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A New Nation Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was known as the "Father of our Country"?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Mason

2.

Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madion

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Mason

3.

Who was known for providing strong leadership and modeled leadership for future presidents?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

George Mason

d)

Thomas Jefferson

4.

Who was known for his skills at compromise and played an important role during the writing of the Constitution?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Mason

5.

Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Mason

6.

Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Mason

7.

Which document states that Virginians have many rights, including freedom of religion AND freedom of the press?

a)

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

b)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

8.

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

a)

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

b)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

9.

What primarily influenced the movement of people and ideas beyond the Virginia frontier?

a)

Weather

b)

The British

c)

Geography

d)

Inventions

10.

True or False: Virginians moved west and to the deep south to find better farmland.

a)

False

b)

True

11.

True or False: Virginians moved west and to the deep south to find new opportunities.

a)

False

b)

True

12.

What was the primary reason farmers were looking for new farm land?

a)

The farms were too small.

b)

Tobacco farming was hard on the soil.

c)

Tobacco farming needed more land.

d)

The cotton gin was invented.

13.

Which VA mountain chain did settlers cross as they migrated west?

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The Andes

c)

The Appalachian Mountains

d)

The Himalayas

14.

What is the name of the break in the mountain chain through which settlers traveled westward?

a)

Mason Dixon

b)

Appalachian Valley

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Cumberland Gap

15.

What did settlers take with them as they moved westward?

a)

traditions

b)

ideas

c)

cultures

d)

all of the above

16.

Choose ALL of the inventions that changed farming in VA during the 1800s.

a)

Cotton Gin

b)

Ferris Wheel

c)

Mechanical Reaper

d)

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