1. Why did Virginia cede her Northwest Territory to the Union?
2. What is said of her patriotism in this act?
3. Give an account of the disputed boundary line between Virginia
and Pennsylvania.
4. What was Mason and Dixon's line?
5. Why did Virginia invite the states to hold a convention?
6. What resolution did this convention pass?
7. When and where did a second convention meet to revise the
Articles of Confederation, and what was done?
8. How was the Constitution regarded in Virginia?
9. When did she ratify it?
10. Why did she propose another revision?
11. What were the Alien and Sedition Laws, and why did Virginia
oppose them?
12. What resolutions did the legislature adopt in 1798?
13. What is said of George Washington?
14. What is said of Virginia's prosperity?
15. Why was Virginia called the "Mother of States"?
16. Why the "Mother of Statesmen"?
17. Give an account of the burning of Richmond theater.
18. What action was taken by the legislature and Congress in regard
to it?
19. What has been erected on the spot?
20. What was the War of 1812?
21. How did Virginia suffer in this war?
22. How much did the territory of the United States increase during
the first half of the nineteenth century?
23. What purchase did Jefferson make while President?
24. Describe the Lewis and Clark expedition.
25. What territory did President Monroe purchase from Spain?
26. Who led the Texans in their war for independence?
27. State the cause of the Mexican War.
28. What part did Virginians take in this war?
29. Who was Matthew Fontaine Maury?
30. How did he benefit mankind?
31. What is said of Virginia's influence upon other states?
