Contributions of Virginia to Our New Government

Guaranteed basic rights of Englishmen to the colonists.

• Virginia Company of London

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Magna Carta

Who is considered the Father of the Constitution?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Locke

• James Madison

• James Monroe

Which of the following is NOT guaranteed by the Virginia Company of London?

• representation

• land ownership

• right to create a council

• income

Who wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

• James Madison

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

• Jen-Jacques Rousseau

George Mason wrote which of the following documents?

• Declaration of Independence

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

• Constitution

Which of the following documents is the basis for the Bill of Rights?

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

Which of the following documents is the basis for the First Amendment?

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom was the first time that religious freedom was protected by law.

• True

• False

Who wrote most of the Bill of Rights?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Mason

• John Locke

All Virginians should have certain rights is found in which Virginia document?

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Constitution