VA Studies -VS6 - A New Nation

Who had great skills at compromising and helped the delegates reach an agreement during the difficult process of writing the Constitution?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

Who said that all Virginians have certain rights, including freedom of the press and freedom of religion?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Mason

• Patrick Henry

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

• VA Statute for Religious Freedom

• First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

Which document became the basis for the US Bill of Rights?

• VA Declaration of Rights

• VA Statute for Religious Freedom

• US Constitution

• Magna Carta

Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Patrick Henry

Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

Who provided a model of leadership for future presidents?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which document says that all Virginians have certain rights, including freedom of religion and freedom of the press?

• VA Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

Who believed in the importance of having a US Constitution?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

Which document became the basis for the 1st Amendment?

• VA Statute for Religious Freedom

• VA Declaration of Rights

• US Constitution

• Bill of Rights