Political Growth and Western Expansion: 1775 to the Mid-1800s
Virginia SOL VS.9
Explain the establishment and growth of the new American nation with emphasis on the role of Virginians and events in Virginia during the 18th and 19th centuries.
What students need to be able to do
- Explain the roles of George Washington, James Madison, and Patrick Henry in early American governance.
- Explain the development of founding Virginia documents, including the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
- Describe how principles of founding Virginia documents inspired the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of Virginia, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights.
- Explain how geographical features and technological advances impacted the western movement in the first half of the 1800s.
- Explain the causes and events of Nat Turner's Rebellion and how it impacted the institution of slavery.