1) Who is this leader who became the first president and is called the "father of our country?" a) George Mason b) George Washington c) James Madison 2) Who wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom? a) James Madison b) Thomas Jefferson c) George Mason 3) Who is known for taking detailed notes at the Constitutional Convention and is called the "father of the Constitution?" a) James Madison b) George Washington c) Thomas Jefferson 4) Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which became the blueprint for the Bill of Rights? a) George Mason b) George Washington c) Thomas Jefferson 5) This man was the first elected governor of Virginia and is known for making fiery speeches. Who is he? a) James Madison b) Thomas Jefferson c) Patrick Henry 6) Who helped the delegates at the Constitutional Convention make compromises and come to agreements? a) George Mason b) James Madison c) Patrick Henry 7) Which founding document states that Virginians have many rights including freedom of the press and freedom of religion? a) Virginia Document of Independence b) Virginia Declaration of Rights c) Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom 8) Which document states that people should be able to worship however they want to? a) Declaration of Independence b) Virginia Amendments c) Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom 9) TRUE or FALSE? The Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom inspired the U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence? a) True b) False 10) TRUE or FALSE? Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom focused on the right to practice any religion. a) True b) False 11) TRUE or FALSE? George Mason's Virginia Declaration of Rights focused only on freedom of the press? a) True b) False 12) In the United States, citizens elect a small group of people to make laws and decisions for the country. This is called - a) Direct Democracy b) Representative Democracy c) Monarchy 13) Constitution Day, established to celebrate the signing of the Constitution, is celebrated in - a) September b) January c) June 14) After the Revolutionary War, why did people move to the deep south and the west? a) Virginia was getting too crowded. b) The climate in Virginia was getting too cold. c) to find better farmland and new opportunities 15) Why were enslaved African Americans forced to move to the deep south? a) They were sold to work on tobacco plantations. b) They were sold to work on cotton plantations. c) They were sold to work on coffee plantations. 16) How did the growth of railroads in the 1800s help Virginia's farmers? a) Railroads help them harvest crops faster with fewer workers. b) Railroads made it so farmers had to grow fewer crops. c) Railroads helped farmers move and sell their crops to places farther away. 17) How did the invention of the mechanical reaper in the 1800s help Virginia farmers? a) They could harvest crops faster with fewer workers. b) They could grow crops in the winter. c) They could plant fewer crops. 18) What invention made traveling upstream on rivers easier? a) railroads b) canals c) highways 19) The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom most influenced which part of the U.S. Constitution? a) the first amendment's right to bear arms b) the second amendment's separation of church and state c) the third amendment's protection against housing soldiers 20) What is this text from? a) the Preamble to the Constitution b) the Declaration of Independence c) the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

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