Unit 5

Question 1

Who is often called “the father of our country?”

Answer 1

George Washington

Question 2

Who is often called the “Father of the Constitution?”

a. George Washington
b. George Washington Carver
c. James Madison
d. George Mason

Answer 2

c. James Madison

Question 3

James Madison was from Virginia. Why is he important?

a. He believed in having a United States constitution
b. He kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention
c. He was very skilled at compromise
d. All of the above.

Answer 3

d. All of the above.

Question 4

Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

Answer 4

a. George Washington
b. George Mason
c. James Madison
d. SpongeBob

Question 5

Which document states that all Virginians have many rights, including freedom of religion and freedom of the press?

a. Virginia Declaration of Rights
b. Declaration of Independence
c. Cub Run’s Declaration of Rights
d. The American Revolution

Answer 5

a. Virginia Declaration of Rights

Question 6

Which president was George Washington?

Answer 6

The first.

Question 7

Who wrote the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom?

Answer 7

a. Thomas Jefferson
b. George Washington
c. Harriet Tubman
d. Mrs. Bressette

Question 8

Which document states that all people should be able to worship however they want?

a. Declaration of Independence
b. Virginia Declaration of Rights
c. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
d. The Rules of the Church

Answer 8

c. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

Question 9

Why did a lot of Virginians move west and south after the American Revolution?

a. to find better farmland
b. to find new opportunities
c. to find a warmer place to live
d. both a and b

Answer 9

d. both a and b

Question 10

Where is the Cumberland Gap located?

a. Cumberland Mountains which are located in the Appalachian Mountain Range
b. Blue Ridge Mountains
c. Smokey Mountains
d. Herrington Harbor

Answer 10

a. Cumberland Mountains which are located in the Appalachian Mountain Range