VA Studies SOL Review: Important Documents

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In the late 1700s, a new American nation was forming. Name the document that outlined how the government of the new country would work.

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the United States Constitution

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Who had the power to grant charters allowing settlement in North America in the early 1600s?

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the King of England

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What important document did George Mason write?

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the Virginia Declaration of Rights

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Who wrote the Constitution of the United States of America?

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delegates at the Constitutional Convention

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Which statement could fit in the center of this diagram? Options: both were written by Thomas Jefferson, both protect freedom of the press, both were written by Virginians, both were written by George Mason

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both were written by Virginians

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The Virginia Charters did all of the following, except: extend English rights to the settlers of Jamestown, establish tobacco prices, define the physical boundaries of the colony, establish a settlement in North America

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establish tobacco prices

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The Declaration of Independence and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom were written by ...

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Thomas Jefferson

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Who received charters granting permission to establish the Jamestown settlement? Options: King James I of England, the General Assembly, Jamestown Stockholders, Inc., the Virginia Company of London

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the Virginia Company of London

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What document is being discussed in relation to the statement: "The Revolutionary War is officially over! They've just signed the document."

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the Treaty of Paris

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According to the Declaration of Independence, who does the authority to govern belong to?

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the people