VS.6 A and B Quiz - Building a New Nation

Which Virginian was elected the first President of the United States?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington

• George Mason

Who was given the nickname "Father of the Constitution"?

• George Washington

• George

  Mason

• Thomas

  Jefferson

• James

  Madison

A written plan for a government is ....

• Constitution

• Legislature

• Statue

• Amend

The Virginia Declaration of rights were written by...

• George Mason

• Thomas

  Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington

Which document written by George Mason states that all Virginians should have freedom of religion and freedom of the press?

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• The Virginia Constitution

• Mason's Bill of Rights

• Delcaration of State Rights

Who spoke out agaisnt taxation without representation and inspired other patriots saying, "give me liberty of give me death".

• George

  Washingon

• Abraham Lincoln

• Patrick Henry

• Robert E. Lee

Land beyond the boundaries of settled or mapped area is..

• frontier

• country

• prarie

• slave

  lands

Who had good skills at compromise that helped the delegates reach agreement during the writing of the Constitution?

• Patrick

  Henry

• James

  Madison

• George

  Mason

• Thomas

  Jefferson

Another word for a state is a.....

• Commonwealth

• Frontier

• Statue

• Gap

In which war did America gain independence from the British?

• American

  Revolution

• War between the States

• French and Indian War

• Patriot Uprising