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Virginia Declaration of Rights

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the Virginia Declaration of Rights ratified?

a)

June 12, 1176

b)

November 24, 1607

c)

May 16, 2018

d)

September 3, 1779

2.

Who was the main author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

a)

George Washington

b)

George Mason

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Patrick Henry

3.

What is the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

a)

A document created to declare the unalienable rights of Virginians

b)

A document that declared independence from Great Britain

c)

A document that declared "all men are naturally created equally free and independent with certain inherent rights."

d)

A document that declared the religious rights of all people


4.

Who amended the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

a)

George Mason

b)

John Rolfe

c)

King George III

d)

Thomas Ludwell Lee

5.

When was the Virginia Declaration of Rights created?

a)

May 1776

b)

December 1901

c)

January 1898

d)

August 1607

6.

What relationship did the Virginia Declaration of Rights have with the U.S. Constitution?

a)

The Virginia Declaration of Rights was created from the U.S. Constitution.

b)

The Virginia Declaration was a model for the Bill of Rights which was added to the Constitution.

c)

The Virginia Declaration of Rights has no relationship with the Constitution.

d)

The U.S. Constitution was added to the Bill of Rights which came from the Virginia Declaration of Rights.

7.

How was the Virginia Declaration of Rights created?

a)

It was the idea of the Representatives of the good people of Virginia at the Fifth Convention in Williamsburg.

b)

It was written by George Mason and amended by Thomas Ludwell Lee.

c)

Great Britain wrote it declaring that the colonists were still under their control.

d)

The Native American Indians wrote it for the colonists.

8.

Did the Virginia Declaration of Rights influence the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Yes

b)

No