WorksheetsFounding Documents
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 30mins
This document from 1786 gave the residents of Virginia the freedom of religion long before the Bill of Rights offered it.
Magna Carta
The Articles of Confederation
The Declaration of Independence
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
This old document from 1215 established for the first time that everyone, including the king, was subject to the law.
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
The Bill of Rights
The Magna Carta
The Constitution of the United States
This document is famous because it was the first real form of national government, but it had some frailites, such as a weak central government with no power to tax or enforce laws.
The Magna Carta
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Articles of Confederation
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Who was the king in 1215 who was despicable and pulled the beards of the Irish chiefs? OUCH!
King Richard III
King John
King Leopold
Lion King
Who was the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence?
James Mason
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
This document speaks specifically about "life. liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
The Magna Carta
The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
The Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
I gave the colonists the same, or equal rights, to Englishmen.
The Constitution
The Lebanon News
The Charters of the Virginia Company of London
The Magna Carta
What is a grievance?
A dish served with sadness
A complaint
A funeral
Joy over someone's misfortune
I am the man responsible for writing the Virginia Declaration of Rights
George Mason
Thomas Jefferson
Curious George
Thomas the Train
I am the document that protects your freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
The Constitution
The Magna Carta
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Your Civics notebook
I was the original break-up letter! "Bye, KIng."
Letter in a Bottle
Dear John
The Declaration of Independence
The Magna Carta
What are the 3 "Gs" that are spoken of in the video we watched and summed up the reasons for people coming to our new country?
Guts, Gore, and Glory
Glory, George, and Gomer
George, Greg, and Godwin
Gold, God, and Glory
What is the name of the document that declared the colonists independence from Great Britain and British rule?
The Magna Carta
The Declaration of Independence
The daily newspaper of Boston
The textbook
The Articles of Confederation gave power to_____?
Your next door neighbor
The children
The king
The states
How many amendments are in The Bill of Rights
Twenty-seven
None
Ten
Forty-four
Who approved the Articles of Confederation?
The Irish chiefs
George Mason
The Continental Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Who is this?
Thomas Jefferson
King John
King James
Ms. Deb
Which document protects the rights of minorities?
Your birth certificate
Magna Carta
Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
Civics is the study of______
Native Americans
Cities and communities
What it means to be a citizen
Ancient civilizations
The thirteen original colonies were settled mostly by_____
Siberians from Russia
Asians
People from the British Isles
Vikings
