Question 1

Which important historical figure is known as the "Father of our Country"?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Answer

James Madison

Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 2

Which important historical figure is known for helping delegates reach an agreement during the writing of the Constitution of the US?

Accepted Answer

James Madison

Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Answer

George Washington

Question 3

Which of the following best describes James Madison?

Accepted Answer

Father of the Constitution

Answer

author of the Declaration of Independence

Answer

Father of our Country

Answer

granting charters to the settlers

Question 4

Who was the First President of the US and Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Answer

Patrick Henry

Answer

George Mason

Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

VA Declaration of Rights

Answer

VA Statute for Religious Freedom

Answer

Declaration of Independence

Answer

VA Company of London charters

Question 6

Who wrote the VA Statute for Religious Freedom?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Answer

George Washington

Answer

Patrick Henry

Answer

Patrick Henry

Question 7

What is George Mason best known for?

Accepted Answer

writing the VA Declaration of Rights

Answer

writing the Constitution of the US

Answer

writing the Declaration of Independence

Answer

writing the VA Statute for Religious Freedom

Question 8

What is Thomas Jefferson best known for?

Accepted Answer

writing the Declaration of Independence

Answer

being the first president of the US

Answer

being the Father of the Constitution

Answer

writing the VA Declaration of Rights

Question 9

What did VA farmers do since tobacco farming was hard on the soil?

Accepted Answer

moved westward

Answer

stopped farming

Answer

raised cattle

Answer

returned to Great Britian

Question 10

All of the following are reasons settlers migrated to the western frontier of VA, EXCEPT-

Accepted Answer

cotton would not grow in the soil, causing many Virginians to look for new land to farm

Answer

Virginians were seeking new opportunities in the western territories

Answer

Virginians were looking for large areas of land to settle and farm

Answer

settlers crossed the Appalachian Mountains through the Cumberland Gap as they migrated westward

Question 11

To cross the Appalachian Mountains, many settlers traveled through which area?

Accepted Answer

Cumberland Gap

Answer

Eastern Shore

Answer

Chesapeake Bay

Answer

Great Dismal Swamp

Question 12

What influenced Virginians to migrate westward after the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

tobacco farming took many nutrients from the soil, causing many farmers to look for new land to farm

Answer

people who did not want to be a part of a new nation traveled westward to begin their own country

Answer

the British took control of VA and burned many of the plantations

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American Indians chased people off their land, causing them to leave the eastern parts of VA

Question 13

In which direction did most Virginian farmers move when looking for new land to farm tobacco?

Accepted Answer

west

Answer

east

Answer

northeast

Answer

southeast

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