Chapter 6

Who is known as the "Father of Our Country"?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

• George Mason

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

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

• George Mason

Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

• George Mason

Who wrote the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washinngton

• James Madison

• George Mason

Which document stated that all Virginians should have certain rights including freedom of religion and freedom of the press.

• Declaration of Independence

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• Bill of Rights

Which document says that people should be free to worship as they please?

• Declaration of Independence

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedoms

• Bill of Rights

Which Virginian was elected as the first president of the United States?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

Who kept detailed notes at the Constitutional Convention and was very skillful at compromise which helped the delegates reach agreement while writing the Constitution of the United States?

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

After the American Revolution, Virginia's agricultural base started to change and Virginians started to move ____ and to the Deep South.

• north

• west

• east

• southwest

What crop was particularly hard on the soil?

• tobacco

• corn

• wheat

• soybeans