VS6 A new nation

Who was known for providing a model of leadership for all future presidents?

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

Which famous American contributed to the Constitutional Convention by keeping detailed notes and helping the delegates reach a compromise?

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• James Madison

Who was known as the"Father of the Constitution?"

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

Who wrote the VA Statute for Religious Freedom?

• George Mason

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom stated that all people should be able to __________ as they please.

• speak

• vote

• assemble

• worship

The VA Declaration of Rights expressed that Virginians should have rights such as freedom of religion and press. These ideas were included in _____________.

• United States Bill of Rights

• United States Constitution

• VA Statute for Religious Freedom

George Mason wrote the ______________________, stating that Virginians should have certain rights.

• VA Declaration of Rights

• US Bill of Rights

• VA Statute for Religious Freedom

• Declaration of Independence

Many farmers in VA _______ because tobacco farming was hard on the soil.

• returned to England

• looked for new land to farm

• hired new workers

• moved to the North

Which list best represents what Virginians took with them when they moved west?

• architecture, beliefs, customs

• ideas, furniture, food

• traditions, ideas, cultures

• language, food, health

Virginian settlers moved west across the Appalachian Mountains through the _______________.

• Cumberland Gap

• Shenandoah Valley

• Appalachian Plateau

• Appalachian Gap