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WorksheetsVS. 6 Virginia- Political Growth and Western Expansion
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which document states that all people have the rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness?
a)
Declaration of Independance
b)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
c)
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
2.
Who earned the title Father of Our Country?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Mason
3.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Mason
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
4.
Who kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention and believed in the importance of having a U.S. Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
George Mason
d)
Thomas Jefferson
5.
Who provided strong leadership for the young country and was a model of leadership for future presidents?
a)
George Mason
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
James Madison
6.
Who earned the title Father of the Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
George Mason
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
7.
Which document expressed reasons for colonial independence from Great Britain?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
c)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
8.
Who was able to help the delegates compromise and reach agreement during the difficult process of writing the U.S. Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
George Mason
d)
Thomas Jefferson
9.
Who was elected as the first President of the United States of America?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
10.
Who was the Commander and Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
11.
What person would fit at the top of the chart?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Smith
12.
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Mason
c)
James Madison
d)
George Washington
13.
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Mason
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
14.
Which document states that all Virginians should be free to worship as the please?
a)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
b)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
c)
Declaration of Independence
15.
The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom states ...
a)
The church names that all colonists have to go to
b)
Who the leaders of the churches will be
c)
Establishes how the new government will be run
d)
Establishes religious freedom
16.
As Virginia's population grew, in which direction did they move?
a)
West
b)
North
c)
South
d)
East
17.
Since tobacco farming was hard on the soil, Virginian farmers —
a)
moved westward
b)
returned to Great Britain
c)
stopped farming
d)
raised cattle
18.
Most Virginians who moved west first traveled —
a)
across the Great Plains
b)
through the Rocky Mountains
c)
beside the Great Lakes
d)
across the Appalachian Mountains
19.
How was the migration of Virginians influenced by tobacco farming after the Revolutionary War?
a)
Tobacco could be grown in the same location each year in the South.
b)
Tobacco farming damaged the soil by taking away nutrients.
c)
They were looking for small areas of land to grow tobacco.
d)
They were moving to areas where tobacco taxes did not exist.
20.
Where did many Virginians settle after traveling through the Cumberland Gap?
a)
Kentucky and Maryland
b)
Kentucky and Tenneessee
c)
Maryland and North Carolina
d)
Tennessee and North Carolina
21.
In what region of Virginia is the Cumberland Gap located?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Tidewater
d)
Piedmont
22.
What did the pioneers take with them to their new land in the west?
a)
traditions, beliefs, and cultures
b)
furniture and children
c)
hopes and dream catchers
23.
What happened to the soil in Eastern Virginia?
a)
The tobacco put nutrients back into the soil
b)
Nothing happened to the soil
c)
The tobacco took may nutrients from the soil so it wasn't as good for farming
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