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VS.6 New Nation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes this Virginian?

a)

He warned Thomas Jefferson that the British were going to arrest him.

b)

He was the author of the Declaration of Independence.

c)

He is called the "Father of the Constitution".

d)

He is called the "Father of Our Country".

2.

Whose name completes the graphic organizer?

a)

Father of the Constitution

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Patrick Henry

3.

Whose name completes the graphic organizer?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Mason

4.

This man became the first president of the United States. Who is he?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

5.

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

a)

Virginia Company of London charter

b)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

6.

Which document begins, "We the people . . " ?

a)

The Constitution of the United States of America

b)

The Declaration of Rights

c)

The Bill of Rights

d)

The Virginia Declaration of Rights

7.

After the convention in Philadelphia, the delegates created a new form of government, which we still use today, called the -

a)

Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Articles of Declaration

d)

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

8.

What impact did Virginians have in the new areas they settled?

a)

Their traditions, ideas, and culture spread to the areas they settled.

b)

They helped the relationship between the Americans and the native peoples in areas they settled.

c)

They taught cotton farming techniques to new farmers.

d)

They had no impact at all.

9.

In what order were these documents written?

a)

3, 1, 2

b)

3, 2, 1

c)

2, 1, 3

d)

1, 2, 3

10.

Thomas Jefferson is responsible for writing which document that gives all Virginians religious freedom?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

d)

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

11.

The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects religious freedom and is based upon what document?

a)

Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Constitution of Religious Freedom

d)

Virginia Church Laws

12.

This famous Virginian is best known for -

a)

writing the Constitution of the United States

b)

writing the Declaration of Independence

c)

writing the Virginia Declaration of Rights

d)

writing the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

13.

Which idea from the Virginia Declaration of Rights is illustrated by the cartoon?

a)

Right to vote

b)

Right to be free

c)

Freedom of religion

d)

Freedom of press

14.

After the Revolution, why did so many Virginians move west and to the deep South?

a)

All the cities and towns in Virginia were destroyed in the war.

b)

Native American tribes were selling their homelands in the West and deep South.

c)

All the land in Virginia had already been settled.

d)

They hoped to find better farmland and new opportunities.

15.

What impact did tobacco farming have on the land?

a)

It drew all the nutrients out of the soil making the land unproductive.

b)

It made the soil more fertile and better for farming.

c)

The harvesting process made large holes which created ruts in the land.

d)

Tobacco plants overtook other crops causing a shortage in food.

16.

To cross the Mountains, many settlers traveled through which area?

a)

Chesapeake Bay

b)

Eastern Shore

c)

Great Dismal Swamp

d)

Cumberland Gap

17.

Which mountains in Virginia did settlers have to cross in order to get to the Cumberland Gap?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Coastal Plains (Tidewater) Mountains

d)

Mountains in Greece

18.

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?

a)

West

b)

South

c)

East

d)

North

19.

Which effect belongs in the empty box?

a)

Many farmers became fisherman.

b)

Most farmers left Virginia.

c)

Many farmers looked west for new land to farm.

d)

Most farmers planted corn instead of tobacco.

20.

Which document was the basis for the United States Bill of Rights?

a)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Virginia Statue of Religious Freedom

d)

United States Constitution