VS6 New Nation Study Guide

Who was known for providing a model of leadership for all future presidents?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

What famous American contributed greatly to the Constitutional Convention by keeping detailed notes and using his skills at compromise?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom states that all people should be free to ______ as they please.

• speak

• vote

• assemble

• worship

George Mason wrote the _____, stating that all Virginians should have certain rights.

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• United States Bill of Rights

• United States Constitution

The Virginia Declaration of Rights expressed that Virginians should have the rights such as freedom of religion and press. These ideas were included in the _______.

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• United States Constitution

• United States Bill of Rights

Many farmers in Virginia ____ because tobacco farming was hard on the soil.

• returned to England

• looked for new land to farm

• hired new workers

• moved to the north

Which list best represents what Virginians took with them when they moved west?

• architecture, beliefs, customs

• ideas, furniture, food

• traditions, ideas, cultures

• language, food, health

Virginia settlers moved west across the Appalachian Mountains through the _______ as they migrated to new lands.

• Cumberland Gap

• Shenandoah Valley

• Appalachian Plateau

• Appalachian Gap