New Nation Test Review

1. Who is the “Father of the Constitution”?

• James Madison

• George Mason

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

2. Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

• James Madison

• George Mason

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

3. Who is the “Father of the Country”?

• James Madison

• George Mason

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

4. Who wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom?

• James Madison

• George Mason

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

5. The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom states that all people should be free to _____________ as they please.

• Worship

• Speak

• Pursuit Happiness

The Virginia Declaration of Rights states that Virginians have many rights, including freedom of __________ and freedom of _____________.

• Religion, Press

• Speech, Crime

• WOrship, Expression

• Happiness, Ideas

7. Who provided strong leadership needed to help the young country and provided a model of leadership for future presidents?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

• George Mason

8. What famous American contributed greatly to the Constitutional Convention by keeping detailed notes and using his skills at compromise?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

• George Mason

9. After the American Revolution, what began to change in Virginia?

• Agriculture base

• South And west

• Opportunities

• Culture

10. Farming of this crop had been very hard on the soil

• Cotton

• Tobacco

• Plantains

• Fern