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A New Nation vs.6 a vs.6b

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who earned the title Father of Our Country?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Mason
2.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Mason
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
3.
Who kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention and believed in the importance of having a U.S. Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
George Mason
d)
Thomas Jefferson
4.
Who provided strong leadership for the young country and was a model of leadership for future presidents?
a)
George Mason
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
James Madison
5.
Who earned the title Father of the Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
George Mason
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
6.
Who was able to help the delegates compromise and reach agreement during the difficult process of writing the U.S. Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
George Mason
d)
Thomas Jefferson
7.
Which famous Virginian is known as the "Father of our Country?"
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
George Mason
8.
Who was the first president of the United States and the Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
a)
George Mason
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
9.
George Washington was the _____ President of the United States.
a)
11th
b)
1st
c)
100th
d)
last
10.
Washington was born in __________ in 1732.
a)
Virginia
b)
Mount Royal
c)
West Virginia
d)
Pennsylvania
11.

Where was James Madison born?

a)

California

b)

Virginia

c)

Florida

12.

True or False. James Madison wrote the Bill of Rights.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

George Mason was known for

a)

writing the Virginia Declaration of Rigths

b)

Writing the Declaration of Independence

c)

Writing the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

14.

Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Mason

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

James Madison

15.

George Mason and Thomas Jefferson are similar because they both...

a)

served as a governor of Virginia

b)

stated that people have rights that need protecting

c)

worked to draft the Declaration of Independence

d)

believed in freedom for slaves

16.

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

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

c)

Virginia Declaration of Rigths

d)

Bill of Rights

17.
Which two documents did the ideas for the Bill of Rights come from?
a)
Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom and Virginia Declaration of Rights
b)
Virginia Declaration of Rights and Declaration of Independence
c)
Declaration of Rights and Bill of Rights
18.

VS.1a/6b - The idea that all people should be able to worship as they please was expressed by Thomas Jefferson in the -

a)

Virginia Declaration of RIghts

b)

Constitution of the United States of America

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

19.

Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
George Mason