Ch. 6 - Building a New Nation Test Review

The Virginia Declaration of Rights was written by -

• George Washington

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

When Virginians began to move south and west for better farmland, what happened to enslaved people? Choose 2.

• Families were separated because they were sold to other people.

• They were given their freedom.

• Families had to choose whether to leave with their owners or stay in Virginia.

• They were forced to move with their owners.

What did the settlers use to cross the Appalachian Mountains?

• Chesapeake Bay

• The Fall Line

• Cumberland Gap

• The Appalachian Plateau

Can you name the Virginian document that gave Virginians MANY RIGHTS (for example freedom of religion and freedom of the press)?

• The Declaration of Independence

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

• Bill of Rights

This man was known as "Father of the Constitution". Who is he?

• James Monroe

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

Which sentences below are true of Thomas Jefferson?

A - He felt the strongest about having a US Constitution.

B - He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

C - He strongly believed people should be able to worship as they pleased.

D - He wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights.

• A and B only

• B and C only

• C and D only

• A and D only

In the early 1800s, Virginians moved to other states and western territories. Which 2 inventions below influenced this migration?

• Cotton Gin

• Mechanical Reaper

• Electric Plow

• Steamboat

What is the name of the Virginian document that was a law saying Virginians should be free to worship as they please?

• The United States Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

Which 2 statements describe George Washington?

• Detailed note taker at the Constitutional Convention

• Author of the US Constitution

• Strong leadership that was helpful to the young country

• Model of leadership for future presidents

Where would the Cumberland Gap be located?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4