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Question | Answer |
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Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights? | George Mason |
The Virginia Statute of _______________ Freedom gives everyone the right to go to church where they please. | religious |
The Father of the Constitution | James Madison |
The Father of our Country | George Washington |
The Declaration of __________ gives us the freedom of press, speech, and the right to a fair trial. | rights |
The Revolution was ended at this town. | Yorktown |
What river is Richmond on? | James |
What town is on the Potomac River? | Alexandria |
What town is on the Rappahannock River? | Fredericksburg |
The Declaration of Independence says that all men have the right to life, ______, and the pursuit of happiness. | liberty |
The Statute of Religious Freedom is the basis for the ________ amendment to the constitution. | first |
The first amendment to the Constitution says that we are free to _______ as we please. | worship |
Who wrote the Statute of Religious Freedom for Virginia? | Thomas Jefferson |
In what war did we battle England for our freedom? | American Revolution |
If you were loyal to the king during the Revolution, you were called a torie or a ___________. | loyalist |
If you wanted freedom from England and you were ready to fight to become our own country back in 1774, you were called a _____________. | patriot |
People that do not choose sides in a war are called this. | neutral |
James Armistead Lafayette was a former _____ that gained his freedom after the Revolutionary War. | slave |
He took detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention. He was known as the great compromiser | Madison |
The Virginia Declaration of Rights says that government should be for the benefit and protection of the ___________ . | people |
England is known as the _____________________ country to the United States of America. | mother |
This was a permission slip from King James for the Virginia Company of London to start a colony in the New World. | Charter |
A formal public statement is called a ________________ . | Declaration |
The freedom of speech is one of your ________ . | rights |
The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom was the basis for the first _______________ . | amendment |