begin?
11. Who was General Braddock, and how was he defeated?
12. Tell of the close of the war, and what possessions were yielded
by France to England?13. What is said of colonial life at its golden age, and of the classes
that formed society?14. Describe the life on a large plantation, the life of the planter, and
that of his wife.15. What is said of the "Great House," and other buildings of this
age?16. Describe the furniture, kitchen, and negro quarters.
17. What is said of the relation of master and servant?
18. Describe the dress of a wealthy planter and that of his wife.
19. Tell of the educational advantages of this period, and how traveling
was done.20. What advantages had plantation life?
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