VS.6: A New Nation

Who was the first president of the United States of America?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Stonewall Jackson

• George Mason

Which famous Virginian doubled the size of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase?

• George Mason

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

What documents say that people are free to worship as they please?

• Declaration of Independence

• Virginia Plan

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

Which two documents did the idea for the Bill of Rights come from?

• Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom and Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Declaration of Rights and Declaration of Independence

• Declaration of Rights and Bill of Rights

• That information is unknown

Which Founding Father is known as the "Father of the Constitution?"

• James Madison

• George Mason

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Who was known as being good at compromising and took detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention?

• James Madison

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Which famous Virginian is known as the "Father of our Country?"

• George Washington

• James Madison

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

Which document begins with the Preamble, which states, "We the people of the United States...."

• Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

Who provided a model of leadership for future presidents?

• George Mason
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington

Which two documents did Thomas Jefferson write?

• VA Statute for Religious Freedom
• VA Declaration of Rights
• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris