A New Nation vs.6 a vs.6b

Who earned the title Father of Our Country?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• John Adams

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

Where was James Madison born?

• Virginia

• New York

• Massachusetts

• North Carolina

George Mason was known for

• writing the Virginia Declaration of Rights

• serving as the first President of the United States

• drafting the Constitution of the United States

• leading the American Revolution

Who was able to help the delegates compromise and reach agreement during the difficult process of writing the U.S. Constitution?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

Washington was born in __________ in 1732.

• Virginia

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Maryland

Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

Who provided strong leadership for the young country and was a model of leadership for future presidents?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Adams

George Mason and Thomas Jefferson are similar because they both...

• stated that people have rights that need protecting

• believed in a strong central government

• advocated for the abolition of slavery

• supported the idea of monarchy

Thomas Jefferson is responsible for writing which document that gives all Virginians religious freedom?

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution of Virginia

• Bill of Rights