WorksheetsVS.6 New Nation
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which of the following best describes this Virginian?
He warned Thomas Jefferson that the British were going to arrest him.
He was the author of the Declaration of Independence.
He is called the "Father of the Constitution".
He is called the "Father of Our Country".
Whose name completes the graphic organizer?
Father of the Constitution
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Whose name completes the graphic organizer?
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
George Mason
This man became the first president of the United States. Who is he?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
George Washington
Which document states that all Virginians have many rights, including freedom of religion and freedom of the press?
Virginia Company of London charter
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Which document begins, "We the people . . " ?
The Constitution of the United States of America
The Declaration of Rights
The Bill of Rights
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
After the convention in Philadelphia, the delegates created a new form of government, which we still use today, called the -
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Declaration
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
What impact did Virginians have in the new areas they settled?
Their traditions, ideas, and culture spread to the areas they settled.
They helped the relationship between the Americans and the native peoples in areas they settled.
They taught cotton farming techniques to new farmers.
They had no impact at all.
In what order were these documents written?
3, 1, 2
3, 2, 1
2, 1, 3
1, 2, 3
Thomas Jefferson is responsible for writing which document that gives all Virginians religious freedom?
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects religious freedom and is based upon what document?
Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom
Declaration of Independence
Constitution of Religious Freedom
Virginia Church Laws
This famous Virginian is best known for -
writing the Constitution of the United States
writing the Declaration of Independence
writing the Virginia Declaration of Rights
writing the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Which idea from the Virginia Declaration of Rights is illustrated by the cartoon?
Right to vote
Right to be free
Freedom of religion
Freedom of press
After the Revolution, why did so many Virginians move west and to the deep South?
All the cities and towns in Virginia were destroyed in the war.
Native American tribes were selling their homelands in the West and deep South.
All the land in Virginia had already been settled.
They hoped to find better farmland and new opportunities.
What impact did tobacco farming have on the land?
It drew all the nutrients out of the soil making the land unproductive.
It made the soil more fertile and better for farming.
The harvesting process made large holes which created ruts in the land.
Tobacco plants overtook other crops causing a shortage in food.
To cross the Mountains, many settlers traveled through which area?
Chesapeake Bay
Eastern Shore
Great Dismal Swamp
Cumberland Gap
Which mountains in Virginia did settlers have to cross in order to get to the Cumberland Gap?
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Coastal Plains (Tidewater) Mountains
Mountains in Greece
Morgan's family lives in the Piedmont Region and has decided to move and settle elsewhere for better opportunities. Her family will cross the Appalachian Mountains through the Cumberland Gap. In which direction will Morgan's family travel?
West
South
East
North
Which effect belongs in the empty box?
Many farmers became fisherman.
Most farmers left Virginia.
Many farmers looked west for new land to farm.
Most farmers planted corn instead of tobacco.
Which document was the basis for the United States Bill of Rights?
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Virginia Statue of Religious Freedom
United States Constitution
